Electric Signs

Ideal Fluorescent Disconnect PowerPlug

For disconnecting ballasts prior to servicing

Published

10 years ago

February 5, 2014

Wade Swormstedt Signs of the Times March 2014 Issue

Ideal Industries (Sycamore, IL) is announcing its PowerPlug Luminaire Disconnect as a simple, cost-effective method of disconnecting all conductors to ballasts prior to fixture servicing. Its push-in technology provides connections on solid and stranded wire during installation. This push-in feature doesn’t require tools.

The simple, two-piece device passes UL 1977 finger-probe requirements, which allows electricians to disconnect power to fluorescent lighting fixtures for servicing without exposure to dangerous live wires, the company states. It’s the first disconnect that fully meets both the new Canadian Electrical Code 30-308(4) and new National Electrical Code 410.73(G) for non-residential fluorescent fixtures with ballasts, the company adds. Many existing disconnects are rated for stranded wire only and will not meet the installation requirements for solid ballast wire.

The PowerPlug is available in two- and three-pole models with options for new installations or ballast retrofitting. The three-pole disconnect allows for one-connector installation of many of today’s energy-saving lighting configurations, such as fixtures with dual or electronic ballasts.

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