Overhead kitchen light stopped working yesterday. It's a stained glass bottom with rectangular wood frame that houses 4-48" fluorescent bulbs.
Been at least 20 years with the same bulbs, so I bought 4 new led T8/T12's.
Installed them...no light.
Checked wall switch...voltage is good
Tightened all the connections for the switch, the two ballasts and the ceiling wires...no go
Figured the ballasts (must be bad because of age)
Before I started removing the ballasts, I checked for voltage at the ceiling connection.
No voltage
Ah ha!....took the wires off the wall switch and put one in that I had as an extra.
Let there be light!!
So happy that I didn't cut the wires to the ballasts....not fun wiring new ones in.