Product Review

Electronic Ballasts for 4-Pin Compact Fluorescent Lamps Offering maximum versatility, the Philips Advance family of SmartMate electronic ballasts for 4-pin compact fluorescent lamps drive a broad range of quad and triple-tube, circline, 2D, and long twin-tube lamps. Representing an innovative breakthrough in CFL ballast technology, SmartMate's energy-efficient design, compact and lightweight housing, and user-friendly features make SmartMate an ideal choice for fixture manufacturers, retrofitters, and MRO replacement. SmartMate is ideal in such applications as restaurants, reception areas, conference and meeting rooms, hotel and convention center ballrooms, and houses of worship, as well as in place of incandescent down-lighting systems. We also offer our distribution partners a way to eliminate the need to stock loose components with SmartMate Ballast Replacement Kits Conveniently-packaged these kits come complete with a Philips Advance SmartMate ballast (available for a wide variety of popular compact fluorescent lamp wattages), a mounting plate adaptor, lead wire, and a wire extraction tool for the ultimate in ease and versatility.