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The percentage of rated lumens from the same lamp using a commercial ballast as compared to an ANSI reference ballast. A ballast factor of .96 means the commercial ballast produces 96% of light produced by an ANSI reference ballast operating the same lamp. The ballast factor can be referred to in the catalogs from fluorescent or HID ballast manufacturers.
