Great stuff, Scott.
Yet I ask the question.
When you are down 30V in a 120V system, that is a fair chunk of your supply voltage, I question what this was tested with.
Was this with a high-impedance meter that gave "ghost voltages"?
One other thing about fluorescent fittings, is the fact that they need to be loaded before they will output proper voltage and current.
Steve, don't get me wrong at all, I'm not looking to make you look bad, I just want to help out with some sort of a solution to the problem
