So my nice new 192w T5 fixture arrived with two nicely broken bulbs and while I'm waiting for replacements I was wondering if there was any way I can check that the ballast is OK. I know that without fixtures plugged into them, turning on a ballast will not generate significant voltage at the pins. Can I put a resistor across the pins to simulate a bulb and then measure voltage, or would that damage the ballast? I have access to lots of electronic testing equipment: voltmeters, ammeters, oscilliscopes, variable load sources, etc, just need to know whats safe to do to a ballast
TIA
TIA