CFL peculiarity.

pastedavid · 2013-10-19T23:09:34+00:00

Today I encountered a light fitting with a CFL in it which would not work. When switched on, the CFL would simply produce a dull pulse from one of the four U elements/tubes every 2 seconds or so. I swapped the CFL with an inc andescent lamp which worked but every 2 seconds or so, the incandescent lam p would dim for a small fraction of a second. The CFL worked normally in another light fitting. As far as I know the two light fittings are on the same circuit. Anyone have an idea what might be going on? Thanks in advance, David Paste.

Oct 19, 2013 21 Replies

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John Rumm 12 years ago

Is it a two way switched circuit OOI?

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Dave Liquorice 12 years ago

normal

This one I think is just reflected light from the smoke alarm LED...

But the "borrowed neutral" also passed through my mind with the OPs problem but couldn't really fit it in with the diming incandescant.

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