The flourescent tube in the shed won't start. And there doesn't seem to be a starter fitted to the lamp anywhere. Does it have an integrated starter or something (no, I haven't removed the starter)?
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17 years ago
Flourescent tube - no starter?
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17 years ago
There are a number of types of fluorescent tube control gear, and only one of them (albeit, a common one) uses a starter. Can you describe how it used to start when it worked? The control gear type which uses a starter usually flashes on and off a few times during starting, whereas other types don't start like that. What is the symptom of failing to start? Also, what's the tube length and wattage?
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17 years ago
Sometimes the starter is concealed behind the tube. Jave you taken the tube out to check behind it?
Andy
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17 years ago
No idea at all. It's been in the shed years, and it's been on the blink for a very long time. I'll get on a ladder tomorrow...
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17 years ago
Probably what's known as a quick start ballast - no starter.
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17 years ago
Probably is an old choke and starter 50hz type then.
They are so cheap, it may be worth scrapping the lot and buying a new one.
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17 years ago
Well, going by the look of the light switch (black bakelite type stuff)... We might have a more modern one knocking around in the other shed.
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17 years ago
Assuming youve replaced the tube and checked the replacement has intact filaments, poor tube holder connections are fairly common. But you can buy a new glowstart fitting for single figures, so unless the fitting is unusual....
NT