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Discussion in 'The Pub' started by VB Owner, Aug 16, 2006.

  1. VB Owner

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    G'day all

    I got a problem with fluro lights in my kitchen that tend to flicker very dull like, not even enough to light the room.

    I'm wondering is any sparkies or people had to rectify this problem before

    P.S. Yes the starter and bulbs have been replaced

    thanks


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  2. smokey_dj

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    clean the connections ???
     
  3. Patrio7

    Patrio7 3Y3 K4N 5P33K 1337.

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    are the globes rotated in correctly? maybe the inverter things dieing?
     
  4. Garth

    Garth Your guess is as good as mine...... Staff Member

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    im a sparkie, and im not willing to tell you, sorry champ, but i will say this, the fluro is buggered and does need replacing. that is all im willing to say.
     
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    I'd be willing to bet it's the starter. Buy 'em in packs of two or four at any discount store. Doesn't hurt to replace them anyway and try. Pull the fluro tube, the starter comes out just like a taillight globe in a car, turn one way and pull out.

    I don't think electrical laws have gone that far yet that people can't replace globes or fluro starters...although amusingly at work they did...briefly... (the wonderful Workplace Health and Safety people...), and one night we held things up for an hour waiting for the sparky to come in on night shift to change a spotlight globe at a filler...five seconds work to screw in a bulb at 2 a.m...we're now allowed to do that sort of thing ourselves... :yeah:

    Whoops....just noticed you've already replaced them both...in that case, Garth is right...call an electrician...we had a similar fault with some of our lights, and it turned out to be a rat in the ceiling nibbling on the wires leading from the switch to the lights...
     
  6. Ripcell

    Ripcell R8 FTW!!!

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    could be the ballast, if thats the case then its almost cheeper to replace the whole light
     

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