Re: [Shop-talk] Lighting question

[David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 11:46 AM Matt <mbarre@juno.com> wrote:
>
> OK, so it is kitchen lighting but it is where I make my sandwiches that I eat 
> in the SHOP!
>
> I have a 2 x2 surface mount fixture with 2 T12 bent tube fluorescents. Works 
> fine but occasionally you have to flip the switch multiple times to get it 
> on.  I thought probably a bad switch but it is on a dual switch and it is 
> intermittent on both&#65533;. Two bad switches or maybe a ballast going bad?
>

Sounds like a bad starter.  Is it built into the tube, or is
independent?  Replace the tube or starter, depending.  Or replace the
fixture, if that's your thing.  I wouldn't replace the ballast, unless
you want the retro 70s look.





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