Fluorecent light problem
#1
07-31-08, 08:16 AM
Fluorecent light problem
I just changed a burned out Fl light bulb and it lit but when I turned off the switch thr bulb would not light I went back up and twisted the bulb and it would light but when I turn it off it will not relight w/o me going back up and twisting please help?
#2
07-31-08, 12:30 PM
Member
Is the bulb part of a two-bulb or four-bulb fixture? If so, did you replace both or all four bulbs at the same time with brand new bulbs directly from the store? If not, do so.
#4
07-31-08, 03:42 PM
Is this an Edison (screw in) base lamp?
If so, it sounds like the contact in the bottom of the socket might be bent.
MAKE SURE THE POWER IS OFF, then take a small screw driver and pry the little tongue in the bottom of the socket up just a hair.
Don't try to bend it too far or it may break.
If so, it sounds like the contact in the bottom of the socket might be bent.
MAKE SURE THE POWER IS OFF, then take a small screw driver and pry the little tongue in the bottom of the socket up just a hair.
Don't try to bend it too far or it may break.
#6
08-01-08, 08:15 AM
Member
Sometimes hard starting is due to poor grounding. Do you know if your fixture is well grounded?
Try an experiment. Next time is won't start, see if it will start if you just touch, but don't move, the bulb and some metal part of the fixture.
By the way, for reasons I don't understand, these problems sometimes fix themselves over a few weeks. It's almost as if the bulb has a break-in period.
Try an experiment. Next time is won't start, see if it will start if you just touch, but don't move, the bulb and some metal part of the fixture.
By the way, for reasons I don't understand, these problems sometimes fix themselves over a few weeks. It's almost as if the bulb has a break-in period.
