[Shop-talk] Lighting question

[David Scheidt]

On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 11:46 AM Matt <mbarre at juno.com> wrote:
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> OK, so it is kitchen lighting but it is where I make my sandwiches that I eat in the SHOP!
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> 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�. Two bad switches or maybe a ballast going bad?
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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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