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fluorescent bulbs flickering
Hello i just replaced my Compact Fluorescent bulb as it was blinking.....sometimes it would not come on properly until several minutes after switch on.
When i took the old bulb out it was blackened in the region of the ends.
The fixture had it written saying i needed to replace the starter as well so i did.
The bulb was a General Electric Biax 2D , T5, 38W
It was four pin bulb (and obviously fixture as well) which surprised me...i thought the fluorescents that used starters were only 2 pin ?
Anyway, i replaced the bulb and the starter with new ones and it works ok now....but it does flicker on and off for a few seconds after i switch it on......i know this isn't right and will reduce the life of the bulb......does anybody know what might be wrong ?
Hello i just replaced my Compact Fluorescent bulb as it was blinking.....sometimes it would not come on properly until several minutes after switch on.
When i took the old bulb out it was blackened in the region of the ends.
The fixture had it written saying i needed to replace the starter as well so i did.
The bulb was a General Electric Biax 2D , T5, 38W
It was four pin bulb (and obviously fixture as well) which surprised me...i thought the fluorescents that used starters were only 2 pin ?
Anyway, i replaced the bulb and the starter with new ones and it works ok now....but it does flicker on and off for a few seconds after i switch it on......i know this isn't right and will reduce the life of the bulb......does anybody know what might be wrong ?