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03-02-2024, 7:48am | #1 |
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garage lighting question
i have two fluorescent light fixtures on my garage ceiling with 2x tubes in each.
Sometimes when i flip the switch, all four tubes light up. Other times on set will light up and the other follows a minute or so later. Sometimes, the farthest one from the panel doesnt light up, but the ends of the tubes glow dim. I can occasionally flip the switch off/on real fast and the lights come on. Is this simply a need to change the bulbs, are rectifiers going bad, or should I call Father Guido Sarducci to do an excorcism? |
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Use these...I have one in my attic (Shea Stadium) lol
https://www.amazon.com/Deformable-Ce...IlX_D_BwE&th=1 |
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Possibly ballast are going bad.
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I don't know of a good test for the ballast; but I would swap to LEDs anyway; ones without a ballast. It takes a bit of rewiring the fixtures but not all that hard.
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Remove ballast and install LED or install new LED fixtures; whatever is easiest. I did a friend’s kitchen lighting and it was a great improvement over the old lights.
The dimmer switch had to be replaced by the proper type, but that won’t apply to your application. |
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To change over to LED bulbs, you simply bypass (remove) the ballast, reconnecting black and white wires.
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I can't believe nobody suggested switching to LEDs yet.
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For the costs of new bulbs and or ballasts it's cheaper to replace with led shop lights.
Bulbs are most likely going bad is all. |
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Is the garage heated? They will do what you indicate when cold.
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How long before some ass wipe pulls that down?
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