When you turn on the.
Fluorescent light dim then bright.
A good way to check that your ballast is the culprit is to turn on a voltage detector and hold it next to the wires supplying power to the ballast.
This is one of the concerning problems with the fluorescent lights.
Consider the steps to fix the problem.
Is this a sign the ballast needs to be replaced.
You ve already gotten your money s worth buying into them so do it again with led replacements in the same form fact.
It feels creepy and can also cause a terrible headache.
It s not the tubes as i ve replaced those and nothing changed.
It has recently started acting strange.
One clue that your ballast is the reason for a non working fluorescent light is the light bulbs struggle to turn on.
With the passage of time the fluorescent lamps start but glows dimly may flicker slightly but constantly and may exhibit rings of bright and dim light that appear to move up and down the length of the lamp.
There are several failure modes for fluorescent lamps that make them a pita sometimes.
This morning they were completely dark at first but are now very dim again.
As i said in the intro we noticed this happening over a 3 4 week period.
Time to retire them and replace with leds.
There s nothing worse than having to be in a room with a flickering fluorescent light.
When first turned on it works fine for a minute or two then one of the tubes becomes dim and the other becomes dim and flashing.
Our kitchen light which uses two 4 foot fluorescent light bulbs is very dim.
The starter is located on the lamp frame there are typically two starters.
Both bulbs are very dim but evenly lit along their length and both the same as each other.
I tried reading.
Since it started doing this one time it lit fully for about five or ten minutes.
Someone suggested it might be the ballast.
Older fluorescent light fixtures that flicker or only light up part way may just need a new starter which is a less expensive repair than a bulb.
When a light starts dim and then gets brighter the cause may be an open neutral wire.
If fluorescent lamps start to burn out or flicker then it is time to replace them and always replace both lamps as a pair for a longer lasting ballast.
The disconnect may be in the panel or it may be between the panel and the line transformer.
The utility company does repairs outside your house but if the problem is in the panel you need an electrician.
I have a fluorescent light fixture that uses two 40 watt 4 long tubes.
Found primarily in kitchens offices department stores hospitals and warehouses fluorescent lights waste less energy than incandescent lights and can save you as much as 40 percent on.
