One way to eliminate the problem of dim or flickering fluorescent lights that are controlled by a motion detector is to have the motion detector trigger a small 120 volt control relay and have the light fixture controlled through the contacts of the control relay not the motion detector.
Fluorescent light dimming problem.
This is been going on for several years and just recently the lights are getting harder and harder to turn on.
This article series explains how to diagnose the causes of flickering or dimming fluorescent light fixtures in buildings.
This is one of the concerning problems with the fluorescent lights.
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 were issues dimming fluorescent lamps in the early days of that technology just like led lamps.
What we ve seen over the last few years with the challenges of properly dimming leds are simply growing pains and fortunately as an industry we appear to be past a lot of the significant problems.
We ve had problems for years we are fluorescent lights dimming or not coming on at times of high humidity.
Sometimes i can get them on by flipping the light switch off and on several times and out of the three maybe one will only come on.
Flickering or dimming lights might indicate a dangerous condition risking a building fire or an electrical shock.