fluorescent lights

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    T8 Fluorescent Tube Help

    A few months ago, I replaced a T8 fluorescent tube that my late father installed, with another tube of similar dimensions. The lighting still works now however recently, I have noticed a slight greyish colour at the middle of the tube and a small flickering near the left end of the tube that has...
  2. J

    Broken Fluorescent Ballast - no longer available - options?

    I have a bathroom mirror with 2 x 21W fluorescent T5 tubes and an IR sensor. The tubes switch off after a few minutes. I have changed the tubes and the fault persisted. I checked the output from the IR switch and it was 240V so that leaves the ballast as faulty. The problem is the ballast is...
    • jazzlover
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    • available ballast broken fluorescent fluorescent lights led tube longer options
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    UK Ceiling lights help ?

    Hi everyone I'm new to this forum, I was looking at a flat the other day which is beautiful, apart from these lights in the kitchen? , and for such a modern flat I don't understand why they were put in in the first place and also why they are not centred and why is there a lonesome pendant light...
    • SUNNYD
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    • ceiling ceiling lights fluorescent lights lights pendant strip lights
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. meisy#

    How to connect fluorescent lights?

    All fluorescent lights in this house (230V) are connected "1 switch - 1 light". So I have no where to get inspiration how to connect second fluorescent light. Could I do this?
    • meisy#
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    • connect fluorescent fluorescent lights how to lights not uk
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Fluorescent lights

    Afternoon all, have had complaints about failure of fluorescent lights control gear. Done all tests on circuits and all ok, only problem I can think of is there is a mix of magnetic and h.f ballasts on both circuits that have failing fittings. Is this a possible cause of reduced fitting life...
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    Fluorescent lights and relays

    Hi all, I've just been to test a number of faults and have found a number of classrooms have relays on fluorescent lights? Can anyone think of a logical reason why someone would have installed them like this? Thanks in advance.
    • Ken77
    • Thread
    • fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights relay relays
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    6ft fluorescent lights flickering

    Just after a bit of help? Irecently partly re-wired a club house and installed a 3phase board, from this i wired in a sub board. On this sub board i have 2 showers there is also a 3rd shower. This is wired from the 3phase board, all 3 showers are on the same phase. The sub board also feeds...
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    Insulation Resistance Testing Fluorescent Lights Etc

    The large domestic garage that I wish to test has a single lighting circuit with 6 fluorescent lamps inside and a floodlight with a PIR. It also has neons on each of the 2 way switches for the internal lighting and a neon on the switch for the outside floodlight with PIR. Any tips on how to go...
    • seftonbarn
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    • fluorescent fluorescent lights insulation insulation resistance insulation resistance testing lighting lights resistance testing
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
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    Simple Question - 6 Fluorescent lights on 1 switch

    Hi All Got to wire up 6 fluorescent lights over the next few days to 1 switch. Is the easiest way as follows. Feed from CU to switch Feed from switch to lamp 1 then daisy chain from light 1 - 2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6? Many Thanks Simon
    • SKY
    • Thread
    • fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights question simple switch
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    PIR sensor for fluorescent lights

    Hi, i have a client who would like a sensor in the entrance to a car port that will switch on a couple of ordinary 4 foot fluorescent lights. Can someone please advise if I will need a special type of sensor to operate these lights as opposed to ordinary lamps? Thanks.
    • PB1
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    • aus fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights pir sensor
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
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    advice on new like for like twin 5ft fluorescent lights

    I am a caretaker for a Hotel 10 years ( BT Engineer 20 years), I Have 16th 17th and Part P. Do mainly electrical maintenance and general repairs, I work for a local charity one day a week, I am replacing like for like 2 twin 5ft fluorescent lights in a Charity shop that sells donated items...
    • mratclemo
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    • advice aus fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights new twin
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
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    Fluorescent Lights fault finding Starters vs Tubes vs Internal

    Hi, generally speaking if a afluorescent light isn't working is there any quick way of narrowing down the problem between the starter, the tube and the ballast/choke. Apart from changing starters and tubes (and i can't carry the latter around on the off-chance) is there a way of testing each...
    • Noddy67
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    • fault fault finding finding fluorescent fluorescent lights internal lighting lights tubes
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Talk Electrician Forum
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    Fluorescent lights not working. What could have caused this?

    Hi, I was carrying out an upgrade of a 3 phase distribution board today. Everything seemed to go ok apart from no neutrals corresponding with their live conductors. But when I have re-energised the circuits there is a group of fluorescent lights not working. Thay are just glowing at either end...
    • andr
    • Thread
    • aus electrical work fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights not working working
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Australia
  14. M

    Fluorescent lights tripping RCD

    Hi all I fitted 3 5FT fluorecent fittings in a garage, I removed 3 batten fitting so it was a straight swap, problem is when customer switches on the lights the RCD in the house trips. Should these lights go on the non RCD side
    • martynb01132
    • Thread
    • aus fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights rcd tripping tripping rcd
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
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    Switches for fluorescent lights

    Hi all, I'm in the process of rewiring my flat and due to the 25% rule have bought a few fluorescents. Do I need to use switches rated at 6AX or 10AX with these or will any crabtree, MK etc lightswitch from screwfix do? I am aware that dimmers don't work with all fluorescents but bog...
    • hillbillie
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    • aus fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights switch switches
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
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    fluorescent lights

    Hi All, I am about to instal 100x30w fluorescent lights and was wondering if there are any rules that I have to apply in terms of switching these lights as I am concerned about having so many lights switched off one switch. I also have been asked to install the lights using gear tray that...
    • trick28
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    • aus fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
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    best method of looping fluorescent lights

    As these lights don't usually have a loop terminal. What is your prefered method of looping a couple of garage fluorescents each with a single switch controlling them?
    • wacman
    • Thread
    • aus best fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights method
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
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    dimming fluorescent lights 1-10v

    fitted out an warehouse that the client wanted to split into sections , wanted 2 b able to dim sections of the lights , he spect Dextra dimmable fluorescents 1-10v , after fitting them all at high level and finally getting in behind the "joiners?" to power them up 1 row was constantly dim...
    • spenny
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    • aus dimming fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
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    fluorescent lights

    Am I right in thinking that when fitting fluorescent lights instead of using a ceiling rose to make the connections as it would be exposed do you use a 4-way junction box instead? Ment to ask in my course but forgot. Thanks in advance
    • Shaun_84
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    • aus fluorescent fluorescent lights lighting lights
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
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    Fluorescent lights

    hi all, I have asked this before but still not sure, when calculating v.d on fluorescent/discharge circuits do you include the 1.8 factor in the calc or is this just for cable current rating e.g is it like motors where you are allowed a bigger vd on startup, but size the cable on the rating...
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