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Taking ages to spark into life, and occasionally doesn't quite light up properly with a slightly dim flickering.
Starter motor, or the tube?
There are some new style fluoro lights about now, no starter, instant start up - anyone had experiences, point me at a decent companies website for info/prices?
Cheers.
Posted : 26/11/2009 2:21 pm
starter prob, cheap as chips to replace...try just twisting about/hitting it (softly) sometimes helps
Posted : 26/11/2009 2:24 pm
Stroke the tube gently while it's starting.
Posted : 26/11/2009 4:40 pm
coffeeking - Member
Stroke the tube gently while it's starting.
I find this can be quite helpful 😉
Posted : 26/11/2009 4:58 pm
Speaking like someone with experience there!
Posted : 26/11/2009 5:15 pm
Same happened to me. I bought a new starter from B&Q for pennies, and it works fine now.
Posted : 26/11/2009 5:20 pm