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40w T12 tubes 4ft Start on. Bulb Flickers loads. « on: March 14, 2010, 07:33:47 PM » Author: Fox Mantra
This flickers on, but then carrys on warm up still so makes the starter to close and open again making it flicker to full briteness,  this is at work when i first came i few weeks ago.  

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Re: 40w T12 tubes 4ft Start on. Bulb Flickers loads. « Reply #1 on: March 15, 2010, 01:20:26 AM » Author: Medved
Worn out electrode (has too high voltage drop, so it trigger the starter again)
Or wrong starter installed (70V "series" "4..28W" used, instead of 140V "single" "4..65W")
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