Timeline for What could cause a brand new fluorescent fixture to not work?
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| May 12, 2012 at 15:09 | answer | added | Tim Post | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 2, 2012 at 17:35 | comment | added | Chris Cudmore | What causes something not to work? Socialism! | |
| Apr 2, 2012 at 15:46 | answer | added | Mike | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 2, 2012 at 14:44 | history | edited | Tester101 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 1, 2012 at 8:38 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackDIY/status/186371889202081793 | ||
| Apr 1, 2012 at 4:41 | comment | added | lqlarry | If you have brown, yellow and blue wires in the junction box and attached them to the same color wires in the fixture, then it sounds like a defective fixture. If the colors are different there is a possibility of wrong wiring. In the US, the better ballast are dual voltage 120/277v but I'm not sure that covers 208/220/240v. | |
| Mar 31, 2012 at 19:13 | comment | added | Elad Nava | Since the fixture is brand new and sealed, why would this sort of thing happen? In Israel we have 220v electricity, maybe the fixture was meant for 110v (US)? | |
| Mar 31, 2012 at 15:56 | comment | added | Wayfaring Stranger | Bright orange from the ends of a fluorescent lamp often signifies that the electrodes have overheated and are in the process of burning out. | |
| Mar 31, 2012 at 14:29 | history | edited | ChrisF♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 31, 2012 at 14:26 | history | migrated | from electronics.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Mar 31, 2012 at 14:18 | history | asked | Elad Nava | CC BY-SA 3.0 |