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How a flourescent light works
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September 05, 2010, 10:13:07 pm »
I came across this HowStuffWorks article on fluorescent light bulbs work.. explains the starter and ballast circuit..
http://home.howstuffworks.com/fluorescent-lamp4.htm
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Re: How a flourescent light works
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Good article!
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Re: How a flourescent light works
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Very informative. I love the "How Stuff Works" web site.
I have been collecting some motion beer signs for about ten years. Everytime I would display one I would change the starter and put in a new bulb. I had a pile of signs and recently decided to hang them up. So I replaced the starters and bulbs. Some of the new white plastic starters crapped out already. I kept a few of the older silver metal starters and they still work fine.
Has anyone else noticed that the new starters are not as reliable as the old ones?
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