Fluorescent starter

Latest Articles

Fluorescent starter

Downsizer Forum Index -> Make Your Own/DIY

Author

Message

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 10:27 am Post subject: Fluorescent starter
W have 4/5 year old 2d fluorescent fitting at work, the tube had failed, when I took the lamp out I noticed that the outside plastic case of the starter had disintegrated. I've put a new lamp in but it's not starting so I assume the starter needs replacing too, am I likely to die if I fiddle around with the unprotected starter gubbins to pull it out?

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 10:50 am Post subject:
Depends. Are you going to turn it off at the fuse or not?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 10:57 am Post subject:
It would be much easier if I didn't have to, unless it leads to my untimely death.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 11:34 am Post subject:
Have you got a neon screwdriver you can poke it with? Not a foolproof test, but at least if it lights up then you know...

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 12:05 pm Post subject:
I don't. I guess I should turn the power off.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 12:15 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I don't. I guess I should turn the power off.

Or if not, then at least have a friend on standby to call an ambulance.
And be aware of where you'll fall if the shock knocks you off the ladder.

(do I give the impression that I speak from experience?)

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 12:19 pm Post subject:
If I fall I'll bang my head on the concrete floor and probably roll down the concrete steps, if I survive my wife will laugh, loads. If I die she'll probably laugh too.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46207
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 2:13 pm Post subject:
it seems that the answer has presented itself, although a rubber glove is an option it isn't one i would choose if there is any sort of circuit breaker available.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46207
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 6:13 pm Post subject:
are you still with us ?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 6:15 pm Post subject:
Yeah, been too busy to play with it

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4630
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 6:47 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Yeah, been too busy to play with it

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46207
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 8:41 pm Post subject:
good . adding oneself to a mains circuit always hurts

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 10:31 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

adding oneself to a mains circuit always hurts

Meh. Everyone should try it once.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46207
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 16 11:07 pm Post subject:
some are only able to try it once

OtleyLad

Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 2737
Location: Otley, West Yorkshire

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 16 7:01 am Post subject:
You really should get hold of one of these pen testers. Just hold it against the starter and it will tell you if its live or not. They are widely available and worth every penny (the one on the link is just �7.99). Amazing how much you can diagnose with one - speaking as an electrician it was my most used tool. Carried it in my top pocket each and every day.

	Downsizer Forum Index -> Make Your Own/DIY	All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

View Latest Posts