On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:31:16 GMT, Joerg
wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:
Fluorescent Flicker Puzzle...
Fluorescent lights flickering in garage, new tubes, but I figured it
was because it was "cold"... like 45°F ;-)
Switched motion detector switch from auto-on to full-on, flicker
stops.
Failure, or motion detector cold sensitive???
If this motion control switch is of the electronic kind it might not
like a fluorescent as a load at all. Often it sort of works but it's not
safe and not reliable.
45F, cold? You guys must be quite wimpy when it comes to "cold".
So COLD I had to put on a wind breaker today, and ZIP IT part way up
;-)
Looks like the flicker was due to the mechanical portion of the switch
"corroding". Numerous wiping operations seems to have cured the
problem.
...Jim Thompson
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