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On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:21:12 -0400, "Robert11"
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Hello,

Put up the typical four foot (2 bulb) fluorescent light over my workbench.
Bought at HD.

Sometimes it takes, literally 3 or 4 tries turning the AC switch on and
off
before it lights and stays lit. Other times, rarely, it'll catch on the
first turn-on.


It sounds like you lack a good ground. Make sure the fixture
is properly electrically grounded.



Irrelevant. There isn't one ground wire in my house (built in 1956) and all
my flourescents work just fine.