In article , Bob M. wrote:
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On 14 Sep 2009 07:21:12 -0400, "Robert11" wrote:

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.

Fluorescent fixtures that lack the widely-recommended grounding
*usually* "work anyway". But not always.

- Don Klipstein )