On Sep 5, 4:01*pm, "RBM" wrote:
"Timur Tabi" wrote in message

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I have a light fixture in my garage, and when I put a normal
incandescent light bulb in it, I cannot reliable turn the light on.
That is, when I flick the switch to "on", I can see the bulb turn on
for a fraction of a second and then turn off, and stay off. *If I
repeat this process a few times, the light will eventually stay on for
a few seconds, but then turn off again.

The fixture does not have a light sensor in it, and it was working
reliably for years until recently. *Can anyone give me a clue as to
what's going on?

Could be a bad switch, possibly a bad lamp socket

Agreed, also a loose connection somewhere.

Switch is easier to check but I had a bad lamp socket that gave
intermittent function, dining room over the table fixture...... a
real job to change out based on the fixture design.

cheers
Bob