I do lighting as a business........35+ years........yes the starter you
mentioned will work fine.

another poster says starters havent been used in decades..........they are
full of crap.

Lowes, Home depot, pet stores (aquarium lights) still sell this type of
fixture
and these are in CURRENT PRODUCTION with fixtures of this type,


4watt t-5
6watt t-5
8watt t-5
14watt t-8
14watt t-12
15watt t-8
15watt t-12
20watt t-8
20watt t-12
various pl lamps use built in glass type starters anything with 2 pins.
and rarely
30watt t-8
30watt t-12

all of the above up to the 20 watt are currently available as FRESH STOCK
from any decent lighting supplier.

the 4' t-12 40 watt bi-pin and 5' F-90 t-17 have not been available since
the mid 1970's except as special order replacements.

Herb Harrison owner Harrison Lighting & Neon

ps see http://www.answers.com/topic/fluorescent-lamp
http://www.answers.com/topic/fluorescent-lamp-formats




----- Original Message -----
From: "Tegger"
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 4:29 PM
Subject: Fluorescent starter-switch question


I have an older 18" fluorescent lamp that takes a 15WT8 bulb. As of this
morning, it no marcha. I suspect the starter switch, which is your glass-
tube type and is pretty black inside.

The problem is, I can't find any 15W starter switches at any location
close
to me. I can, however, cheaply and easily find a white, cylindrical
starter
switch that says, "13w, 30w, 40w" on it.

Can I use this "13w, 30w, 40w" switch with my 15w lamp?

--
Tegger