"fred" wrote in message news
In article , Mark
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"BillR" wrote in message
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Your fitting is rated at, between 75 - 85 Watts, so the 65 Watt
starter is only faster because you've over loading it.

Sounds like that to me too.
Surely one can fit higher rated starters to lower rated lamps?
Could be there's a problem with the 125W rated starter or lamp.

I've just had a quick look on the web and see you can buy a starter
rated between 4 to 80w which is probably the one I need.

If you are concerned about flickering/delay then Maplin do an
electronic
one which will start faster, without flickering and has a rating span
of
30-125W. Costs about a fiver.

Sorted it now. I also have a smaller 38w tube light fitting and that was
fitted with a 4W - 80W starter. I put the new 65w starter in that and
used the 80w starter in the 75w light fitting. Everything's working fine