Probably. The starter thinks its not struck so its probably not really
working very well, assuming of course its the right starter in the first
place.
This may sound daft, but simply swap it for another tube if its a double
and if the other one shows the problem its proved.
I even used to get a couple of months out of one by simply turning it
around. No idea why.
Brian

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"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
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tube started flashing ,,,,removed the starter works ok ....replaced the
started flashing again .....removed the new starter ok again...what is
wrong...the tube?....