Craig Graham wrote in message ...

.. If so, shoving a resistor in excess of say half a megohm
across the screw terminals in the light fitting would stop the flicker.
With
a light that shows repeatable flicker you could then increase the
resistance
to get the highest possible value (hence smallest waste current when on)
that solves the problem.


If you're going to do this use a VR37 type resistor. These are the only
products likely to survive being used in this application.

Regards
Capitol