On Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 6:03:59 PM UTC-8, Parcxman wrote:
Just wondering if anyone else has had the problems I've had with a
particular Lights of America flourescent ceiling fixture. Here's a cut and
paste of it's description: (My problem is described below.)

http://electrical.aubuchonhardware.c...cent_fixtures/
fluorescent_fixture-533610.asp

Decorative dome ceiling fixture for bedroom, kitchen, utility rooms, and
more. Electronic circuit allows instant start, no flicker. Replaceable
fluorescent bulb lasts 16 times longer than a regular bulb. Warm, natural
light color. 120V, UL listed.
MODEL NO. 4026: 14", white diffuser with white mounting plate, 160W of
light output for 30W, uses replacement circline fluorescent tube model No..
2630B or equivalent
MODEL NO. 4027: 14", white diffuser with polished brass mounting plate,
160W of light output for 30W, uses replacement circline fluorescent tube
model No. 2630B or equivalent

The problem is that the ballasts keep going out which causes the tubes to
go out. I know this because a new tube will not light up until you also
install a new ballast. Also, a component on the ballast looks scorched
after failure. I bought six of the fixtures for different parts of the
house, and all of them went out in less than a year. When the first one
went out, I replaced it. When the second one went out, I replaced it, too.
That's a total of eight fixtures going out.

I thought that perhaps I've got surge problems on one circuit, but the
lights are on three different circuits, and, my father-in-law had the same
problem at his home which is a few miles away.

We bought all of them at Home Depot. They don't carry them anymore. I
wonder if this is why.

Anyone else had similar problems with Lights of America or any flourescent
fixtures?

Thanks

Parcxman:
The Lights of America are the absolute winner of world's biggest piece of crap. I bought 2 dome circling T9 fixtures about 2 years ago. I had to buy a new fixture for one location, since these fixtures don't have replaceable ballasts - or starters. I'm on my 4th T9 tube & hoped that's all it would take for the flickering light. No, the new tube still flickers after being on for 5 minutes or so. I had been googling to see if the fixture (the one I replaced with ANOTHER Lights of America fixture) might have a replaceable ballast - it's clear immediately that there's no starter, by looking at the fixture. It does not. I've had it with trying to maintain the "look" of the fixtures *they are attractive on the exterior) but they are such garbage that I'll go to the level of Lightolier, Lithonia or other. It's almost impossible to find something actually made in America anymore. I'm becoming convinced that when you read "Made in China," you can here a vaguely faint bit of laughter coming from some Chinese that took the American job one of our corporations gave away, to make a few bucks. JMHO.

On 06/27/2016 01:19 AM, wrote:
The Lights of America are the absolute winner of world's biggest piece of crap.

+1