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Flourescent tubes gently flickering
All,
Just put some flourescent tubes into the bedroom wardrobe, and a couple of them are gently doing a passable impression of the Aurora Borealis whilst switched off. They're these ones from Screwfix :- http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=17886 There's three in one long eaves wardrobe - one mounted horizontally on the wall (which doesn't flicker) and two mounted vertically at the top of the door frames either end. Both of these do flicker gently. All are off the same permanently live supply, they're internally switched. WTF? |
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On 06/06/2007 09:32, Adrian wrote:
Just put some flourescent tubes into the bedroom wardrobe, and a couple of them are gently doing a passable impression of the Aurora Borealis whilst switched off. You really out to throw out all those old nylon shirts :-) |
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Adrian wrote:
All, Just put some flourescent tubes into the bedroom wardrobe, and a couple of them are gently doing a passable impression of the Aurora Borealis whilst switched off. They're these ones from Screwfix :- http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=17886 There's three in one long eaves wardrobe - one mounted horizontally on the wall (which doesn't flicker) and two mounted vertically at the top of the door frames either end. Both of these do flicker gently. All are off the same permanently live supply, they're internally switched. Check you have not managed to switch the neutral rather than the live. (does the flickering / glow (in the dark) get brighter if you place you hand on the tube?) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Andy Burns ) gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying : Just put some flourescent tubes into the bedroom wardrobe, and a couple of them are gently doing a passable impression of the Aurora Borealis whilst switched off. You really out to throw out all those old nylon shirts :-) Pffffftttt... grin |
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John Rumm ) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying : Check you have not managed to switch the neutral rather than the live. Would that really make a difference? I'll check tonight. (does the flickering / glow (in the dark) get brighter if you place you hand on the tube?) Dunno. Again, I'll check. |
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On 6 Jun, 09:32, Adrian wrote:
All, Just put some flourescent tubes into the bedroom wardrobe, and a couple of them are gently doing a passable impression of the Aurora Borealis whilst switched off. They're these ones from Screwfix :-http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=17886 There's three in one long eaves wardrobe - one mounted horizontally on the wall (which doesn't flicker) and two mounted vertically at the top of the door frames either end. Both of these do flicker gently. All are off the same permanently live supply, they're internally switched. WTF? Generally either a suppressor across the switch thats leaking current, or cable capacitance between L/swL or N/swN. NT |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Adrian saying something like: Just put some flourescent tubes into the bedroom wardrobe, and a couple of them are gently doing a passable impression of the Aurora Borealis whilst switched off. They're these ones from Screwfix :- http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=17886 There's three in one long eaves wardrobe - one mounted horizontally on the wall (which doesn't flicker) and two mounted vertically at the top of the door frames either end. Both of these do flicker gently. All are off the same permanently live supply, they're internally switched. Check the Electricity Supply Co haven't sneakily installed a massive substation on the other side of the wall. -- Dave |
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Or even a high power radio transmitter station.
Because if you stood any where near the Rugby radio station holding a Flourescent tube, whilst it was transmitting, it would light (glow). Check the Electricity Supply Co haven't sneakily installed a massive substation on the other side of the wall. |
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boombangabang wrote:
Or even a high power radio transmitter station. Because if you stood any where near the Rugby radio station holding a Flourescent tube, whilst it was transmitting, it would light (glow). I know a story about that: http://groups.google.com/group/uk.d-...d56a06e530e233 or http://tinyurl.com/9uj9b -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Adrian wrote:
John Rumm ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : Check you have not managed to switch the neutral rather than the live. Would that really make a difference? I'll check tonight. It did on mine! (previous house owners sparks had wired an outbuilding light with a switched neutral - did much as you described) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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