Changing Fluorescent Light Bulb Starter

An fs 20 fluorescent starter is rated for use with f14 f15 and f20 preheat fluorescent lamps or bulbs.

Changing fluorescent light bulb starter.

Step 3 remove bulb and starter. If your light has more than one bulb you will find that each one has its own starter to make it work. Dispose of the fluorescent bulbs properly taking them to the recycling center in your area that takes these bulbs and batteries. Simply put fluorescent starters are a timed switch.

The switch opens and closes until the fluorescent tube strikes and lights up. Pull one end straight down to free it from the socket and then lower the entire bulb. Most of these tubes are designed to simply fit into the fluorescent light fixtures you already have. A 4 lamp 4 foot fixture can go from what you have now about 7200 lumens in led terms or the equivalent of replacing a fixture that has four brand new fluorescent tubes with four 1800 lumen led tubes to nearly twice as bright about 12 000 lumens with four 3000 lumen led tubes depending on the lumen rating of your led replacement tube.

You can just remove the fluorescents install the leds and you re done. If the fluorescent tube does not light the switch repeats it s open close cycle and the fluorescent tubes attempts. When fluorescent bulbs go bad there may be a problem with the fixture. Once you have the correct replacement fluorescent starter you will need to start by removing the bulb to replace it.

They must be replaced if they become defective. Alas they cannot be repaired. Learn simple repairs for the most common problems. Fluorescent starters or glow starters are used to help fluorescent tubes and lamps ignite in the initial starting stage of their operation.

Today s fluorescent fixtures feature electronic starting ballasts while older versions used an independent starter to kick start the light. Fluorescent bulbs designed to replace incandescent bulbs in standard fixtures such as in recessed lights or table lamps have all the same features of a fluorescent fixture. Unscrew the fixture end. The fsu universal fluorescent starter is a universal starter replacement that can handle fluorescent lamps anywhere in size 4 w to 30 watts.

Fluorescent light fixtures sold in hardware stores as of 2010 are a little different than the ones sold a decade ago.