A Anonymous Guest May 15, 2006 #1 Both of my bulbs on my Current 40w x 2 lamp are dimming. The bulbs are 10 months old, and on for 12h a day. Is it the bulbs, or the ballast?
Both of my bulbs on my Current 40w x 2 lamp are dimming. The bulbs are 10 months old, and on for 12h a day. Is it the bulbs, or the ballast?
A Anonymous Guest May 15, 2006 #2 My guess is it is the bulbs. Sounds a little early for them to be diming. Try changing one out to see if it is brighter.
My guess is it is the bulbs. Sounds a little early for them to be diming. Try changing one out to see if it is brighter.
A Anonymous Guest May 15, 2006 #3 *whew* thanks! So I guess the selling point of replacing PC bulbs less often is bunk?
A Anonymous Guest May 15, 2006 #4 You should be able to get about a year out of them. 10 months is really not bad. I would only check one to make sure it is not the ballast.
You should be able to get about a year out of them. 10 months is really not bad. I would only check one to make sure it is not the ballast.
A Anonymous Guest May 15, 2006 #5 Have you had any power outages/surges lately? Some harsh ones can burn out the bulbs.
A Anonymous Guest May 15, 2006 #6 No, not that I know of, but we had a lightning storm blow through 2 weeks ago...flashing for 1 hour straight...and it seems to me they started dimming after that, power did not go out though.
No, not that I know of, but we had a lightning storm blow through 2 weeks ago...flashing for 1 hour straight...and it seems to me they started dimming after that, power did not go out though.
