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Posted by SteveB on March 9, 2008, 1:32 pm
> On Mar 8, 11:19 pm, fleem...@comcast.net wrote:
>> Today I did a bit of spring maintenance and fixed a few low voltage
>> lights that weren't working. I spliced in fresh connections and all
>> the lights are once again working. However, one light, a spotlight,
>> is now flickering while the others are all shining steadily. The odd
>> thing is the flickering light was not one of the ones I repaired and
>> is, in fact, pretty much at the opposite end of the line from the
>> repaired ones. To clarify, it's not the very last light, there are two
>> more path lights that follow it in the lighting sequence that are
>> shining steadily. Any clues as to what's going on?
>
> earthquake plus global warming equals shake and bake? :)
> after a bulb swap with no results it will be time to get the
> multimeter out.
corrosion/bad ground/loose wire/faulty transformer
That's about all there is. In the back of the lights, there are tiny crimp
ons that are on the end of the wire. Those pass through plastic blocks, and
sometimes those get pulled out where you cannot see if the sleeve is
actually sleeving over the pin in the rear of the bulb. Or whatever
connector it is supposed to sleeve over. Minute inspection with a
magnifying glass is required, but since you only have it on one bulb, it
should be easier than looking at every one in the string.
I had a fire detector that I purchased recently that had this problem.
Slipped it on there with some needlenose pliers, and problem solved. When
you find it, I'm sure it will be something very simple.
A "DOH" moment.
Steve
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