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Posted by Jeff Wisnia on September 17, 2007, 12:31 pm
bigjcw1023@gmail.com wrote:
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>>On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:51:07 -0700, bigjcw1023 wrote:
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>>>I have an outdoor light fixture mounted to the side of the house next
>>>to the front door under our porch. I have a compact fluorescent bulb
>>>in the fixture and when it is on, there is a pulse to the light. I
>>>have tried different CF bulbs and the same thing, whether higer or
>>>lower in wattage. I currently have a 16watt bulb in there now. Does
>>>this mean the fixture needs replacing, or what. There are two other
>>>fixtures, both on three way switches and are fine with the CF bulbs.
>>>Both are 26watts.
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>>If you have a photo cell that turns the light on they will pulse when
>>turning on at dusk and off in the morning but this will burn out the
>>electronics in the bulb base and it will fail in a couple of months.
>>That's when I read the instructions on the second bulb. ;-(
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> Not a photosensor. Just a plain old fixture.
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Can you describe the "pulse" please? How frequently does it occur, how
long do the "dim" periods last, etc.
Have you tried a regular incandescent bulb in that fixture recently? If
so, does it light OK?
Jeff
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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.
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