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Recessed light problem goodfella 05-05-2007
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Posted by goodfella on May 5, 2007, 7:33 am


I have a incandescent light in a recessed fixture in the basement that
doesn't come on instantly. When you flip the switch, nothing happens,
but if you leave the switch on the light comes on a few minutes later.
I have changed the light switch and it still takes some time to work.
What might the reason be for not coming on in an instant? That's me
with the fluorescent light problem in a previous post as well. I am
sure they are not related, but who knows. Thanks for your help.


Posted by RBM on May 5, 2007, 7:45 am


If it's a low voltage fixture, there may be a slight delay but not minutes.
There is a thermal cutout wired into the junction box of the fixture, which
may be faulty. Other than that, only a loose connection would cause a delay.
If it's a loose connection, I would expect it to flicker on and off
periodically



>I have a incandescent light in a recessed fixture in the basement that
> doesn't come on instantly. When you flip the switch, nothing happens,
> but if you leave the switch on the light comes on a few minutes later.
> I have changed the light switch and it still takes some time to work.
> What might the reason be for not coming on in an instant? That's me
> with the fluorescent light problem in a previous post as well. I am
> sure they are not related, but who knows. Thanks for your help.
>



Posted by on May 5, 2007, 8:51 am



This probably isn't it but before you do anything else try changing
the bulb.





Posted by Art Todesco on May 5, 2007, 9:27 am


goodfella wrote:
> I have a incandescent light in a recessed fixture in the basement that
> doesn't come on instantly. When you flip the switch, nothing happens,
> but if you leave the switch on the light comes on a few minutes later.
> I have changed the light switch and it still takes some time to work.
> What might the reason be for not coming on in an instant? That's me
> with the fluorescent light problem in a previous post as well. I am
> sure they are not related, but who knows. Thanks for your help.
>
I've had Capsule light do some very
strange things, so it could be the
bulb, especially if it's one of them. I
have a 50 watt unit right now in
my kitchen that, if it's left on for a
long period of time, you hear a click
and it goes out. After an apparent cool
down, it got back on.

Posted by dpb on May 5, 2007, 10:01 am


> I have a incandescent light in a recessed fixture in the basement that
> doesn't come on instantly. When you flip the switch, nothing happens,
> but if you leave the switch on the light comes on a few minutes later.
> I have changed the light switch and it still takes some time to work.
> What might the reason be for not coming on in an instant? That's me
> with the fluorescent light problem in a previous post as well. I am
> sure they are not related, but who knows. Thanks for your help.


As somebody else suggested, first just change the bulb making sure
it's an "ordinary" bulb. If it then works normally, you've found the
problem.

If the problem still occurs, you know there's a problem in the base
most likely. I'd start w/ taking the bulb out and checking voltage in
the socket (carefully!) w/ a VOM while somebody operates the switch
and see what that looks like. Are there other lights on the same
circuit/switch?


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