Changing Fluorescent Light Bulb Starter

Learn simple repairs for the most common problems.

Changing fluorescent light bulb starter.

An fs 20 fluorescent starter is rated for use with f14 f15 and f20 preheat fluorescent lamps or bulbs. They must be replaced if they become defective. A fluorescent starter is a little gray metallic cylinder that plugs into a socket. 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.

Alas they cannot be repaired. The bulb will usually need to be removed because the starter is located directly above it. You can just remove the fluorescents install the leds and you re done. Pull one end straight down to free it from the socket and then lower the entire bulb.

The switch opens and closes until the fluorescent tube strikes and lights up. 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. Dispose of the fluorescent bulbs properly taking them to the recycling center in your area that takes these bulbs and batteries. Unplug the light and twist the bulb 90 degrees with both hands.

Simply put fluorescent starters are a timed switch. Today s fluorescent fixtures feature electronic starting ballasts while older versions used an independent starter to kick start the light. The fsu universal fluorescent starter is a universal starter replacement that can handle fluorescent lamps anywhere in size 4 w to 30 watts. Unscrew the fixture end.

When fluorescent bulbs go bad there may be a problem with the fixture. Fluorescent starters or glow starters are used to help fluorescent tubes and lamps ignite in the initial starting stage of their operation. Step 3 remove bulb and starter. Most of these tubes are designed to simply fit into the fluorescent light fixtures you already have.

If the fluorescent tube does not light the switch repeats it s open close cycle and the fluorescent tubes attempts.