Re: shop lights

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] shop lights
• From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center" 4*@nationalhearing.com
• Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:19:11 -0600
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Well, it's not a big deal as I can replace them cheaply, but I do thank you
Jim for all your technical expertise.  I learned a lot.  Interestingly, the
longest-working fluorescent fixtures are the shop lights in the garage.  The
one over the workbench has been burning the same fluorescent bulbs for at
least 15 years.  The ones I have trouble with are the ones in the house on
the lightstand.

I'll check on the availability of freecycle to see what I can find;
otherwise $8 at Wal-Mart.  Really not a lot of money.

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James R. Fisher" <garrideb@well.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] shop lights


> Kitty wrote:
> > I know the bulbs lose their effectiveness and should be replaced every
> > yrear, but I usually use them until they burn out or sometimes do
replace
> > them as the ends start getting too dark.  Would ineffective bulbs have
any
> > bearing on the life of the electronic starter?
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Don't really *know*, but I could speculate that blackened ends come from
> the electrodes' burning up and depositing their substance on the glass,
> leading to increased impedance between them and so causing ballasts to
> heat up and lose their effectiveness (burning out). Guessing only.
> -jrf
> -- 
> Jim Fisher
> Vienna, Virginia USA
> 38.9 N 77.2 W
> USDA Zone 7
> Max. 95 F [36 C], Min. 10 F [-12 C]
>
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