Tube Light Not working(Urgent assistance Required)?

Question

Hello,Have 2 tube lights in Kitchen.one of them was working & the other was half working .Yesterday i came home & the one half working was still half working but the other one was off & it dint come on again.I exchanged lights & switched them & on the half working tube light base both tube lights kept working half but on the other base nothing is working so that shows
sure both tube lights are fine & have a doubt that something wrong with their base.Now their is no other connection for even a bulb in a kitchen & that was all i have.Please give urgent advice Coz i dont wana pay alot of money just for tube light to electrician or may be to how to install a bulb base or something u think will help.
Thanks in Advance

Answer 1

Connections may be corroded, but more likely it is the ballast that is bad. Ballasts only last for about 15-20 years. 'Cheap' ballasts only last for 10 years, tops.

Replacing the ballast requires an electrician or electrical handyman -- if you don't know how to do-it-yourself.

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Answer 2

Tube lights (fluorescents) consist of a ballast, a starter and the connections to the tubes. If one bulb works and the other does not, I suspect the connections might be corroded. This prevents current from flowing through the tube, and it will not light. The contacts are brass clips found where the tubes snap into place. Ordinarily, one just disconnects the fluorescent fixture and can use sandpaper or a small file to polish the surface if it is burnt or corroded. It is very important that the lights be off, since the lights operate at thousands of volts and one could get a nasty shock. One other problem is the clips get bent. If the tube wobbles around loosley in the connector, this is an indication the clips are bent and not making contact. The clips can be bent back into alignment with a pair of needle nosed pliers, but again, make absolutely sure the power is turned off. The other common cause of fluorescents not working is the ballast burning out. This was common with older fluorescent fixtures and was quite obvious because the burning ballast made an awful stench. Ballast replacement is possible, but not practacle. Modern fluorescents have starters which are part of the ballast circuit; when they fail the light simply will fail to turn on. I would say the only thing repairable on a modern fluorescent fixture are the tube contancts. If the fixture is built into a cabnet, this might complicate the repair. The most important thing is that there is no power to the fixture if one wants to examine the tube contacts.

Answer 3

Tube Light Is Not Working

Answer 4

I would try replacing them with new bulbs both of them,and if this does not work then these bulbs are run by a ballast that is in side the fixture and these are not that hard to change but if you are not good with electricity I would not attempt it. If you are renting it is the landlords responsibility to fix this if you own your own home then you should have a friend that has experience with this sort of thing help you or call the dreaded electrician

Answer 5

it's cheaper to replace the fixture than to repair it unless it's a fancy fixture. I'm an electrician, email me and I'll talk you through the process.

Answer 6

I second the ballast as the problem.