Jayar solid state fluro starters.

[Phil Allison]

"Jarod (the puppy)"

I have a two tube fluro light. Each tube is 18 watts.

** Likely a series connected pair.

The tubes are old and are the small length and smaller diamater ones.

I bought a couple of these solid state starters from Jaycar, but I
need to toggle the switch a couple of times to get them started.

** You need special starters for a series pair.




........... Phil

 

[Jarod (the puppy)]

Folks,

I have a two tube fluro light. Each tube is 18 watts.

The tubes are old and are the small length and smaller diamater ones.

I bought a couple of these solid state starters from Jaycar, but I
need to toggle the switch a couple of times to get them started.


The tubes are about 10 years old (at least) and the fitting is older
than that.



Any ideas?



Thanks in advance.

 

[Phil Allison]

"Matt2 - Amstereo"

you just need 120V starters, nothing special about them just 120 instead
of 240v.

** That makes them special - you fucking tenth wit.



............ Phil

 

[jj]

you just need 120V starters, nothing special about them just 120 instead
of 240v.

Good 120v electronic starters aren't easy to find in aus, and there
isn't any guarantee that they will be 'happy' working in a series
circuit (havent tried it)

There are the "hermosa" ones that Haymans used to sell, that im pretty
sure would run on 120v tube circuits, but I had too many of them fail
to recommend them.

(Farnell's "pulsestarter" are excellent reliability and performance on
240v circuits - but they dont work on 120v. Out of the 100 or so I
have used in the last decade, have had only one failure.)

--------------------

If you really desparately want to run this fitting on electronic
starters, then buy 2 ballasts and wire each tube separately.
I would lean towards this myself as 120v fluro lighting / and series
fluro circuits have always given me the shits when it comes to
reliabiliy


Otherwise go out and buy the traditional bimetallic starters, the
ones you need are usually marked "series" or "FS2". These are made
for this job and will solve your problems.

 

[mark jb]

** That makes them special - you fucking tenth wit.

Yes, anything that is only rated half of 'standard' is special.
Reminds me of your IQ. Special.

-mark

 

[mark jb]

:>

Gotta take a good opportunity like that

-mark

 

[Phil Allison]

"mark jb"


** Anencephalic pig.






......... Phil

 

[Rheilly Phoull]

yeah, one tube fails they both friggin blink. total bitch of an idea.
single wiring of these is a better idea. what about wiring the fitting to
think its running one 36watt while its actually 2 18watts like

active starter
O-ballast-out----s------o=====================================o----\
+++++++++++ |
O-ballast-in------------o=====================================o----/
nutral

would it actually work

Hey, those series circuits made me lots of money
Not that I would have one for myself but of course they were cheap!!

 

[Allan]

you just need 120V starters, nothing special about them just 120 instead
of 240v.

** That makes them special !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!