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fish tank light not working right

  • 29-06-2011 08:48PM
    #1
    the bolt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 485 ✭✭


    i came in tonight and found my fish tank light not working right,it was flashing of and on.i went to my local pet shop and got a starter motor for it as i thought the floresenet bulb was working.tried the new starter motor and its still the same flashing on and of although if i take starter motor out the bulb stays on constant.any ideas as to what the problem is?


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  • #2
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,846 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    A flashing tube normally means the starter is gone. Did you get the exact same starter? It might be an idea to get another tube to rule a faulty one.


  • #3
    the bolt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 485 ✭✭the bolt


    the starter was a different make but the wattage was the same,i must try and get a different one somewhere else.i thiught the fact that the bulb worked when the starter was taken out must mean that the bulb was ok perhaps not:confused:


  • #4
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,846 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    How'd you get on OP? did you get it sorted?


  • #5
    the bolt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 485 ✭✭the bolt


    no still not sorted was away for the w/e ,must look at it again this week.


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