Changing Fluorescent Light Bulb Starter

Unscrew the fixture end.

Changing fluorescent light bulb starter.

The switch opens and closes until the fluorescent tube strikes and lights up. Learn simple repairs for the most common problems. 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. If your light has more than one bulb you will find that each one has its own starter to make it work.

Dispose of the fluorescent bulbs properly taking them to the recycling center in your area that takes these bulbs and batteries. 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. 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. If the fluorescent tube does not light the switch repeats it s open close cycle and the fluorescent tubes attempts. They must be replaced if they become defective. The fsu universal fluorescent starter is a universal starter replacement that can handle fluorescent lamps anywhere in size 4 w to 30 watts.

The bulb will usually need to be removed because the starter is located directly above it. Most of these tubes are designed to simply fit into the fluorescent light fixtures you already have. Today s fluorescent fixtures feature electronic starting ballasts while older versions used an independent starter to kick start the light. Unplug the light and twist the bulb 90 degrees with both hands.

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. When fluorescent bulbs go bad there may be a problem with the fixture. A fluorescent starter is a little gray metallic cylinder that plugs into a socket. Simply put fluorescent starters are a timed switch.

Once you have the correct replacement fluorescent starter you will need to start by removing the bulb to replace it.