At 08:05 PM 4/17/2004, Patrick J wrote: >Ok, this is driving me crazy I've just finished my UV-light box and >tried to connect the UV-tubes to check the light. I scrunged the >tube-sockets, >reaktor and starters from two working bathroom-mirror-lamps. >One pair of UV-tubes works ok, but the other pair is is not working. >Tube #2 lights up okay, but tube #1 just glows in both ends. > >What Ive done to troubleshoot: >- Ive checked that everything is connected in series >- changed all four tubes back and forth, made no difference >- changed starters, no difference >- changed the two reaktors, no difference >- swiched place on the two wires going to one tubesocket, which >resulted in tube #1 lights up and #2 glows! The starter socket is probably shorted. Here's how to test: disconnect the socket. Apply power and (very carefully) short the starter terminals together for a second or two. Then disconnect. The starter causes the tube filaments to heat up. When the starter opens, the tube operates. You can get the same effect by using a manual pushbutton. dwayne -- Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax Celebrating 20 years of Engineering Innovation (1984 - 2004) .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .- `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' Do NOT send unsolicited commercial email to this email address. This message neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.