I have an art Deco Medicine cabinet that has two floresant lamps on it, that we want to use in a remodel old style bath room. These light works fine but are psuh to start lights. one switch starts both lamps. My question is! Is there any way that anyone knows to convert from push stat to auto start either with starters of new balast???Not really a big deal but would like it if they started from a wall switch rather than push buttom on unit....
Here is an odd one
Nov 05, 2006
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I'm guessing that they are just low wattage fluorescent tubes with a push to make button ! In that case I would just replace the button with an appropriate size starter. Just make sure that the metal case is well earthed !
Baron:
Look in Wal*Mart for a similar style but with a starter. It's the starter that is the problem (manual), not the ballast.
can you still buy starter sockets???
Certainly you can ! here in the UK at least !
Baron:
Try any hardware store electrical dept. You may have to buy one as part of a set of sockets, with the starter socket screwed to the side of one of the sockets for the lamp itself. The pushbutton that came with the lamps is actually two momentary closed contacts that are electrically separate, one in each lamp circuit.
H. R. (Bob) Hofmann
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