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Originally Posted by emeritus
'As has been noted in other posts/threads, the "reluctance to start in the cold" problem can probably be solved by wax polishing the tubes.'
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I remember as an electrician in the 1970s, that some the fluorescent tubes we used at the plant I worked had a thin metal strip running the length of the tube to aid starting. These tubes had a bayonet-cap fitting at each end and tubular Bakelite-enclosed starter-lamps, betraying their age.
As more modern bi-pin tubes came in, bayonet to bi-pin adaptors were used to allow new tubes to be used on old fittings.