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kalee20 · 17th Jan 2019, 5:24 pm

True. And even with the BC CFL's, you have to place the whole plug-in item when it stops working. You can't replace just the tube, or just the power supply, if that fails.

Traditional fluorescent lamps, you can replace just the tube, or just the starter. In principle, you could replace the choke, or the power-factor correction capacitor (if fitted), but I've never heard of anyone doing so - they just replace the whole fitting.

17th Jan 2019, 5:24 pm	#83
kalee20 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK. Posts: 7,087	Re: The demise of the fluorescent tube True. And even with the BC CFL's, you have to place the whole plug-in item when it stops working. You can't replace just the tube, or just the power supply, if that fails. Traditional fluorescent lamps, you can replace just the tube, or just the starter. In principle, you could replace the choke, or the power-factor correction capacitor (if fitted), but I've never heard of anyone doing so - they just replace the whole fitting.