Q • I have a fluorescent light in my laundry room that won't always come on. Sometimes it does, but more often than not, it only has a dim light and the bulbs flicker. I've tried replacing the bulbs, ...

The first artificial source of light was nothing more than a burning stick -- about a million years ago. About 5,000 years ago, a wick and some oil in a clay jar became the first lamp and replaced the ...

Q: My home is about 20 years old. My problem is with the lights in the kitchen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I turn on the switch, the light flickers or just partially lights. I ...

June 22, 2007 With over half a billion fluorescent light globes disposed of each year in the U.S. alone, there is no doubting the significance of a product that allows existing fluorescent fixtures to ...

Q: I have two overhead fluorescent light fixtures – one in the kitchen ceiling and one in the laundry room – that are not working properly. After the switch has been turned on, the light bulbs may ...

Q: As I was changing the fluorescent light tube in my ceiling fixture, I rotated the bulb to get it out and I heard a “snap” and saw things falling from the fixture. I cringed and waited for the pain.

In part 1 we discussed rectifying the ballast AC current to DC and we showed an open load protection circuit. Direct replacement of fluorescent tubes with LED assemblies can lead to uneven lighting.

Philips has led the way in designing an instantaneous 'click-to-fit' LED retrofit alternative for linear electronic instant start fluorescent tube lighting. Currently, installers need to re-wire the ...