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our_mums_r_mad

10/12/2006 at 3:26pm
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we have had trouble with our 8watt strip light this weekend,on friday it was bright but saturday it was very very dim i have checked all wires and the battery and all 12v where working fine could the bulbs be on there way out or could it be something else?

cheers jase

dwassell

10/12/2006 at 4:27pm
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Check your eyes J...you were wearing shades on saturday...or was your vision blurred..

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Jan P

10/12/2006 at 4:39pm
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excess of pink clouding your vision?

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our_mums_r_mad

10/12/2006 at 4:40pm
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im t total me.lol.

cheers dean and jan your both very helpfull.lol.

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probably the bulbs - I had similar probs with my 12v - new tubes - right as rain!

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wait a mo since when is a tube a bulb and a bulb a tube,
this is a must see taking a bulb out of a tubelighting unit and fitting a tube, who put the bulb in there in first place

Jan P

10/12/2006 at 5:15pm
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OK serious mode. Most likely cause 12v battery showing less than 12V. Fluorescent tubes last longer than you've had the sterling.

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our_mums_r_mad

10/12/2006 at 5:20pm
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battery fully charged before we left but it was very cold would that have offected the light even thought the other 12v appliances worked ok?

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see here wizard had same problem a few weeks ago it was the tubes

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=8&TopicID=89166&PagePosition=1&showActive=10&ReturnPage=Active

the tubes will last years as there is no fillament to break like a bulb but the pwder coating inside gets tired and doesnt move like it should resulting in a dim light

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our_mums_r_mad

10/12/2006 at 8:51pm
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looked at the post and its the same on ours the ends of the tubes where the glass starts have gone brown will change tubes see what happens.

cheers jase

Hil580

11/12/2006 at 4:55pm
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Loads of people had trouble with batteries, this weekend Jason. Some reckoned it might be something to do with being under the electricity pylons. Charge the battery and try again. Might be ok at Rutland, at least you'll have EHU there, if not drink more!!!!!!! Then it won't matter,lol .

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our_mums_r_mad

11/12/2006 at 6:46pm
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cheers paul will try and drink more but remember im up against dean,stewart and hil.....oh she wont be there shame im sure we will all miss you both.

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12/12/2006 at 11:43am
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Hi if it is very cold the batterys will not give out their best ( how many have failed to start their cars on a cold morning with the battery dying off !! ) in cold weather keep your batterys fully charged and make sure they are topped up with water ( disstilled water and the top of the plates are covered !! ) and you should be fine ! the charge on a battery as to be very low to affect these Fluorescent lights go for new tubes hope you sort it and you are braver then me camping at this time of year lol Paul

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12/12/2006 at 12:20pm
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tubes changed life a bit brighter with camping.lol.

cheers everybody for your help spare tubes will be packed away for the future.

cheers jase

Jan P

12/12/2006 at 4:31pm
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So were they pennine ones? less than a year old? or stand alone ones. Ours are 5 years old at least and fine.

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