TigerhawkT3
Flashlight Enthusiast
I have Cree BA19 bulbs running as ceiling lights in two rooms. They constantly flicker, dim down, and brighten, similar to a candle on a windy day. Output will flicker between half and full several times in a second, then drop to half for a few seconds, then back to full, then go slightly dimmer for several seconds, then more flickering... it's rather annoying. In one room, they simply flicker constantly like this. In the other, it was so bad that one bulb actually died. These things are barely a year old.
Any thoughts on why this is happening? Might the fixtures be faulty? We had CFLs before this, and they would be bright when first turned on, then dim to half 30 seconds later, then gradually get back to full output, and they never lasted more than a year or two. We had an electrician in and there was supposedly nothing wrong with the setup. Or maybe it's a thermal protection circuit going absolutely nutty?
I am interested in any theory, solution, or purchase that causes me to end up with steady output from bulbs that last as long as they're supposed to.
Any thoughts on why this is happening? Might the fixtures be faulty? We had CFLs before this, and they would be bright when first turned on, then dim to half 30 seconds later, then gradually get back to full output, and they never lasted more than a year or two. We had an electrician in and there was supposedly nothing wrong with the setup. Or maybe it's a thermal protection circuit going absolutely nutty?
I am interested in any theory, solution, or purchase that causes me to end up with steady output from bulbs that last as long as they're supposed to.