florescent household light dim......

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Bushman

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it lights up the tubes but is very dim.. is the ballast going out? do i need to replace the whole freeking think or just the bulbs.
what it started doing is would take 5 or so seconds to "warm up" then come on full brightnesss now won't get out of "warm up" phase.
 
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Are the ends of the tubes noticeably darkened? If so then I`d try changing them. With luck that`s all it is.

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might also be the "starter" (do they still make fluorescent lights with these?) - it's the little (2"x1" ?) metal cylinder that twists and pops out of the fixture...try replacing that first, they're cheap. Dark rings at the ends mean the light's going...
 
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Try WD40 or DeOxit on the Brass ends.

The little tube starters are rare on 4 footers. Common on 8 footers.

There are "ballasts" inside. They look like Black Bricks.

Change the tubes. Both of them.
 
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thankss i will try the tubes first then wrestle the whole thing down if needed after that
 
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