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rickvikki
Explorer
Oct 09, 2014

flourescent ceiling lights not working?

Hello everyone: Some help would be appreciated. We have a Tiffen Phaeton 2006 40ft dp and some of our ceiling fluorescent fixtures are not working. Have put new tubes in and still no luck. We thought it my be the starter (typically found in fixtures) but we are not seeing any starter in the fixtures. Are there parts we can replace or is it simply having to buy a complete ceiling fixture.

Thanks, Vikki and Rick
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    rickvikki
    Explorer
    Oct 09, 2014
    Thank yhou, Doug and Sandy. Yes they are 18" double. I guess we will switch over to LED also, but will wait till we are in the U.S., they are cheaper :)
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    dturm
    Moderator
    Oct 09, 2014
    All of mine failed (double tube 18"??) over a year ago. The ballast is what fails and I was told the double fixture ballasts are prone to failure and replacements are expensive.

    I rewired them (bypassing the ballast) with LED strips in a warm white (DW prefers) and all are working with no failures. It was a very easy fix.

    There was a thread on RV.net somewhere recently Thread on replacing lights.

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