Hi.
First I hope everyone has had a good Christma.
Now on to my question. My kitchen fluorescent light is taking its time to light up. My initial thought was the capacitor and on testing it it’s capacitance value was reading 0.4 microfarads. This seems incredibly low to me but I have no idea on how to go about calculating the size needed to source a replacement.
The bulb is 58 watts, on a 230 volts supply.
Can someone explain the process of sizing a capacitor to me so I can calculate the required replacement please. There is markings on the current capacitor but it’s so old I can’t make out what it says.
Many thanks Simon
First I hope everyone has had a good Christma.
Now on to my question. My kitchen fluorescent light is taking its time to light up. My initial thought was the capacitor and on testing it it’s capacitance value was reading 0.4 microfarads. This seems incredibly low to me but I have no idea on how to go about calculating the size needed to source a replacement.
The bulb is 58 watts, on a 230 volts supply.
Can someone explain the process of sizing a capacitor to me so I can calculate the required replacement please. There is markings on the current capacitor but it’s so old I can’t make out what it says.
Many thanks Simon