I had an idea to put an old 4 foot flu lamp on top of my kitchen cupboards to give a decent light enough to see to get a drink etc without turning on the main 8 foot flu lamp. The 4 footer was rated at 36 Watts the 8 foot one at 100 Watts so I thought I could leave the little one on for a few hours without racking up my bill too much. Anyhow I left it running this evening I just went out there my kitchen smells of burning and the fitting is super hot it burnt my finger. Also it tripped the RCD For that socket circuit The fitting was on its side whilst lit that should of been OK don't understand why it died. I tried powering it again around 2 seconds after plugging in the rcd tripped again Grrrr
Thanks guys I have some 8 foot tubes hidden away for future use if needed although its not certain if I will outlive the tube or it will outlive me. But that aside the fitting that burnt up was very hot thinking about it because it tripped the rcd for that circuit and didn't blow a 3 amp plug fuse it seems like its a partial breakdown to earth somewhere in the choke. I will have a look on fleabay to get a new one although I've got a spare 2 foot tube in the shed which if it works will do almost as well.
Thanks guys I have some 8 foot tubes hidden away for future use if needed although its not certain if I will outlive the tube or it will outlive me. But that aside the fitting that burnt up was very hot thinking about it because it tripped the rcd for that circuit and didn't blow a 3 amp plug fuse it seems like its a partial breakdown to earth somewhere in the choke. I will have a look on fleabay to get a new one although I've got a spare 2 foot tube in the shed which if it works will do almost as well.
