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Cfl bulb flicker

david4791 · 2011-11-14 19:09:13

Why does my new 11 watt cfl bulb flicker in my old lamp which is designed to take bulbs up to 250 watts?

14-11-2011 8:09pm

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david4791

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Why does my new 11 watt cfl bulb flicker in my old lamp which is designed to take bulbs up to 250 watts?

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#2 16-11-2011 3:07pm

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david4791 wrote: »

Why does my new 11 watt cfl bulb flicker in my old lamp which is designed to take bulbs up to 250 watts?

Try it in a different light fitting, and see does it still happen.

If it does, get cfl exchanged if new.

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#3 16-11-2011 9:42pm

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Just figured out my lamp was dimmable, most cfl bulbs are not suitable for dimmable lamps, however, I did find a cfl bulb suitable for dimmable lamps

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