What causes light flicker?

scanboy · 24th February 2006, 11:29 PM

I have the Lumen lab lighting kit, when I power it up, the light continues to flicker even after 30 mins. Why? is it a bad ballast or lamp? or is it just something that I did wrong?

Someone in this site mentioned that bad grounding might cause this kind of flicker, but the wires that I used to power the ballast are thicker than those comming out of the ballast, isn't that good enough?
Any ideas?

superdaveumo · 26th February 2006, 09:56 PM

Good grounding doesn't just mean the wires are connected tightly. It also means that what you're connecting them to is a "good ground".

scanboy · 16th March 2006, 06:37 PM

I am connecting the ground wire to the wire that leads to the center pin of the plug, is that good?

ywh · 15th April 2006, 11:06 AM

get a new lighter

24th February 2006, 11:29 PM	#1
scanboy diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	What causes light flicker? I have the Lumen lab lighting kit, when I power it up, the light continues to flicker even after 30 mins. Why? is it a bad ballast or lamp? or is it just something that I did wrong? Someone in this site mentioned that bad grounding might cause this kind of flicker, but the wires that I used to power the ballast are thicker than those comming out of the ballast, isn't that good enough? Any ideas? __________________ Delay no more

16th March 2006, 06:37 PM	#3
scanboy diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	I am connecting the ground wire to the wire that leads to the center pin of the plug, is that good? __________________ Delay no more

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26th February 2006, 09:56 PM	#2
superdaveumo diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colorado	Good grounding doesn't just mean the wires are connected tightly. It also means that what you're connecting them to is a "good ground".

15th April 2006, 11:06 AM	#4
ywh diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Earth	get a new lighter

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