Recent content by blindpew

The flashing occurs when only one ES bulb of the Philips type that has 3 U shaped tubes is fitted with the other socket empty. If I have 2 ES bulbs fitted there's no flashing and I now find, experimenting further based on the knowledge gained from your information, that the voltage with 2 ES...

Thanks again bernardgreen. My switches are as mechanical as they come circa 1990. Do you think I should revert to normal bulbs (as per the last 15 years) or have these snubbers fitted?

:D 2 replies in 9 minutes, that's quicker than using the phone! I just measured the voltage with 1 Energy bulb in a holder and the other socket empty and it was down to 10v. With a standard 100w bulb in one socket the volts read zero so it looks like Capacitive coupling between adjacent...

Help. :? One of my energy saving bulbs on a 2 bulb, 3 way switched lighting circuit just blew. I turned off the switch to replace the bulb and found that the good bulb was flashing very weakly at about 10 flashes/minute. Further investigation revealed that there was a stray 40v on all the...