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WorksheetsTROUBLESHOOTING DEFECTIVE FLUORESCENT LAMP FIXTURES
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Who invented the fluorescent lamp?
Agapito Flores
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Christopher Jay Flores
Thomas Alba Edison
It is a glow switch that opens and closes the circuit to produce a high voltage or inductive
kick across the bulb at the filament during the starting period.
ballast
transformer
starter
tungsten filament
It is a tubular or linear bulb containing mercury vapor and inert gas with phosphor coating
inside.
compact fluorescent lamp
fluorescent lamp
fluorescent tube
open type fluorescent lamp
It refers to an electrical device that holds the fluorescent tube.
adapter
ballast
fluorescent lamp holder
plug
This device regulates the current to the lamps and provides sufficient voltage to start the lamps.
adapter
ballast
fluorescent lamp holder
plug
Leak in lamp tube
Inspect visually the lamp tube for possible cracked
or damaged. If there is, replace with new one.
Check the power source.
Adjust the lamp and set it properly.
Check the wiring connection to see whether it
follows the diagram on the ballast.
Check the ballast. Replace the ballast.
No electrical power to
lamp fixture.
Inspect visually the lamp tube for possible cracked
or damaged. If there is, replace with new one.
Check the power source.
Adjust the lamp and set it properly.
Check the wiring connection to see whether it
follows the diagram on the ballast.
Check the ballast. Replace the ballast.
Improper wiring
Inspect visually the lamp tube for possible cracked
or damaged. If there is, replace with new one.
Check the power source.
Adjust the lamp and set it properly.
Check the wiring connection to see whether it
follows the diagram on the ballast.
Check the ballast. Replace the ballast.
Loose contact between the lamp and lamp holder.
Inspect visually the lamp tube for possible cracked
or damaged. If there is, replace with new one.
Check the power source.
Adjust the lamp and set it properly.
Check the wiring connection to see whether it
follows the diagram on the ballast.
Check the ballast. Replace the ballast.
Defective ballast
Inspect visually the lamp tube for possible cracked
or damaged. If there is, replace with new one.
Check the power source.
Adjust the lamp and set it properly.
Check the wiring connection to see whether it
follows the diagram on the ballast.
Check the ballast. Replace the ballast.
