From: jeffrey (alternativeprocesses@snarf.net)
Date: 12/08/01-04:04:48 PM Z
Though rather rinky-dink, you can stretch aluminum foil behind the
bulbs (watch out for electrical grounding!) in order to improve their
'light-ability', when the reflector is either missing or not
available.
>Jeff wrote:
>
>
>I used ready-made 2 bulb fixtures and had planned to install them
>as is - but the were longer than I had measured so I pull
>their guts and installed the ballast and bulb pins directly in
>the box.
>
>How did you handle the problem of the reflectors and the need for
>the bulbs to be in close proximity to a grounded metal backing? It
>has been my experience in working with the two-tube holders that if
>you removes the reflectors the tubes turn on erratically, or not at
>all. When I built my first BL unit I removed several of the
>reflectors, for reasons I can not recall, and had all kinds of
>trouble (flickering, lights turning on erratically, etc.) with the
>unit. Then someone told me they played an important role in the
>correct functioning of the lights and I put them back on and the
>probems were solved rightr away.
>
>Sandy King
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