Good job on the repair. Very cool seeing the inside and how it works. I remember replacing starters in the regular fluorescent fixtures, the round silver ones. Sometimes very difficult to snap in, but I got it in. 💡💡💡
Yes! I have regular linear fluorescents with a non-integrated starter.. (I think I will make a video about that probably next week) Loved changing starters!
I guess the new starter didn't work because it needs higher voltage. The capacitor isn't necessary, you may remove it completely. The starter will work anyway.
Yes! I was thinking just the same thing when I was editing the video... That thing you say about the capacitor, well I have to try it out... As you see in the video at the end, the thing that was wrong in the Philips was the capacitor, and as soon as I placed it on the Tishman, it stopped working... But it would be nice seeing if removing it will make the Tishman work again... Thank you!
The new starter didnt work beacuse the fs2 is configured to run tubes in series and S10 Just runs 1 tube so i think a s10 starter will run good with the lamp.
Nice Repair, the condenser/capacitor going bad in PL lamps seems to be a common problem, the starter can also fail by welding itself together mostly when the lamp is EOL. The cap thing used to be a big problem with US replaceable starters where some wax ones would combust in heavy use situations and where phased out for less flammable alternatives. As for the FS-2 not working, I'm thinking either your connections broke or that the starter was incompatible with PL lamps.
Did this recently with a 2D tube that was basically new but the starter had gone bad (completely open circuit), just gutted a cheap starter and split open the plastic housing of the 2D tube and replaced the starter and it worked a charm.
Hi, thank you for your video. I have a question to ask you. When you disassembled the Philips PL-S were the capacitor and starter fixed with glue or something else?. I ask this because I bought some Philips PL-S made in Poland and when I shake them I hear the internal components banging in the plastic socket. Thank you
