CF lights fade in?

Hello everyone,

I'm usually still in bed when my tank lights come one, but this morning
I wasn't. And when they did, I noticed that they seemed very dim.
Slowly, they got brighter. I'm a bit concerned that the ballast is
going south or something.

It's an AH supply kit with a home built hood. 2x55Watt in a wood
enclosure that's really well ventilated - the top is mostly open.
Nothing bad has fallen in or anything like that and everything else
seems ok.

Is this normal?

--
Ross Vandegrift

"The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who
make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians
have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine
man in the bonds of Hell."
--St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram, Book II, xviii, 37

"Ross Vandegrift" wrote in message
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Hello everyone,

I'm usually still in bed when my tank lights come one, but this morning
I wasn't. And when they did, I noticed that they seemed very dim.
Slowly, they got brighter. I'm a bit concerned that the ballast is
going south or something.

It's an AH supply kit with a home built hood. 2x55Watt in a wood
enclosure that's really well ventilated - the top is mostly open.
Nothing bad has fallen in or anything like that and everything else
seems ok.

Is this normal?

--
Ross Vandegrift

"The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who
make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians
have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine
man in the bonds of Hell."
--St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram, Book II, xviii, 37


Most CFs take 5 or 10 minutes to reach peak brightness, or so the
manufacturers claim, so I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Tony