Flourescent tube taking long time to 'come on'. Whats the reason?

[Ming the Merciless]

Speed of light slows down in the dark, hence why it takes a while for the light to hit your eyes.

 

[slowmotion]

Speed of light slows down in the dark, hence why it takes a while for the light to hit your eyes.

I don't think it slows down. It just tends to get lost in the darkness.

 

[postman]

You've got too much dark in the room and the light's struggling to push against it to get out of the tube. Try leaving the door open for a while to let the pressure equalise.

You could also try this.Plug it in to your neighbours electricity supply,yours might be weak.I did something similar twenty odd years ago.At work we were allowed to have music players and headphones.My phgones had a 3 metre cable on them,far too big.A bloke sold me a head set with a three foot cable on it worked so much better the battery was not having to push the charge over six feet more.I had those headphones for years,great bloke was Del he could get you anything,he once got my mate a tv dish dirt cheap,funnily it only got London stations and Airports.

 

[Globalti]

LED strip lights are fantastic. And they light immediately.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Just replaced a tube and starter in one of our lights in the garage . However have plans to replace all 3 with LED fittings .