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Can I have only one fluorescent bulb in a 2 bulb fixture?
I have a two bulb fluorescent light fixture, it is too bright. Is there any problem with just taking one bulb out and using just one bulb. For example would it hurt the ballast or anything like that?
4 Answers
- dtstellwagenLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
There are a couple of designs, but if you put one lamp and it appears to reach full light then it was designed to do that.
Worst case scenario, you try it and it doesn't work, a ballast that does do it is $15 if you use 1.5" T12 lamps, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007QBIQ52/ref=as... , or $10 if you use or change to T8 1" type of lamp http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0053VHAPY/ref=as... , you can get these at your local hardware store and not pay shipping.
Source(s): Local 46 Electrician - ?Lv 68 years ago
Usually they will not work with only 1 bulb if they are older. The bulbs are looped so if one goes out , it does not connect to the other. You could consider lower wattage bulbs or a different bulb , like soft white, or warm white which gives off a pinkish light.
- ?Lv 58 years ago
I did it many times but it drove me crazy, so I put 2 lower voltage bulbs,you could also buy these energy efficient ones
