philips lamps won\'t lite

corvette · 07-12-2004, 06:52 AM

changed out my philips swift 160r with new philips advantage 160r the new lamps won't turn on, the bed is equipted with cosmostart/e starters I put the old philips lamps back in and they come right on.the bed is running on 240v I changed a couple of the starters with s-12 starters and the lamps will turn on.what gives.

JOHN @ URI · 07-12-2004, 08:40 AM

The Electronic starters only strike once & if the lamp doesn't come on then it isn't going to. You need to put the Advantage lamps back in the unit & then turn the unit on & off about a dozen times to get the starters and lamps in sync.

Regular S12 starters will keep firing at the lamp until it starts.

That will cure the problem.

engfant · 07-12-2004, 10:04 AM

HOLY CRAP I had the same thing happen (different lamp, same starter). That's real irritating (think I threw out those lamps. Grrrr)

West Side Tanner · 07-12-2004, 01:56 PM

John is correct. In the ads for the electronic starters, they don't tell you that they only stick once, and thats it. Found that out when i had a problem with the buck/booster.

corvette · 07-13-2004, 07:16 AM

Talked with fred at world wide specialty lamps(very smart dude)he explained the in and outs of electronic starters as john from URI as stated he said to use the cleo starter thats designed for higher watt lamps and that should fix my problem,people need to know this info about electronic starters that they are not all what they are cracked up to be,I could have burned the lamps in with some s-12 starters if I had some extras but I was so ticked that I just replaced the old lamps back in until I get some new starters.

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07-12-2004, 06:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
corvette Join Date: Feb 28 2001 Location: tennessee Posts: 216 Rep Power: 8	changed out my philips swift 160r with new philips advantage 160r the new lamps won't turn on, the bed is equipted with cosmostart/e starters I put the old philips lamps back in and they come right on.the bed is running on 240v I changed a couple of the starters with s-12 starters and the lamps will turn on.what gives.

07-12-2004, 08:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
JOHN @ URI I love Derf!! Join Date: Dec 21 2001 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,299 Rep Power: 7	The Electronic starters only strike once & if the lamp doesn't come on then it isn't going to. You need to put the Advantage lamps back in the unit & then turn the unit on & off about a dozen times to get the starters and lamps in sync. Regular S12 starters will keep firing at the lamp until it starts. That will cure the problem.

07-12-2004, 10:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
engfant FREE ENGFANTUCATION Join Date: May 20 2003 Posts: 8,931 Rep Power: 12	HOLY CRAP I had the same thing happen (different lamp, same starter). That's real irritating (think I threw out those lamps. Grrrr)

07-12-2004, 01:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
West Side Tanner Join Date: Dec 27 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,548 Rep Power: 5	John is correct. In the ads for the electronic starters, they don't tell you that they only stick once, and thats it. Found that out when i had a problem with the buck/booster.

07-13-2004, 07:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
corvette Join Date: Feb 28 2001 Location: tennessee Posts: 216 Rep Power: 8	Talked with fred at world wide specialty lamps(very smart dude)he explained the in and outs of electronic starters as john from URI as stated he said to use the cleo starter thats designed for higher watt lamps and that should fix my problem,people need to know this info about electronic starters that they are not all what they are cracked up to be,I could have burned the lamps in with some s-12 starters if I had some extras but I was so ticked that I just replaced the old lamps back in until I get some new starters.

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