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Why do you need a special light dimmer for fluorescent lights?
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The ballast of a fluorescent lamp (whether modern electronic or conventional large inductance) will cause a kickback voltage when the lamp starts up that causes electrical breakdown and destruction of the standard dimmer's Triac (a solid state switch). There are some special electronic ballasts that don't do this and will work with ordinary dimmers (just don't expect a linear dimming effect like you got with an incandescent bulb). The special dimmers that work with ordinary ballasts use special high voltage switching circuits with extra protection components to prevent this damage. This makes them more expensive.
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Can old or weak fluorescent lights explode if they're not changed?
Old fluorescent light do not explode. It will go only dimmer and dimmer or sometimes flickering and flashing on/off when it is defective.
Can you put fluorescent tubes on a dimmer switch?
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only regular lights like in ur house if u want to dimm a fluorescent light u have to change out the ballast to a dimmable ballast
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Type of light that produces little heat?
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