Hello all,

I ordered a couple of CCFLs to replace two broken ones and have finally wired them up. The entire setup has 4 CCFLs in the circuit (two of the original four are fine). Now my problem is, the 2 new CCFLs are only lighting up about halfway...I'm not too sure why this is happening. Anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you!

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Re: Quick General Question about Troubleshooting

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Hey there,

I am trying to test whether the CFLs are the cause of my monitors peril. As shown in the pictures, the board has four slots dealing with CFL bulbs. Unfortunately one of the CFL sticks is visually cracked so I can only plug in one stick (of two plugs) and test, while the other two plugs are left empty.

My question is whether or not leaving the other ports open will trigger some sort of safety device to shutdown the CFLs completely after two seconds.

Thanks!

EDIT: Will be attaching pictures as soon as they travel through the interne...