LIghbulb flickering- What does it mean?

Danny_G

I have a light bulb - energy saving one, which is flickering when I turn it on.

It flickers, and somtimes tacks over 40 seconds to actully turn on.

What does this mean? nothing has changed in the past 6 months.

what does flickering mean?

-an engergy saving one-

Sue-UU

It sounds as though it's far more likely to be the fittings than anything to do with the actual bulb. Far best to get them checked first.

All the best, Sue

k.o.d

Means you need a new energy saving lightbulb fitted, they don't last forever.

Hintza

Sue-UU wrote: »

Far best to get them checked first.

No it's not, change the bulb and if it stops you know exactly what the problem is. (You could even borrow one from another fitting). Don't look for complicated expensive problems until you have tried the easy ones first.

Norman_Castle

I have had the same problem in two different fittings. The bulb has been damaged by a loose connection in the plug, switch or bulb holder.

VoucherMan

Danny_G wrote: »

LIghbulb flickering- What does it mean?

At 2.15 in the morning?

You must have a ghost tryng to make contact

DVardysShadow

Danny_G wrote: »

I have a light bulb - energy saving one, which is flickering when I turn it on.

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what does flickering mean?

As far as I am aware, the flickering of a light bulb has no semantic content. With birds twittering, the semantics are obviously related to their activities and the need for survival. The alarm call of a disturbed blackbird is instantly recognisable and it serves both to alert other nearby blackbirds of a need for flight and to distract those other blackbirds from whatever food the blackbird was working on before it was disturbed.

For lightbulbs it is far from certain that they have desires or intentions which require communication, although if they did require to communicate, flickering would be the obvious way to do it. It is however most likely that the needs and asprations of light bulbs are so far removed from our own that the semantic content of the flickering can be safely ignored. But if it annoys you, just change the bulb. The new bulb will most likely convey its pleasure to you at being selected by giving a steady light.