Re: [OT] Low Energy Bulbs

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alex Monaghan wrote:

>
> I'm not going mad then :) (well perhaps, but not because of the lights
!)
> Ours are normal switches - still waiting for approval to install some
> automation (something to do with lack of decorating over all the bare
> plaster where I've installed cat5, coax & new ring main cables :))
> Any solution ? We use the lounge as an additional bedroom when we have
the
> whole family over and I don't really want to have to change the bulb
> when we
> have visitors.


Do your lamp connections have an earth in the fitting? Is the switch in
the live or the neutral line?

I'm wondering if these low energy bulbs have a small leakage path to
earth - if your light switches are on the neutral side it's possible the
lamps are still "live" even when turned off.

I can't think of another reason why they would flash when switched off
with a normal switch (lack of imagination a possible factor here...).

Jim