Re: LM14A problem

[restamp@xxxxxxxxxxx (Rob Stampfli)]

In article <447c569a.325402500@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dave Houston <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>I have an LM14A, reliable for several years, that has started acting up. I
>wonder if anyone else has seen this behaviour. When it is turned off, it
>slowly fades as it always did but now, just before turning off, it flashes
>full on briefly before going off. Light bulbs normally last me for years but
>I had to replace this one after only brief use shortly after this odd
>problem appeared.

I had a similar problem:  If I remember correctly, at first, I would
find the lamp attached to the LM14A on at odd times.  Then, when I'd
try to turn it off, the lamp would dim, then flash back to full
brightness and usually remain on.  Strange.

Rob