T5 Lighting.... Please advise....

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  1. Cheetah

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    I was given this dual T5 lighting by my son.... In transit... the one tube was broken... now... the light will not come on when I switch it on... it comes on for a second or 2.... then goes off.... is it essential to have both tubes in for it to work??.... or.. should it work with only one tube???....

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    Does it have a built in starter somewhere? Maybe the starter is broken?
     
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    Yep, you will need two tubes if it is a dual ballast...
    Most probably a digital ballast, with no starter.
     
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    dual electronic blast. will need to globes most likely...
     
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    Most dual fittings have to have both the tubes in to work, UNLESS the fitting has TWO ballasts in it only then will one tube work at a time. You will need the second tube for it to work.
     
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