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Henry1865 | 18:35 Fri 27th Sep 2024 | Technology
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Out of the corner of my eye, occsaionally I seem to see my flourescent table lamp flash momentarily. It is switched off but plugged into the live mains. As I never see this flashing from any of the other many items in my living room, can I assume that electricity really does discharge through the 'bulb'?

 

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Are you sure it's from the lamp?

I noticed some flashing in my peripheral vision, and the optician said it was posterior vitreous detachment.

Have you any led lights in the house?

 

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Hopkirk, I tried to word my question so as to indicate uncertainty. Could be my eyesight - which os to be checked soon.

Netherfield. I have several LED lights, one in the same room.

Unplugging it may give a clue whether it, or something else, is the cause.

If it is posterior vitreous detachment, it's not as disastrous as it sounds. It's one of the effects of aging.

LED lights flicker and it's more obvious out of the corner of your eye .We used to be stopped at a particular set of traffic lights in France. When you looked straight ahead you could see one of the lights flashing in the corner of your eye; if you turned your eyes to look at it it stopped flashing.

Your first thought could be correct, when we first came here the kitchen had a mixture of fluorescent and halogen lighting.

As each fitting gave up working I replace them with a LED light, that's when odd things happened, turn off the lights at night and some would flicker, some of the tubes would glow dimly or flash.

It only stopped when I decided to go all out with LED In that room.

An electrician on an ' ask an expert ' website tried to explain it, neutrals and discharge, but it lost me.

But I would still get my eyes checked

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Thanks for all your thoghts.

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