Replace the fluorescent tube by sliding the pins straight up into the socket's slots and giving the tube 1/2 turn. Step 7 Replace the fixture's cover lens if it has one and turn the power back on to the light. A fluorescent starter is a small, metallic cylinder that plugs into a so...
You canupgrade from fluorescents to LEDsin two distinct ways. Firstly, you can do a lighting retrofit to your existing fixtures to make them function for LED lighting. This is known as retrofitting. Secondly, it is possible to replace the lighting fixtures entirely withmodern LED lighting. Once...
The sockets that hold the tubes in the fixture, like any other part, can fail. This is seldom the cause of fluorescent fixture problems, but it does happen, and new sockets are easily found. As always, remove the old sockets (see How to Replace a Ballast, above) and bring one to the...
The compact fluorescent light bulb stands poised to replace Edison's most famous invention as the icon of ideation. Fuse / Getty Images As the symbol of innovation, the incandescent light bulb is not very innovative. It hasn't changed much since Thomas Edison introduced it in 1879. It still...
I didn’t replace the CCFL while I was creating the LCD disassembly guide, I just took it apart as an example to show how you can access the backlight lamp. If you are looking for a new backlight lamp I guess you can buy it through this site. They have a good selection of backli...
How to replace incandescent light bulbs with LEDs Swapping out incandescent bulbs for LED light bulbs is the easiest change of all. You don't need to change the light sockets that you have installed, as the cap on LED light bulbs are compatible with conventional light sockets. Furthermore, ...
In 1895, a German physicist named Wilhelm Roentgen made the discovery while experimenting with electron beams in a gas discharge tube. Roentgen noticed that a fluorescent screen in his lab started to glow when the electron beam was turned on. This response in itself wasn't so surprising -- ...
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Here are a few great ways to replace your background for shooting: Fake background:If your home furniture doesn’t allow a nice-looking shot, it is better to create a fake background in a corner of your home. A fake backdrop has a professional and clean look. ...
Two photon microscopy uses a laser to excite fluorescent molecules (fluorophores) within a sample through emitting short pulses of light at high power. This step-by-step guide demonstrates how to safely align a laser for two photon microscopy.