On Dienstag, 15. Februar 2022 08:10:12 CET Darren Freeman wrote: > On one of my units, I had to manually run the lamp heater to a higher > than normal temperature, before it would light. (With a thermocouple, > it's best to use some heatsink grease, otherwise the readings can be a > long way off.) > > The needed temperature gradually came down, until the unit could be > reassembled and used normally. On another, I just waited for several > hours at the usual temperature, and that was enough. Although again, it > took a couple of days of operation before it would light without > hesitation.
On the same note, if you have a hot air rework station, you can try gently heating the lamp assembly from a distance, it may help getting the lamp to ignite, too. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] -- To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to and follow the instructions there.
