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  • Jan 21, 2012, 07:24 PM
    Stringer
    Electrical problem
    I have four wall mounted out door lights in the front of my home. A friend noticed that approximately every couple of minutes or so all the lights 'blink.' It is a quick blink however it is continuous and regular. I never noticed this before, do I have a problem, is it a short in the wiring, possibly one of the light fixtures that were changed last year has a problem?

    Is this something that I should have looked at right away?

    Thanks in advance.

    Stringer
  • Jan 21, 2012, 08:31 PM
    ballengerb1
    Are all four powered off the same switch? I would put my test leads on the power to the switch which I suspect will tell me the supply is OK. Then put your test leads on the switch to see if there is a periodic drop of power via the switch, that's where I think your issue will be found. That or the Bears are messing with you.
  • Jan 21, 2012, 08:49 PM
    Stringer
    Thank you kind sir, project for tomorrow between the NFL games. And yes all four are powered from a timer switch inside.

    Thanks again.

    Stringer
  • Jan 22, 2012, 04:52 AM
    parttime
    Stringer, have you tried changing the bulb that's blinking? Could just be a bad bulb. Good luck
  • Jan 22, 2012, 08:51 AM
    ballengerb1
    "four wall mounted out door lights " I would doubt that all four light bulbs have the same issue at the same time.
  • Jan 22, 2012, 09:20 AM
    Stratmando
    I would bypass the timer switch, if they don't blink now, It IS the switch.
  • Jan 22, 2012, 09:49 AM
    parttime
    Sorry stringer, I read that as "a light" was blinking.

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