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Dead ultraviolet bulb - can we fix it?

I bought this ultraviolet compact fluorescent lamp from a UK seller on eBay to compare the output to other UVA sources. When it arrived it was dead out the box, and the seller was adamant that I post the lamp back to them at my own expense to prove I wasn't lying, even when I sent them a video showing the dead lamp being alternated with a working one in the same lamp holder. Since the process of sending it back would be inconvenient (which may be their intent) I decided just to explore it in a video and see if we could fix it. Note that the light does contain high voltage circuitry and a spicy capacitor, so does pose a shock risk if powered while open. The plastic of this one was also very brittle, so once reassembled it is nowhere near as strong as it was before being opened. That could pose a risk of the lamp housing splitting open when being plugged into a live holder. The wires are so short inside that I had to solder new ones onto the tips of the existing ones to guide them through the holes so the contact rivets could be put in properly. For those wondering why I call the 400V capacitors death beam capacitors, it's because of a conspiracist who claims that the 400V capacitor in LED street light power supplies is to power the 5G directed energy weapons in them. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- https://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's algorithm quirks, allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. #ElectronicsCreators