Flashing Table Lamp?

[Henry1865]

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'?

 

[Hopkirk]

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.

[netherfield]

Have you any led lights in the house?

 

[Henry1865]

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.

[Old_Geezer]

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

[Hopkirk]

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

[bhg481]

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.

[netherfield]

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

[Henry1865]

Thanks for all your thoghts.