Top light does not work. Florescent bulb &

Not the capacitor. If this fan has a remote make sure it's set for incandescent bulb & not CFL bulb. Should be where you install the battery. Also, make sure you're using the correct wattage as it might have a limiter in the fan.

replace back light - it is a flourescent bulb which gets darker as it gets used ( like all flourescent bulbs do - they start getting black on ends and get dimmer as they are being used)

Google-search: florescent slide dimmer
You have 320 Watts, 120 volts, and the circuit uses 2.6 amps.
Volts x Amps = Watts.

1) The florescent slide dimmers seem to cost $100-120

2) If you search for florescent dimmer, the cost is lower than the slide dimmer.
Leviton sells for $50
http://www.google.com/products/catalog

The Leviton 6681 is a push-button rotary-type incandescent dimmer with 600Watt capacity

If you have incandescent bulbs, the dimmer should work.
If the dimmer has different color wires, try reversing the wires.
If the dimmer replaced a 3-way switch, then this is not the right dimmer.
If you have compact florescent bulbs, you need a dimmer that also dims florescent.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog
Link shows the Leviton 6673 incandescent and florescent dimmer

But you also need dimmable compact florescent bulbs.
http://www.amazon.com/DIMMABLE-COMPACT-FLUORESCENT-LIGHT-SPIRAL/dp/B0014B84ZM

The actual light tube slides sideways into the socket and then is rotated 90 degrees so it clicks (quarter turn). It is physically impossible so wurlitzer added a black plastic cap at the top and bottom of the tube with a bit sticking out that you can use to turn the tube. So look at the very top and bottom of the actual light tube and try turning the black part.

Flourescent Lights use a 'starter' to build up a charge which then jolts them to life. It sounds like your starter is struggling to do the job. The starter is usually located on the side of the light casing and looks like a cylinder which partly protrudes from the case. It twists and comes out and is easily replaced.

if its the older style try replacing the flourescent starters on the end of the lamp units,they push upward and turn 90 degrees,if this is not the problem then its probably the ballasts themselves

I suspect you have the radio problem that needs to be reapired by a guy who does this.

Question: The display on my radio has gone blank. Everything else on th radio seems to work.

Answer: It seems that in most cases the problem is bad solder joint for the flourescent display. Here is Chris's comments on this problem:
"On the factory stereos from Ford they used two types of displays. One is a LCD display with a light bulb behind to illuminate the segments of the display. Replacement of this bulb can be tricky but not impossible.

On the stereos with the blue/green Vacuum Florescent Displays (VFD) the problem is usually caused by broken solder connections to the display board or the Tube. On most VFD’s the last two pins on each end are the filament and if the solder connection breaks it will not let the tube light the segments. Most VFD’s will out last the life of the car but they do burnout.

Another problem to check for is if the tube itself is broken. It is a glass tube." Also, you can try here: http://www.shareamemory.com/radio/.
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I also substituted Floescent Bulbs for the standard bulbs. The bulbs would not light up although the relay was working. It seemed that the Florescent bulbs had a somewhat shorter neck. What I did was unplug the drive system from the outlet and then bend the metal connector in the socket so that it would come out further towards the opening of the socket. I then repluged the drive. The Floercent bulbs now have contact and are working perfectly. Simple problem with a simple solution.

Sandman

Try REVEAL brand DOUBLE LIFE ceiling fan light bulbs, available from HOME DEPOT. The filament in those bulbs is much thicker than any others, and the one I installed on my own Sears GDO has lasted 3 months so far, compared to one week for others I have tried.