Haldie problem
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Topic: Haldie problem
Posted By: jenjardu
Subject: Haldie problem
Date Posted: March 10 2003 at 11:01am
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I just got a "Advance Ballast" ballast for a 175 w bulb. And pluged everything in and my light goes off after the warm up. I know the light and ballast worked when I purchased them cause we tested it. So I'm wondering if my old houses wiring could be the problem or if I just have too much juice running to that one outlet in the house. Dose anyone know what would cause my lights to do this? Flickering off affter they warm up |
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Posted By: Flaz
Date Posted: March 10 2003 at 1:04pm
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It's the bulb more than likely. One of my 250s did the same thing for the first 3 months I had it. After re-firing several times it would eventually come on and stay lit. I checked with the seller about this behavior and they said it happens sometimes and should go away after the bulb is burnt in. I was told this was about 80 hours but like I said, it took mine 3 months... Does the bulb eventually come on? If it never comes on I'd get a replacement bulb to make sure that's the problem... |
Posted By: KeoDog
Date Posted: March 10 2003 at 1:37pm
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What brand of bulb is it? Some bulbs require a pulse start ballast instead of a probe start. ------------- Kevin Kunz (Sandy, UT) 300g reef "A trade by which one gains and the other loses is a fraud." Ayn Rand |
Posted By: Jeff Hite
Date Posted: March 10 2003 at 9:08pm
| ahhh no, hey tell me if you can't get it to work. It worked perfect before I unhooked it to come to the meeting. Try to let it run for a while, since its a new bulb, also I never tried on of those 5500K's in there only 10000 and 12000 (yuck). Didn't you get more than one bulb? I know sometimes the bulb has to burn in a little before it fires right. |
Posted By: jenjardu
Date Posted: March 11 2003 at 8:41am
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All is fine. I tried leaving it alone and letting it go off and on for a while and it finally came on and stayed on. It must have been the new bulbs. |
Thanks for everybody's help.