MH bulb still good??

ThaNgBOm321 · 09/28/2007, 11:27 PM

hello all.. i bought this bulb from a fellow RC member as NIB, but i cant get it to fire ....

it's a

EVC 400 watt 20k bulb

can anyone tell me why??? is it defective??? is my luck that bad??? what can i do about it??

TIA

ThaNgBOm321 · 09/28/2007, 11:28 PM

ohh and my ballst is a m59 magnetic

YzGyz

ThaNgBOm321 · 09/29/2007, 11:00 AM

noon bump

YzGyz

ThaNgBOm321 · 09/29/2007, 07:25 PM

no ideas????

YzGyz

Jefe12234 · 09/29/2007, 07:55 PM

No idea. Arc tube looks clean, therefore new. And an M59 ballast should run EVC bulbs just fine. Have you changed anything in the ballast/socket assembly? I had a Radium that wouldn't fire for me. When I reassembled the wiring and grounded the reflector, it started up just fine.

09/28/2007, 11:27 PM	#1
ThaNgBOm321 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tx, houston Posts: 792	MH bulb still good?? hello all.. i bought this bulb from a fellow RC member as NIB, but i cant get it to fire .... it's a EVC 400 watt 20k bulb can anyone tell me why??? is it defective??? is my luck that bad??? what can i do about it?? TIA __________________ YzGyz = Wise Guys ohhh and cows go MOOO!!! 2nd best way is to learn from ones own mistakes but the best way to learn is from others... thx to Randy and so many other for making reefing that much easier

09/28/2007, 11:28 PM	#2
ThaNgBOm321 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tx, houston Posts: 792	ohh and my ballst is a m59 magnetic YzGyz __________________ YzGyz = Wise Guys ohhh and cows go MOOO!!! 2nd best way is to learn from ones own mistakes but the best way to learn is from others... thx to Randy and so many other for making reefing that much easier

09/29/2007, 11:00 AM	#3
ThaNgBOm321 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tx, houston Posts: 792	noon bump YzGyz __________________ YzGyz = Wise Guys ohhh and cows go MOOO!!! 2nd best way is to learn from ones own mistakes but the best way to learn is from others... thx to Randy and so many other for making reefing that much easier

09/29/2007, 07:25 PM	#4
ThaNgBOm321 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tx, houston Posts: 792	no ideas???? YzGyz __________________ YzGyz = Wise Guys ohhh and cows go MOOO!!! 2nd best way is to learn from ones own mistakes but the best way to learn is from others... thx to Randy and so many other for making reefing that much easier

09/29/2007, 07:55 PM	#5
Jefe12234 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: MN Posts: 885	No idea. Arc tube looks clean, therefore new. And an M59 ballast should run EVC bulbs just fine. Have you changed anything in the ballast/socket assembly? I had a Radium that wouldn't fire for me. When I reassembled the wiring and grounded the reflector, it started up just fine. __________________ Serenity now!!!