IC ballasts: trouble restarting after power outtage...

Kaos · 05/12/2007, 04:22 PM

My power just flickered off and on which cut my IC 175w MH ballast off, which is fine. But I had trouble getting it to restart. I waited for a few seconds before messing w/ it. When nothing happened I unplugged it and plugged it back in my timer. When nothing happened then I uplugged it for a little while and then tried again...nothing. Anyway, a few minutes of playing went by and it finally came on (don't know if I did anything or not to get it to come on).

My question is do these things have some sort of delayed restart? If I would have just left it plugged into the timer would it have come back on? TIA.

DarG · 05/12/2007, 04:25 PM

Not supposed to re-start Halides until they cool back down. Not sure if it is the ballast protecting the bulb or the hot bulb not firing again but nothing sounds out of the ordinary with your restart issues.

I believe that mine needs to be switched off and back on after power failure. I could be wrong but they probably need to be reset. BTW, I am often wrong.

powdertang05 · 05/12/2007, 09:33 PM

ask this on the ic thread hes always willing to help.

DarG · 05/12/2007, 09:54 PM

Did some checking and some ballasts state they are auto - restart. So, definitely some are atleast.

Kaos · 05/12/2007, 09:56 PM

Thanks for all the help everyone.

shag26272 · 05/12/2007, 09:56 PM

it will auto start but its not good for the bulbs and depending on what bulbs you have wont fire, also if the bulbs are hot and you restart them without letting them cool they could explode wait about 15 minutes before restarting

markandkristen · 05/12/2007, 10:28 PM

yeah i have the reefkeeper and it automatically waits 15 minutes before it restarts the bulbs.

Shade00 · 05/12/2007, 10:47 PM

Halides have longer restrike times than initial fire times. So if you shut it off and then except to refire it immediately, you're probably just wasting time shutting it off and on.

05/12/2007, 04:22 PM	#1
Kaos "Lurker" Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,131	IC ballasts: trouble restarting after power outtage... My power just flickered off and on which cut my IC 175w MH ballast off, which is fine. But I had trouble getting it to restart. I waited for a few seconds before messing w/ it. When nothing happened I unplugged it and plugged it back in my timer. When nothing happened then I uplugged it for a little while and then tried again...nothing. Anyway, a few minutes of playing went by and it finally came on (don't know if I did anything or not to get it to come on). My question is do these things have some sort of delayed restart? If I would have just left it plugged into the timer would it have come back on? TIA. __________________ Ordinary people are the ones scared to be themselves.

05/12/2007, 09:56 PM	#5
Kaos "Lurker" Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,131	Thanks for all the help everyone. __________________ Ordinary people are the ones scared to be themselves.

05/12/2007, 09:56 PM	#6
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	it will auto start but its not good for the bulbs and depending on what bulbs you have wont fire, also if the bulbs are hot and you restart them without letting them cool they could explode wait about 15 minutes before restarting __________________ .

05/12/2007, 04:25 PM	#2
DarG Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,515	Not supposed to re-start Halides until they cool back down. Not sure if it is the ballast protecting the bulb or the hot bulb not firing again but nothing sounds out of the ordinary with your restart issues. I believe that mine needs to be switched off and back on after power failure. I could be wrong but they probably need to be reset. BTW, I am often wrong.

05/12/2007, 09:33 PM	#3
powdertang05 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 613	ask this on the ic thread hes always willing to help.

05/12/2007, 09:54 PM	#4
DarG Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,515	Did some checking and some ballasts state they are auto - restart. So, definitely some are atleast.

05/12/2007, 10:28 PM	#7
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	yeah i have the reefkeeper and it automatically waits 15 minutes before it restarts the bulbs.

05/12/2007, 10:47 PM	#8
Shade00 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ruston, LA Posts: 188	Halides have longer restrike times than initial fire times. So if you shut it off and then except to refire it immediately, you're probably just wasting time shutting it off and on.