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08/08/2008, 04:51 PM
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250W metal halide glass casing broken
I recently purchased a Coralife complete hood system (2 X 250W metal halide, 2 X 96W actinics). I noticed that the glass casing on one of the 250W metal halide bulbs that came with it had partially broken during shipping. I removed the damaged bulb, leaving socket empty for now while I wait for a replacement.
My question: Is it OK to still operate the hood system with just 1 bulb in place while I wait for a replacement bulb? Or should I just keep the hood off until I can install the new bulb? Thanks in advance. Nate |
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08/08/2008, 05:45 PM
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Location: 39°N, -108°W AKA Somewhere in Colorado
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if there on seprate ballasts i dont see why not...but if its a dual ballast im not sure if it will overdrive that one bulb...
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08/08/2008, 05:49 PM
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Location: Memphis, TN
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It will not overdrive the bulb. It is fine to run it while you wait for the replacement bulb.
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08/08/2008, 06:26 PM
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Thanks for the feedback.
The 2 MH's are on separate ballasts. I figured I could turn off the ballast for the socket with the broken bulb and just let the other one run for the time being. |
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