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02/05/2009, 11:52 AM
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bulb not lighting
I posted this in another forum but got no help.
My MH bulb is arcing but not lighting? I can leave it plugged in for ever and it will just shoot an arc through the bulb and never light up. Does that mean the bulb is toast? |
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02/05/2009, 11:53 AM
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ballast
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14 gallon biocube Current Tank Info: 72 gallon bowfront |
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02/05/2009, 11:54 AM
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it is an older mag ballast that kind of scares me actually!!
Gives me an excuse to buy a new one i guess. SO what makes an ice cap ballast better than the rest? |
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02/05/2009, 11:55 AM
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try new bulb first.
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02/05/2009, 11:57 AM
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That would be the logical thing to do, but i dont have another one to test with unless i tear apart my other fixture.
I thought there was an obvious answer. Found an older bulb in my piles of junk, it lights, but ballast sounds like a small jet engine! So i guess problem solved. Last edited by heyfredyourhat; 02/05/2009 at 12:05 PM. |
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