Replacing ballast??

returnofsid · 01/23/2010, 12:36 PM

I currently have a 6 bulb Tek5 fixture. For a couple of weeks, off and on, bulbs 2 and 3 would fire and then go out. Other times, bulbs 2 and 3 would fire and stay on. This morning, all 4 center bulbs will fire and then immediately go out. I'm assuming the ballast is bad. I'd like to replace that ballast with an Ice Cap 660. Do I need the Ice Cap 660 Wiring Harness? Will the Ice Cap ballast fit inside the fixture, or do I need to wire it and house the ballast outside the fixture? Is the wiring and replacement pretty straight forward?

Any and all help would be appreciated!!

returnofsid · 01/23/2010, 01:14 PM

Ugghh, now I just tried them again, after they failed to light, several times, and they all 4 lit up and stayed lit....

johnd651 · 01/23/2010, 06:29 PM

hey...i am not familiar with the light, but i did have a similar problem with the T8 on my FW tank, and all i did was replace the starters for $3, and all the lights run great

01/23/2010, 12:36 PM	#1
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	Replacing ballast?? I currently have a 6 bulb Tek5 fixture. For a couple of weeks, off and on, bulbs 2 and 3 would fire and then go out. Other times, bulbs 2 and 3 would fire and stay on. This morning, all 4 center bulbs will fire and then immediately go out. I'm assuming the ballast is bad. I'd like to replace that ballast with an Ice Cap 660. Do I need the Ice Cap 660 Wiring Harness? Will the Ice Cap ballast fit inside the fixture, or do I need to wire it and house the ballast outside the fixture? Is the wiring and replacement pretty straight forward? Any and all help would be appreciated!!

01/23/2010, 06:29 PM	#3
johnd651 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UT Posts: 406	hey...i am not familiar with the light, but i did have a similar problem with the T8 on my FW tank, and all i did was replace the starters for $3, and all the lights run great __________________ -John D 55 Gal - Agg African Cichlid ~ 55 Gal - Comm African Cichlid ~ 75 Gal - Empty ~ 75 Gal Hex - Empty ~ 10 Gal - Fish Timeout tank (N. Fusco) ~ 5 Gal Marineland - Fry Tank(24 M. Auratus) ~ 240 Gal Acrylic - Empty and possibly failure waiting to happen

01/23/2010, 01:14 PM	#2
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	Ugghh, now I just tried them again, after they failed to light, several times, and they all 4 lit up and stayed lit....