help! METAL HEALIDE not working

maazreef · 03/20/2010, 10:29 AM

My metal Healide fixture went out! It started smoking for god knows what reason and as i opened it i found all this brown stuff all over the fixture parts.. JUST wondering if its still fixable because money is tight and times are hard and id hate to have to buy an entire new fixture. Here are the pictures of the fixture hopefully there is somebody out there that can lead me to the best choice.
THis is a 48" fixture with 2 X 250 double ended bulbs.

on this picture you can see where the plastic bubbled up on the side of this object

Please post up any ideas, anything will help. thanks RC friends
maaz

mattvisocky2003 · 03/20/2010, 10:44 AM

Replace with this...

http://www.bulbtronics.com/search-th...6&pid=VZ140489

maazreef · 03/20/2010, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mattvisocky2003

Replace with this...

http://www.bulbtronics.com/search-th...6&pid=VZ140489

great. thanks, i didnt even know where to start-do you have any idea why this would of happened? its just weird how after i switched my lights on-about few minutes later my entire house filled with smoke

mystery_reef · 03/20/2010, 11:16 AM

one is double ended, one is single ended, on same type of ballasts?

maazreef · 03/20/2010, 11:25 AM

the single ended i think is the regular bulb for the moonlights (it sucks though) u can barely tell there is any light going through the blue glass on the fixture. im not sure how its all connected. When i opened the fixture it looked kind of odd to me as well.

maazreef · 03/22/2010, 05:11 PM

bump

badazztealcobra · 03/22/2010, 05:55 PM

Why are you bumping this ??? Its a MH fixture, it had an igniter go bad and someone gave you a link to the correct replacement part. Its an electrical component, they dont last forever... Ive replaced hundreds of them over the years in facility maintenance.

It looks like the capacitor has some marking on the side of it, so that couldve gone bad as well, but I would just replace the igniter and see if it fixes it.

Just looked at it again, it says 220-240v on the igniter. Is this a standard light ??? What fixture is it ???

maazreef · 03/22/2010, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by badazztealcobra

Why are you bumping this ??? Its a MH fixture, it had an igniter go bad and someone gave you a link to the correct replacement part. Its an electrical component, they dont last forever... Ive replaced hundreds of them over the years in facility maintenance.

It looks like the capacitor has some marking on the side of it, so that couldve gone bad as well, but I would just replace the igniter and see if it fixes it.

Just looked at it again, it says 220-240v on the igniter. Is this a standard light ??? What fixture is it ???

Lol exactly the reason why. I was going to pm you- my friend suliaman007 said u might be able to help me. If in case I don't get it running, do you think I can bring it over your place to take a closer look. I'm sure that with your advice I will get it up and running. Thanks much baddazz lol didn't mean to get u upset

badazztealcobra · 03/22/2010, 06:46 PM

LOL, im not upset at all..... No worries, just didnt get why you bumped it again.

If you need me to take a look at it I can, Im just swaped with work at the moment, but could probably squeeze it in...

What kind of fixture is it ???

maazreef · 03/22/2010, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badazztealcobra

LOL, im not upset at all..... No worries, just didnt get why you bumped it again.

If you need me to take a look at it I can, Im just swaped with work at the moment, but could probably squeeze it in...

What kind of fixture is it ???

that will be great. im not in a big big hurry so if the weekend works out best for you it will be ok. The fixture is a aquastarlight future. its 46" wide and its got the two MH bulbs with a regular bulb in the middle for the moonlights.

mattvisocky2003 · 03/22/2010, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badazztealcobra

Just looked at it again, it says 220-240v on the igniter. Is this a standard light ??? What fixture is it ???

Isn't this what the capacitor is for? To provide the ignitor with the higher voltage needed to start the bulb...

badazztealcobra · 03/22/2010, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattvisocky2003

Isn't this what the capacitor is for? To provide the ignitor with the higher voltage needed to start the bulb...

I was just wanting to verify the light fixture to make sure it was a standard light. All the ignitors and ballasts Ive replaced were always multi-tap (120/208/240/277/480) so they didnt have voltage ratings on the ignitors.

suliaman007 · 03/22/2010, 09:46 PM

This is the fixture:

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_viewit...content=AQ1721

mattvisocky2003 · 03/22/2010, 10:18 PM

I believe it is actually this:

http://www.aquaterrashop.de/meerwass...oducts_id/1895

03/20/2010, 10:29 AM	#1
maazreef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Glendale Heights Posts: 495	help! METAL HEALIDE not working My metal Healide fixture went out! It started smoking for god knows what reason and as i opened it i found all this brown stuff all over the fixture parts.. JUST wondering if its still fixable because money is tight and times are hard and id hate to have to buy an entire new fixture. Here are the pictures of the fixture hopefully there is somebody out there that can lead me to the best choice. THis is a 48" fixture with 2 X 250 double ended bulbs. on this picture you can see where the plastic bubbled up on the side of this object Please post up any ideas, anything will help. thanks RC friends maaz

03/22/2010, 05:55 PM	#7
badazztealcobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Streamwood, IL Posts: 7,394	Why are you bumping this ??? Its a MH fixture, it had an igniter go bad and someone gave you a link to the correct replacement part. Its an electrical component, they dont last forever... Ive replaced hundreds of them over the years in facility maintenance. It looks like the capacitor has some marking on the side of it, so that couldve gone bad as well, but I would just replace the igniter and see if it fixes it. Just looked at it again, it says 220-240v on the igniter. Is this a standard light ??? What fixture is it ??? __________________ Currently in between tanks at the moment... Planning my next project... "Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer th

03/22/2010, 06:46 PM	#9
badazztealcobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Streamwood, IL Posts: 7,394	LOL, im not upset at all..... No worries, just didnt get why you bumped it again. If you need me to take a look at it I can, Im just swaped with work at the moment, but could probably squeeze it in... What kind of fixture is it ??? __________________ Currently in between tanks at the moment... Planning my next project... "Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer th

03/22/2010, 09:46 PM	#13
suliaman007 Tap Water Only Club Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago( burbs), il (lombard) Posts: 1,451	This is the fixture: http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_viewit...content=AQ1721 __________________ No such thing as too much coral. Current Tank Info: 93 gallon corner mixed reef

03/20/2010, 10:44 AM	#2
mattvisocky2003 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 354	Replace with this... http://www.bulbtronics.com/search-th...6&pid=VZ140489

03/20/2010, 11:16 AM	#4
mystery_reef Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,822	one is double ended, one is single ended, on same type of ballasts?

03/20/2010, 11:25 AM	#5
maazreef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Glendale Heights Posts: 495	the single ended i think is the regular bulb for the moonlights (it sucks though) u can barely tell there is any light going through the blue glass on the fixture. im not sure how its all connected. When i opened the fixture it looked kind of odd to me as well.

03/22/2010, 05:11 PM	#6
maazreef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Glendale Heights Posts: 495	bump

03/22/2010, 10:18 PM	#14
mattvisocky2003 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 354	I believe it is actually this: http://www.aquaterrashop.de/meerwass...oducts_id/1895