Submerged T5, salvagable?

sbabs · 04/23/2011, 09:26 AM

Bone head here knocked a light into a tank. No persons were injured in this move, but said BH was pretty freaked out.

Anyone with electrical knowledge think the fixture can be salvaged?

MattAndKim · 04/23/2011, 09:37 AM

I am not very experienced in EE, but I would expect the mode of damage was thermal overload of traces/wires/caps in portions of the ballast or fixture. If you don't have the knowledge and equipment to troubleshoot the circuits, then your best bet is probably to test the fixture with another ballast and swap it in if the fixture is still good.

04/23/2011, 09:26 AM	#1
sbabs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Columbia, Il Posts: 645	Submerged T5, salvagable? Bone head here knocked a light into a tank. No persons were injured in this move, but said BH was pretty freaked out. Anyone with electrical knowledge think the fixture can be salvaged? __________________ Skimmate Happens! Current Tank Info: Which one? I'm a mess of tanks

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04/23/2011, 09:37 AM	#2
MattAndKim Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 161	I am not very experienced in EE, but I would expect the mode of damage was thermal overload of traces/wires/caps in portions of the ballast or fixture. If you don't have the knowledge and equipment to troubleshoot the circuits, then your best bet is probably to test the fixture with another ballast and swap it in if the fixture is still good.