Hey guys,
I'm having issues with my MH lighting. I have the dual 400w PFO ballast that I bought from Waves a few years back. Lately I've only been running 1 bulb on it on a timer. This last week I noticed that it wasn't on when I came home. I checked the timer, and plugs etc. everything looked fine. After looking everything over, I figured maybe the bulb burnt out, which sucks because I just bought it about 2 months ago. It's an Aqualine 10k, that I also purchased from Waves. I thought that was pretty crappy, since I've never had a bulb burn out completely, but what can you do? Figured I'd just have to go spend another 90 bucks or whatever.
Then, I come home yesterday, and the [language filter] thing is on... OK, great, so the bulb isn't burnt out. Obviously somethings whacky though.
Today I come home, the bulb isn't on again. I unplug the ballast and switch sides with the plug thinking maybe the one side I've been using is messed up. Still nothing... I unplug the timer and try just straight juice from the wall. Nothing... I'm frustrated, and plug the timer back in, and the ballast back in, and viola, the thing turns on again. But, for only about 30 seconds, then it shuts down again.
For those of you with experience in this, does this sound like the bulb is bad, or the ballast? I thought these ballasts would last longer than 4-5 years?? It better for the 400 something I paid for it! But then again, the bulb is only 2 months old. Do bulb manufactures have warranty's?
Any ideas??
Thanks,
Jeff