jason7504 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I got a pacific coast hood that had been retrofitted to hold 4x18w bulbs instead of the stock 2x18w and it worked when i was at the guys house but he had to cut the wires to get it out of the stand. When i got it home i stripped the end's of the matching wires and twisted them together and taped them. When i went to turn them on, 2 of them just blink but never steady and the other 2 don't even come on. The little white cylinders just keep blinking and i hear like a clicking sound. do you know whats up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Did you have the fixture out in the garage? The ballasts may be to cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 no there inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 here's a video of my light to help troubleshoot: i hate my voice on camera!!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 dumb question but is there a wiring diagram somewhere on th balast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 no not that i see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I dont know anything about wiring cf's so I am no help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 One thing is take off all that stinkin tape and make the connections the right way! that might be your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I see allot of black with white stripe, how do you know that the way ya hooked it up is right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 brandon, whats the right way to connect them? reef165, well i matched the wires in size since some of the white stripes are smaller than the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I dont know the right way to connect them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 I dont know the right way to connect them. i mean the right way to connect wires besides the tie and tape lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 well i tried all the wire combinations and none make a difference except now just the one lights going on with both switches turning the one light on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 i mean the right way to connect wires besides the tie and tape lol wire nuts. for that size the small blues or the yellows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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