peligro Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Ok So I'm guessing my ballast is going to The drain. It has trouble turning on from time to time, And I have to sit there like a cave man to.try to get it to fire on, or humm..... So my ? Being is there anything I can do myself to fix it. Is there a ballast the will work for it rather then forking out the 200+ bucks for a new ballast through jbj. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Sunlight supply? If so most have a 3 year warranty. Most lfs always have used ballasts laying around also. I know upscales and Fantaseas do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVPaquatics Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 If it is a magnetic ballast it probably needs the capacitor replaced. That is the part that builds up energy to initially fore the bulb. I am guessing it is magnetic vs electronic because electronic usually just go out, they dont gradually stop working. IME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peligro Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Yes its magnetic ballast. How do I go about replacing it Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 You can buy a new or replace the capacitor like MVP aquatics said. Do you know that brand of ballast you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 If it is magnetic and has a starter then you can take the starter out and replace it. Depending on which starter it is Home Depot may have it. They stock quite a few starters back in the lighting section where they sell replacement ballasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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