Mr Spliff
New Member
Firstly, i apologise if this thread is in the wrong category.
I'm hoping someone can give some advice regarding my HPS light....
Last week a thunderstorm tripped out my home electrics for 5 minutes, when the power came back on my HPS would not function at all, the bulb looked fine, no black burn marks or broken elements and the fuse in the plug was checked/fine. (i have a surge protector in place also).
I contacted the store where i purchased the light 3 months prior, who advised me to return the ballast and reflector for a replacement, which i did.
2 days later the new light arrived but yep, you guessed it, this one refused to work too, so even though the bulb looked fine i bought another from my local hydro store and hey presto...it worked....for all of 5 minutes!!
Again i phoned the lighting store and explained the problem, the guy was convinced that the new bulb that i'd bought (a Hobby Power Plant) was not compatible with the digital ballast (cannatronics), and suggested i use the original type of bulb that was sent with the original unit (Silvania Growlux), so off i went to my local store again where i bought another bulb...But, as you may have guessed the light still will not illuminate!
The guy in my local store where i purchased the bulbs said that he'd sent all his digital Ballasts back to his supplier as he had had nothing but trouble with them from day one...??
I have checked and double checked everything from the electricity wall socket right through to the bulb yet cannot see any issues, surely two brand new ballasts cannot be faulty?
Can anyone shed some light on my problem and maybe give some advice please?
Here's a link to the light in question, if it helps.
FG Digital 400w Grow Light: Basement Lighting Hydroponics and Plant Grow Lights
Thanks!
Edited to say: The new bulb that worked for 5 minutes was tested in the local store after it had stopped working in my unit, and worked fine!
I'm hoping someone can give some advice regarding my HPS light....
Last week a thunderstorm tripped out my home electrics for 5 minutes, when the power came back on my HPS would not function at all, the bulb looked fine, no black burn marks or broken elements and the fuse in the plug was checked/fine. (i have a surge protector in place also).
I contacted the store where i purchased the light 3 months prior, who advised me to return the ballast and reflector for a replacement, which i did.
2 days later the new light arrived but yep, you guessed it, this one refused to work too, so even though the bulb looked fine i bought another from my local hydro store and hey presto...it worked....for all of 5 minutes!!
Again i phoned the lighting store and explained the problem, the guy was convinced that the new bulb that i'd bought (a Hobby Power Plant) was not compatible with the digital ballast (cannatronics), and suggested i use the original type of bulb that was sent with the original unit (Silvania Growlux), so off i went to my local store again where i bought another bulb...But, as you may have guessed the light still will not illuminate!
The guy in my local store where i purchased the bulbs said that he'd sent all his digital Ballasts back to his supplier as he had had nothing but trouble with them from day one...??
I have checked and double checked everything from the electricity wall socket right through to the bulb yet cannot see any issues, surely two brand new ballasts cannot be faulty?
Can anyone shed some light on my problem and maybe give some advice please?
Here's a link to the light in question, if it helps.
FG Digital 400w Grow Light: Basement Lighting Hydroponics and Plant Grow Lights
Thanks!
Edited to say: The new bulb that worked for 5 minutes was tested in the local store after it had stopped working in my unit, and worked fine!