Unplug it and then open it up and see if anything looks or smells burnt. Don't touch anything until you discharge any residual energy.Hello My 600W ballast Make Xtra Sun bas600 Has Burned Out i believe And Need Advice On Where And how To Start To repair It. Any Site Kits Cheap Or Any basic Information Will be Lovely.
Unplug it and then open it up and see if anything looks or smells burnt. Don't touch anything until you discharge any residual energy.
Is it HPS? May be the starter or capacitor; still looking for a troubleshooting thread I know exists
Transformers seldom burn out, so that's probably why is still hums.Yes Its An HPS I Opened It Check Nothing looks Or Smells burned But Only Thing i can Say Is That When Its On The Case Feels Like Electricty Is Running Thru it.......
i would just buy a new ballast and while your waiting you can use cfl's to keep the plant alive untill you get the new ballastAllRight i Checked That Site Out Man Looks Good But They have A Wiring option Thats Like Wiried Without The capicitor And Without The Capictor Whats the Difference And Am i Safe To Do It Without The Capictor
Wired With Out The Capictor ^^^^^^
Wired With the Capictor ^^^^^^^
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the capaciter is in there for a reason.i think your gonna need to put out some money for a new capacier or a whole new ballast,good luck with what ever you do.I KNow All that That Man But i Dont have The Money Right At this Moment To Purchase One So I Was Just Wondering if I Do Wire It Without The Capacitor Will It Damage The Other Components In My ballast or It Will Burn Out The Bulb, has Anyone Done This And What is The Down Side,
PS. At The Moment i tried And Re Hook My Shit Up And It Blew My one Of My Breaker Out (The Room In Which Its In) But It Never Done That Shit before