Fixing a Broken Ballast

[Phychotics]

Hello All! So i recently stumbled upon a "Digital Greenhouse" 400watt MH/HPS conversion Ballast + Hood at a thrift store. I picked it up for an awesome 10$ I figured even if it didnt work it would be worth more than that... I plugged it in when i got home and this is whats happening. : The ballast turns on, (Fan starts), the light gets a jolt of power and glows for about 1 second, then goes out.... ballast continues to run...but no power to bulb... just that one sec jolt... I bought a new bulb (HPS400watt) and it does the same thing... any help on what the issue could be, or if its possible to get it up and running?

 

[fir3dragon]

its the ballast if the hood is more the 10 bucks buy a new ballast and u still made out good.

 

[Phychotics]

Is there any way to fix an internal component in the ballast so i dont have to spend 150$ on a new one?

 

[user hidden]

ther are only 3 parts in a non digital ballast. easy to replace, i'd suggest the capacitor is blown.

 

[Hugo Phurst]

Is there any way to fix an internal component in the ballast so i dont have to spend 150$ on a new one?

Do you have any background in electronics? Soldering? If no, don't fuck with it (you could wind up severely dead), a shop might be able to repair it.
But the thing is, with high power equipment, when something goes, it usually damages something else too.