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fdd2blk

Well-Known Member
i awoke from my nap this evening. my light had been on for an hour. it was just flickering. so.......i guess the ballast is bad? this is stupid.
 

Zekedogg

100% Authentic A$$Hole
i awoke from my nap this evening. my light had been on for an hour. it was just flickering. so.......i guess the ballast is bad? this is stupid.

Perhaps your socket or whatever your shit is plugged into has some wiring issues. My lights done this before thinking they died only to find out that the outlet my ballast was plugged into was shorting out or some wierd shit. I just plugged it into a different outlet and all was good.

However the circumstances coulf be different in your case
 

fdd2blk

Well-Known Member
Perhaps your socket or whatever your shit is plugged into has some wiring issues. My lights done this before thinking they died only to find out that the outlet my ballast was plugged into was shorting out or some wierd shit. I just plugged it into a different outlet and all was good.

However the circumstances coulf be different in your case

it's all new wiring. everything else is working fine. it worked for a week. :confused: this really is stupid. my poor babies. now it's the weekend and i can't call the guy until monday. it took 2 weeks to get this one. i'm going to have to buy one locally then ship all this back. at my cost i assume. :evil: this is stupid. buy locally. :mrgreen::peace:
 

Zekedogg

100% Authentic A$$Hole
it's all new wiring. everything else is working fine. it worked for a week. :confused: this really is stupid. my poor babies. now it's the weekend and i can't call the guy until monday. it took 2 weeks to get this one. i'm going to have to buy one locally then ship all this back. at my cost i assume. :evil: this is stupid. buy locally. :mrgreen::peace:
Yeah dude, Im all about buying locally instead of through the net....Probably more so for the fact that I dont like waiting for shit:hump:
 

fdd2blk

Well-Known Member
it's gotta be the ballast. it's firing up the warm-up part then just sitting there. i tried both bulbs with the same results.

my babies were looking soooooo good.
 

fdd2blk

Well-Known Member
i packaged it all back up. i'm sending it back. i'll go monday and buy one down the street. i have hung my floros back up until then.
 

000420

terpenophenolic
I'm starting to regret, talking so good about HTG....they have always been good to me...but sounds like I was lucky and a lot of people are having problems with them lately......sorry to hear about your problems fdd......
 

Heruk

Well-Known Member
i packaged it all back up. i'm sending it back. i'll go monday and buy one down the street. i have hung my floros back up until then.

tell him the prob and ask him to send you a replacement
he will send a new one wiht paid return shipping
when you get the new one you can ship the old one back
or if you want you can even ask him to give you a deal on the broken 1
and keep both
he gives great deals btw
may be well worth fixing yourself man


hey
where can i get info on wiring a light fixture strip to a plug?
I need some side lighting
 

chewy*barber

shawarma king
Yep, 400 HPS from same supplier giving me problems as well. Luckily I have been here each time it 'misfired'--if that is the correct terminology? I have had to shut it down and wait a few minutes and power it back on. But, I guess I need to break down and send it back. damn-it, you know, eventually, that bullshit adage that if its too good to be true, well its going to stick eh?
 

fdd2blk

Well-Known Member
Yep, 400 HPS from same supplier giving me problems as well. Luckily I have been here each time it 'misfired'--if that is the correct terminology? I have had to shut it down and wait a few minutes and power it back on. But, I guess I need to break down and send it back. damn-it, you know, eventually, that bullshit adage that if its too good to be true, well its going to stick eh?
i tried unplugging it and waiting ten minutes then plugging it back in.........like 10 times. wouldn't work. that's when i gave up.:evil:
 
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