So this morning I went downstairs too turn on my 400 hps as my plants are flowering and it started up no problem but then I went to rotate my plants I placed one of my two gallon pots on the cord leading from my ballast too my light then I noticed the light began too dim and then I realized the POT! So I took it off and unplugged the light and noticed a single drop of water on the rubber cord, then I went too plug my light back in and now every time its a weak light for a couple seconds and then it stops. What has happend here has my bulb or ballast fried of both and how long is too long to leave my plants in the dark?!
HELP!!!!! did my ballast or bulb fry
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justanotherbozo
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...yeah, the other poster is right that you should wait 10 minutes or so before a restart.
btw, if it still doesn't fire up after a cool-down period then i'd suspect a bad bulb and probably just because it was it's time to shit the bed and not because of anything you did setting that bucket on the cord, a single drop of water on the OUTSIDE of the cord won't hurt anything and if you'd spilled enough to run down to the electrical connections at the ballast you'd have had no doubt what you'd done, the sparks and shit would have been a dead give-away, lol.
...you should replace your bulbs about every 12 months and save one of the working old bulbs as a backup in case one dies at night when you can't get a replacement.
peace, bozo
btw, if it still doesn't fire up after a cool-down period then i'd suspect a bad bulb and probably just because it was it's time to shit the bed and not because of anything you did setting that bucket on the cord, a single drop of water on the OUTSIDE of the cord won't hurt anything and if you'd spilled enough to run down to the electrical connections at the ballast you'd have had no doubt what you'd done, the sparks and shit would have been a dead give-away, lol.
...you should replace your bulbs about every 12 months and save one of the working old bulbs as a backup in case one dies at night when you can't get a replacement.
peace, bozo
So I took your advice and waited and still the same thing happens where the bulb dimly lights up and then poof nothing so I figure the bulb is the problem also I noticed a layer of. Silver shit on the inside of the bulb on both ends, now I need too Fandangle 60$ in order too get a new one oii vey!
justanotherbozo
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as long as this is the only interruption of the 12/12 light cycle this won't be a problem, just make sure you get that new bulb asap.
peace, bozo