Smoking Magnetic Ballast

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NiceToMityo

New Member
Hello, today I bought a new HPS 600W grow light kit. The problem is with the magnetic ballast when I plugged the lamp it started smoking and I immediately unplugged it.
Is it normal to smoke when first started?
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

Well-Known Member
No its not, did you happen to see where it was smoking from and do you know if the male female connectors were plugged in properly.

Only time ive had a near miss in the grow room was when I had a male female not plugged in properly and that causes arcing which makes crazy heat and melts the plastic and smokes.
 
TreeFarmerCharlie

TreeFarmerCharlie

Well-Known Member
No, smoking lights are never good. Is the ballast smoking or the bulb? If it's the bulb, then did you make sure not to handle it with your bare hands? Inf not, then the oil from your hands is on the glass and is burning off.
 
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