t5 short circuit

chillwillis

chillwillis

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First of all I'd like to say hello to the community from myself and the guys over at the Growery, this is my first post here and definitely not the last.

Anyway I accidentally plugged my t5 into a 240v outlet yesterday and now it's not working anymore. I'm pretty sure I shorted a circuit. Is there any way you guys know to fix this kind of thing, I really need this light for my mother.

It's still under warranty but I don't think they'd cover that kind of damage, right?

:peace:
 
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growone

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i wouldn't have thought it was possible, or at least not easy
a 240v plug is quite different than a 120v plug
 
chillwillis

chillwillis

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This box has the standard 240w outlet and the regualar 120v three pronged outlet except they're both running 240v / 30a
 
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growone

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that sounds a touch scary, some not-to-code wiring?
well, if you did plug a 120v ballast into a 240v service, i wouldn't trust it again
 
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snocat

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Im no ele. pro but you may have fried the ballast. I would have a pro check it out and man by all means do something with those outlets before you damage more equip. or worse yet get shocked or start a fire good luck man peace and grow on
 
R2F

R2F

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If you're lucky, you just fried the diodes at your rectifier bridge and toasted the connection at the board before it hit the rest of the ballast. (This happened to a friend's Flourescent)

If you have a friend that is good with electronics, check the diodes at the rectifier,
At best you'll
1. need new diodes (very easy to get) and a little solder time.
2. need to either return the equipment (pray they give you a new one and play innocent)

At worst you need to buy a new ballast.
 
chillwillis

chillwillis

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I've got another outlet nearby on a different breaker, the reason I didn't want to use it is because it's only got 2 prongs so I have to use a 2-3 prong converter.

If I opened it up could I fix it myself?
 
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growone

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this would be an advanced DIY project, at least if you're not already up on electronic projects
you'd likely need some test equipment, voltmeter, etc., which you probably don't have, and would cost some bucks
if you have a friend with some test equipment, you might be able to salvage it, but that's a maybe at best
 
chillwillis

chillwillis

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I called the shop I got it at (playing innocent) and they said it's probably replaceable from Hydrofarm. I'm going to ship it to them and if they can't fix it I'm probably entitled to get a brand new one shipped to me and keep the bulbs from this one.
Hope that works.
If not I'll buy a new ballast online $20-30 and try to re-build it myself.
 
R2F

R2F

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chillwillis said:
I called the shop I got it at (playing innocent) and they said it's probably replaceable from Hydrofarm. I'm going to ship it to them and if they can't fix it I'm probably entitled to get a brand new one shipped to me and keep the bulbs from this one.
Hope that works.
If not I'll buy a new ballast online $20-30 and try to re-build it myself.
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