Advice needed urgently. PLEASE!

Well, in short I am in the flowering cycle, and my Digital ballast is dead. I just bought it 3 weeks ago..... i switched the bulb, checked the connections, and I believe it is the ballast.

warranty? sure. Store is closed until 12pm tomorrow. This means the cycle is going to be JACKED.

I do not have anything else to put in there except a couple low watt CFLS. Once they have such low light for the period of time, what can i expect?

Huge problem? Or one or two days is ok? Please someone that knows, help me out.

thanks.

relax ... your plants will be fine for a day or two without light ... these plants have been propogating for centuries without our help, and with LOTS of cloudy, sunless days, too ... :smokin:

I would keep light cycle and use cfl until you get new parts. Even on cloudy days, you know when it is daytime, right?

Yeah, use the CFLs.

But, I'm VERY intrigued by your ballast.

Digital ballast. 3 weeks. It's dead (maybe).

I'm keeping away from those for a couple of years.

missing one cycle is no big deal but if it's going to be more then 36 hours I would use the CFL just to keep the antioxidants in balance.

thanks guys.

this is ending on a good note. i emailed the company i bought it from, not expecting a response. Especially on a Sunday, a day they do not work. The owner has about 10+ retail stores throughout USA, and even other countries.

I didn't say the name because I am not sure if it would be considered advertising.

Anyway, not even 10 minutes after I sent the email, I got a call from the owner himself! Can you say WOW???? He gave me some advice, apologized, offered some options, and I must say that I will be returning to this store!

He explained that this particular ballast had a couple problems, and that they would replace it with a new one tomorrow. What great customer service!


Thanks for the advice. I got CFLs on them now, and hopefully will be back on track tomorrow!

oh yah, Zandor and Turtle... u guys are awesome.

you both have helped me so much directly and indirectly.

much love!

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Originally Posted by MisterSource

Anyway, not even 10 minutes after I sent the email, I got a call from the owner himself! Can you say WOW???? He gave me some advice, apologized, offered some options, and I must say that I will be returning to this store!

He explained that this particular ballast had a couple problems, and that they would replace it with a new one tomorrow. What great customer service!

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That is DEFINITELY class A++ customer service.

Best thing is to be a loyal customer...

That's great really... the ballast isn't his fault... he sells them... and he's doing good by trying to get them to market... Great man... I hope I had a hydro store near me... there are 0.

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Originally Posted by MisterSource

oh yah, Zandor and Turtle... u guys are awesome.

you both have helped me so much directly and indirectly.

much love!

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Wow... being quoted with Zandor... :D