Hello everyone I am requiring someone with good knowledge of hps lighting/ballast to provide me with an answer.

I recently purchased a 400watt hps/reflector/ballast kit from htg supply. The kit looks well made with nice thick cords and generally well built. Here is the problem/question, After I recived it the bulb fired up fine. Then after I installed it in the grow area it came on fine again. But when I finished setting everything up and tried to turn it on for the "real run" it wont come back on even after waiting 30+ minutes for it to turn on. I made sure to clean off fingerprints off the bulb and was very gentle with it. Also the ballast is magnetic and makes a buzzing noise but wont fire the bulb up. All the parts are brand new.

I called htg supply and told them basically the same thing I told you all , and they diagnosed it as a "faulty bulb", so they are sending me another out today (gave me a tracking # within 20 minutes of calling them) Im hoping they are correct and it is a faulty bulb because my girls are in dire need to flower. And the 600watt I have is a piece of junk(lol) my luck sucks. The bulb is htg's own brand 55,000 lumen 400watt hps with 30% more blue. Im wondering if anyone else has had this problem with a new bulb or if anyone else has a diffrent diagnosis then they did. Im hoping its just the bulb , and not the ballast because its already gonna take till monday for me to recieve the new bulb and it would suck to have to wait even longer for a new ballast. Can anyone tell me what price a 400watt hps bulb would be at lowes/home depot as a temp solution until my good bulb gets here on monday? And can someone please reassure my parinoid ass that its just the bulb ? lol any input would be greatly appreciated.
r00tdoctor Reviewed by r00tdoctor on . Need help with hps troubleshooting Hello everyone I am requiring someone with good knowledge of hps lighting/ballast to provide me with an answer. I recently purchased a 400watt hps/reflector/ballast kit from htg supply. The kit looks well made with nice thick cords and generally well built. Here is the problem/question, After I recived it the bulb fired up fine. Then after I installed it in the grow area it came on fine again. But when I finished setting everything up and tried to turn it on for the "real run" it wont come Rating: 5