Quote Originally Posted by Motdot
I couldn't believe my eyes...I was standing there watching over my babies and then "TINK," the 600w is dead. Are you fucking kidding me?! Ok, not all is lost because I changed it out to the HPS bulb and it fired up. I know most of you are like ..."no big deal"...but I am kind of anal about this shit, so I am upset . The babies are small and vegging-not time for HPS yet.

I got my stuff from HTG Supply. And of course it's New Year's Eve, so I won't get this straightened out until next week.

I looked at the bulb, and there is not sign of a burn out, but I am not a bulb expert. I have had no luck growing indoors-and the trend continues! @#$%^&*(

Sorry, rant is over, and thanks.
Are you sure this was a 600w MH bulb? I ask because I didn't think such a thing existed. If you were using a 400w or 1000w MH with a 600w switchable ballast that would explain the early failure. Just a thought.