help with my light.......PLEASE.........

[evertking]

just got my new light from inside sun...... plug it up and the ballast comes on but the lamp will not.. i have tighted the buld as far as im going to... what could be wrong???!!!!!

evertking Reviewed by evertking on 03-06-2007. help with my light.......PLEASE......... just got my new light from inside sun...... plug it up and the ballast comes on but the lamp will not.. i have tighted the buld as far as im going to... what could be wrong???!!!!! Rating: 5

[evertking]

does anyone think it would hurt my flowering plants to get like 5 seconds of light while i get in my cabinet to try my other bulb?

[Markass]

I had same exact problem. Some of the hardware isn't secured completely in the ballast. Give it a good punch or two while it's plugged in and it will kick the light on.

-on another note, the ballast gets very warm. keep that in mind.

[stinkyattic]

just got my new light from inside sun...... plug it up and the ballast comes on but the lamp will not.. i have tighted the buld as far as im going to... what could be wrong???!!!!!

I had the exact same problem with a MH 400 from there... the socket is REALLY tight... don't worry, a HID bulb is pretty strong, I just very firmly gave it a little more muscle and it was fine.
BTW that light took a while for the ballast to charge up and ignite... are you wainint long enough?

[Cyclonite]

Take the cover off and look for loose wires and such and tighten them up, unplugged of course. Capacitors (Little soda cans) store the charge so be aware.

[evertking]

let it run for about 5 mins and nothing....

[Markass]

let it run for about 5 mins and nothing....

you need to punch it..a couple of times. Trust me the same exact thing happened to me after I moved my ballast when hooking up my light...one second it worked fine, the next second it wouldn't ignite. Punched it twice as a last resort and it started working. do it if you want your light to work.:thumbsup:

[evertking]

well, ive stumped my toe and all my kunckles are bleeding...and nothing

[stinkyattic]

evert you really need to carefully screw the bulb in tighter... don't be afraid of it... the guy at inside sun already told me if i broke mine trying to screw it in he'd send a replacement... DO NOT kick your ballast. And unless you know what you're doin, I'd be really wary of taking the cover off. A charged capacitor of that size is VERY dangerous even if the ballast is unplugged... the charge is still there... ZZZZAP fried evertking, anyone?

[Markass]

well, ive stumped my toe and all my kunckles are bleeding...and nothing

worked for me..I had the same problem man...I really don't know what to tell you then...