Ballast stopped working

kenobi

kenobi

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Hello I have a ballast that just stopped woring but the damn thing is still blowing air !! I've changed the light bulbs I changed the light fixture, the only thing I haven't changed is the ballast. Any idea why or how to fix it?
 
dbkick

dbkick

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kenobi said:
Hello I have a ballast that just stopped woring but the damn thing is still blowing air !! I've changed the light bulbs I changed the light fixture, the only thing I haven't changed is the ballast. Any idea why or how to fix it?
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Details, does the ballast have a fuse built in?
 
dbkick

dbkick

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kenobi said:
That's a good question, all I know about it is that it's dimmable. That's really it. It's a 400w yieldlab digital ballast. Here's a picture
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I see they sell a fuse for those ballasts but I don't see a fuse holder on the exterior of the ballasts.
 
dbkick

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Plus if the fan is still running it's getting power. Likely fried. Don't skimp on the lighting and if possible buy from a local shop, some of them are pretty good about loaning you a ballast until they resolve the issues with the broken one.
 
dbkick

dbkick

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yeah and spend a little more money , look at 315 cmh kits, much better than 400hps/mh
 
kenobi

kenobi

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dbkick said:
Plus if the fan is still running it's getting power. Likely fried. Don't skimp on the lighting and if possible buy from a local shop, some of them are pretty good about loaning you a ballast until they resolve the issues with the broken one.
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I'm in south fl we don't have any local shops. Voting is in November, here's hoping we make it this time.
 
kenobi

kenobi

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dbkick said:
oh I can't begin to tell you.....well I could but research that shit yourself and you'll see.
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Yea I been doing that the past few mins. Shit looks like it could get pricy. I found a small hydroponics store in the area, they sell some equipment there I'll swing by and check it out. They seem to be charging a lot more than what i find online, god damn hipsters.
 
dbkick

dbkick

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kenobi said:
Yea I been doing that the past few mins. Shit looks like it could get pricy. I found a small hydroponics store in the area, they sell some equipment there I'll swing by and check it out. They seem to be charging a lot more than what i find online, god damn hipsters.
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you'll have to pay the price and deal with the shops but once it's legal and you find yourself in there daily for a period of years (I'm very loyal to my shop) you tend to get better deals down the line.
I get better than online prices on a lot of stuff at the mom and pop I shop.
 
kenobi

kenobi

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dbkick said:
you'll have to pay the price and deal with the shops but once it's legal and you find yourself in there daily for a period of years (I'm very loyal to my shop) you tend to get better deals down the line.
I get better than online prices on a lot of stuff at the mom and pop I shop.
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Here's hoping brother... good news I found the fuse. Does it look messed up? I attached a picture
 

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dbkick

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If you have a continuity tester you can test the fuse. Hell I can think of several stone age ways to test the fuse. Sometimes in a bind back in the 70s you could wrap a blown auto fuse with foil although I wouldn't advise it.
 
kenobi

kenobi

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dbkick said:
Not sure but look at the specs of the fuse and hit up a radioshack to see if they have the right fuse.
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Looks like it is a spare the arms that hold the fuse only fits one fuse. But it didn't work either. I guess I'm buying a new one
 
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