600w grow light issues

My ballast runs both MH and HPS

Originally Posted by dodgydan

Agree with the student kid. Why wouldnt u want a digital timer. Thats like saying u dont want a colour tv u strange man.

A strange man.....that's the nicest jab I've ever been called....you got class. Obviously it's just my opinion, which comes from people always having lamps burn out way too early in their life, the balast itself has its good attributes, but do also have problems, such as a higher failure rate compared to magnetic. I just have never known someone who really is happy with them, especially because of the lamp issue primarily.

They cost more, and I just don't see the value, other than being able to hang them on nice banks on the wall, and they are much cooler to operate. I know a lot of people are buying them, so I don't mean to offend anyone, if so Im sorry.

I just added another light, and was talking with the guys at my shop I go to, and we are all medical growers. They get all sorts of free stuff to grow with, and they flat out said it's a great sales item, but nothing beats the old reliable.

Now that I said that I'll have one fail.......

Strange man.......better than what most call me when they don't like what I say....thanks! LOL

Originally Posted by bowlfullofbliss

A strange man.....that's the nicest jab I've ever been called....you got class. Obviously it's just my opinion, which comes from people always having lamps burn out way too early in their life, the balast itself has its good attributes, but do also have problems, such as a higher failure rate compared to magnetic. I just have never known someone who really is happy with them, especially because of the lamp issue primarily.

They cost more, and I just don't see the value, other than being able to hang them on nice banks on the wall, and they are much cooler to operate. I know a lot of people are buying them, so I don't mean to offend anyone, if so Im sorry.

I just added another light, and was talking with the guys at my shop I go to, and we are all medical growers. They get all sorts of free stuff to grow with, and they flat out said it's a great sales item, but nothing beats the old reliable.

Now that I said that I'll have one fail.......

Strange man.......better than what most call me when they don't like what I say....thanks! LOL

He may be calling you strange because you dont know that

1. Digital Ballasts are brighter than magnetics, magnetic ballasts lose efficiency as the coil inside begins to degrade.
2. Digital Ballasts are smaller, neater, units.
3. Unlike Magnetics, Photos can be taken without that stobing effect.
4. Longer bulb life, since the bulbs are not strobing like magnetics.
5. Faster startup. Magnetics take much longer to reach full intensity than Digis
6. Digis are silent
7. Digis run cooler, (particularly useful in enclosed spaces)
8. Because digis use microcircuitry they cut off when a short is detected unlike magnetics which have been proven to spontaneously combust. You may have seen his on the news.

I wanted to make it to 10, someone else can find the other two reasons to use a digi over a magnetic.

people always slag off new tecnology off till they've sold thier old stock lol

Originally Posted by Kyle Keen Green

Maybe to much power for the timer, upgrade your timer? I run a 600 on a timer with a fan no issues

I run (2) 600 hps and 1 fan off a Titan Controls 15 amp duel timer with no problems.

As others have said replace the bulb, ballast, unplug some other stuff. Sometime heavy power loads will do strange things. maybe the ballast didnt like the connection at that socket. Try different socket to.

Im going to try a new bulb. I just got http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MAH4SO/...A1_cs_sce_dp_1

Im hoping thats what is actually going on.

Am I just high or have you tried to plug it directly into the wall or on another circuit to make sure the ballast/bulb work. Then you could easily diagnose from there

Originally Posted by Cannikid

Am I just high or have you tried to plug it directly into the wall or on another circuit to make sure the ballast/bulb work. Then you could easily diagnose from there

I most certainly have tried other plug sockets and the ballast and everything appears to work. so im hoping its the bulb