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| | Stranger Stranger | | Join Date: May 2008
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Here is my situation: I spotted 2 70 watt HPS on a barn that was going to be destroyed so I cut the cords and took them. I made sure to et ballast and all but when I tried to reconnect the wires to a replacement wire and plug it in, the light doesn't turn on : (
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05-25-2008, 04:20 PM
|  | Veteran Smoker Mr. Ganja | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Up the hollar down Copperhead Road
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Maybe that's why they left them on a barn that was goin' down? Tough break. Good luck, though. Are you sure the plug you're using to test on is hot? To be certain the fixtures are shot, skin a little bit of the wires (w/o plug) and ease them in to an outlet . . . one wire, each side. If you hear the ballast, or any related noises, and the bulb doesn't kick in, it's the bulb. |
05-25-2008, 04:20 PM
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are you sure it worked in the first place? |
05-25-2008, 04:31 PM
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my experience the ballast wont hum unless the bulb works, could have a bad cap or ignitor, how does the filament look in the bulb??? |
05-25-2008, 04:34 PM
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05-25-2008, 07:54 PM
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The filament looks fine. I plugged the wires into an outlet without the plug and there wasnt any noise or light : ( Does this mean it wont work at all? Or could a new bulb possibly solve my problem? |
05-26-2008, 08:48 AM
| | Ganja Smoker Pot Head | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Swamp behind the park.
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It won't hum if the night eye is seeing day. Follow the link I gave you, disable the sensor, make it a remote ballast for heat issues. Cover the eye with tape to test them. |
05-26-2008, 09:03 AM
| | Veteran Smoker Mr. Ganja | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Up the hollar down Copperhead Road
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Originally Posted by kushmonster  my experience the ballast wont hum unless the bulb works, could have a bad cap or ignitor, how does the filament look in the bulb??? | I dunno about these kind of lights, but am an electrician . . . you're better off following Kush/outrunu's ideas. Good luck! 
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05-26-2008, 10:37 AM
| | Stranger Stranger | | Join Date: May 2008
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Hey outrunu, sounds like ya know whats up but the link takes me to an advertisement... where should I be goin to see that info on how to cover up the eye and all?
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05-26-2008, 06:27 PM
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If the light has a photo cell you should see this on the outer casing of the fixture there are a couple diff. kinds of photo cells, some that attach to the fixture and some that are internal, just look for a little clear plastic circle about the size of a dime, cover with elec. tape and wait a couple minutes for it to kick on | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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