Ballast Kit Not Working...Electrical Help Needed!!

Quick question for the electrical experts here.

I have a 600watt HPS ballast kit that I have had for about 2 1/2 years. I just rebuilt my room and had to unhook the ballast from the mogul socket. Once I connected it back together, the bulb will not light. The ballast was never moved, only disconnected from the socket.

I hooked up my other ballast to my reflector to make sure it wasn't the bulb or the wiring to the reflector. With my second ballast it worked just fine.

The ballast kit is getting power, it is making a humming noise. The noise is a louder than usual and sounds like it is coming from the capacitor. I checked all the wire nuts to make sure they were tight and everything seemed fine.

So I know its not the bulb, the wiring to the reflector, and I'm about 100% sure its not the wiring on the ballast itself. So I have narrowed it down to one of the ballast components. I am guessing it is the capacitor because I have it directly next to the hot part of the ballast kit and the new ballasts advertise keeping there caps cooler by having them in a separate area.

Do you think that replacing my capacitor will fix the problem? I just spent like $600 redoing my room and don't have the money to buy a new ballast. Any help is apreciated.

Bob

um believe its in growroom design and setup but a guy has a thread called experiance electrician or something maybe he can help?...

Thanks for the reply. I actually posted this same thing in that thread. I'm hoping to get an answer here or there. Anybody have any ideas??

Bob

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You could try a mh bulb in it anything 600w or less, and if it works it is your ignitor as that is the difference between a mh and a hps ballast.

RichED said:

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where is the capacitor?

Thanks for the replies. I replaced the cap and the ignitor and neither of them fixed the problem. So I ended up spending the $125 on a new ballast. Everything is working out great now!