Thanks constant gardener you are exactly right. pulled the little u shaped contact a little and wiped it before it started. Any idea whats causing the arcing? still have a fucked contact on both bulbs. im tightening them as much as possible without breaking them.
Ha! have it back on now after 36 hours in the dark. licked the contact and started it vertically instead of horizontally. theory is spit drips into it and conducts then evapourates or burns away.fucked if im buying any more bulbs. Ill kill us all first!!!!:bigjoint:
ya i know it sounds dodgy but everything is brand new. first bulb was a phillips new one is a sunmaster. bulb and ballast are both 600w so they are matched. ballast is GiB. its the initial jolt to fire the bulb is the problem. once its on its fine. The major problem is im flushing at the moment...
Hi all,
has anyone had problems with the solder/contact on the bulb melting away? the bulb is not blown and this is the second brand new bulb that this has happened with in two months both of different manufacturers. I go and check my babies and there is no light just a buzzing ballast. i...
the more light the better as long as you can ventilate it properly. problem is that plants can still double or treble in size during flowering so i think you are going to have a big problem with height. light will have to be 18 inches at least above plants or youll fry em. there are lights on...
ya go for it. i ve got exactly that setup and its working great. i got 2 northern lights and 3 white widow which was a bad idea you are better with 5 of the same strain that will be similar in height. 5 definately max for that space tho unless you are cloning. get lots of air in tho because its...