Broken Ballast?

any electrical knowledge and some common sense would tell you that you could run a lesser watt bulb on a higher ballast...i told him to get a new bulb because that would be the cheapest way to diagnose his problems...i dont need the video bro, but you might as well post it incase someone can use it
 
NewClosetGrower said:
any electrical knowledge and some common sense would tell you that you could run a lesser watt bulb on a higher ballast...i told him to get a new bulb because that would be the cheapest way to diagnose his problems...i dont need the video bro, but you might as well post it incase someone can use it
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Yes i think i will look for it as i have not seen it for a while.
I will go and have a search now.
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NewClosetGrower said:
thats a MH bulb in an HPS ballast...thats not what were talking about
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A broken ballast can be tested by using a mulimeter on the bulb holder and will show you the voltage its producing to the lamp when you remove the bulb and turn the ballast on. A ballast is basically a generator that generates voltage the same way it does on a cars engine its really easy to test both wiring and ballast by using a multimeter.
 
pretty sure fabfun told him to do that already
and i backed it up and also recommended a nice multimeter (same one i use everyday) that will last him a lifetime
 
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