Power cord shortage?

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$moke407

New Member

• Oct 20, 2015

• #1

I have a 1000w ballast and 1000w mh bulb and it comes on but when it gets to a certain brightness it flickers and shuts off but the ballast stays on as do the fans,room lights,air purifier, and everything else the breaker doesn't pop either. Could it be the wire that goes from the ballast to the hood has a short in it?

 

doctor.j

Well-Known Member

• Oct 21, 2015

• #2

No if it had a short it would do something immediately, check your bulb with another ballast if possible, then try your ballast either another bulb.

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #3

Well I had a different ballast yesterday and traded it in for another same thing and a different bulb only common denominator is the wiring.

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #4

It is possible for the wire to come on bit when it gets hot enough flickers and shuts off

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #5

And just to make sure you know what I'm talking about I'm new to using lights like this I think it's the wire that runs power from the ballast to the hood

 

doctor.j

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #6

Do you have the ballast dialed down any?

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #7

No its magnetic only runs 1000.

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #8

It's really weird how it happens

 

doctor.j

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #9

Pictures?

 

doctor.j

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #10

I'm an electrician btw

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #11

Ok hold up gonna get a pic. One question to though my ballast has 2 different spots to plug it to the power 1 says 240v the other under it says 120v could this make a difference? ? I didn't notice it until a minute ago it was behind a plastic cover

 

green217

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #12

$moke407 said:

Ok hold up gonna get a pic. One question to though my ballast has 2 different spots to plug it to the power 1 says 240v the other under it says 120v could this make a difference? ? I didn't notice it until a minute ago it was behind a plastic cover

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Yeah that's going to make a difference plig it into what ever voltage u r using
120v is what most all your standard receptacles are.

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #13

It's not hooked up went to take it where I got it have them take a look they told me to come at this time and they're closed.

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #14

Right and that causes the problems I'm having to?

 

vostok

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #15

Sounds like a capacitor, (starter) is dead in the ballast, avoid wrapping your spare lead like that

..it can start a fire, take the ballast for a service, is the best ...

but look to the obvious first...

screw the bulb in tight then try again?

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #16

What's the spare lead how I got them taped in a bow? Lol

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #17

I traded ballasts yesterday been been running it on the 240v plug didn't notice the 120v side till today gotta try that

 

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$moke407

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #18

Everythings working great! It was I needed it on the 120v side. Thank you for the help me and my babies appreciate it so much.

 

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doctor.j

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• Oct 21, 2015

• #19

$moke407 said:

I traded ballasts yesterday been been running it on the 240v plug didn't notice the 120v side till today gotta try that

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Problem solved

 

DDom

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• Oct 22, 2015

• #20

Just gonna say that, you are on the 240 side, happy ya got it sorted