thats not a good sign "wtf"

[nuggz4me]

Hey folks, fist time grower, long time smoker here. Finally got off my ass and made some room for a little garden, in my basement. I had everything set up, conditions were perfect, til I plugged in my 400hp light, and left it alone for 3 or 4 hours, went back downstairs too check it out, and the damn thing burnt out. The ballast is good, and it never tripped the breaker, the bulb just died, I can see little bits of, sodium, I guess thats what it is, inside the bulb. Anyone have any idea as to what went wrong, could the heat from the reflector have cooked it, cause I did have them fairly close together? thanx!

 

[Seismic]

Maybe just a defective bulb? I don't think it was the heat, as the inside of the bulb is burning a hell of a lot hotter than the amount of heat being radiated off the bulbs themselves.

 

[nuggz4me]

hey thanx for the quick response bud, yeah i kinda figured that might be the cause, i went down a couple a times before it went, and it was kinda flickering from orange to a bluish whitish color......tragic, beans all ready to go, soil all mixed, sux ass!

 

[Hydro-Soil]

hey thanx for the quick response bud, yeah i kinda figured that might be the cause, i went down a couple a times before it went, and it was kinda flickering from orange to a bluish whitish color......tragic, beans all ready to go, soil all mixed, sux ass!

You're still cool.

You can keep quite a few seedlings under a CFL or two while your new bulb comes in the mail.

Get a CMH Philips Retro-White lamp for that 400w HPS ballast and you'll really appreciate it

Good luck and welcome to your new lifetime hobby.

 

[nuggz4me]

hello Hydro, thanx man, good to know all hope is not lost, retro white, you say, cool ib checkin that out. And brother, I sure hope this is the beginning of a long and healthy relationship, with that magical plant, cheers, all the best!

 

[LolaGal]

If it is a new light just purchased, take it back! Those bulbs have a warranty.

Get a bulb from a hardware store or something to check and make sure the ballast didn't fry your bulb.

what a shame.

 

[bongoie]

my ballast manufacturer venture recommend a brand that i stick to . sunmaster . MH+HPS . hope u get it sorted , its not that bad . thought i was gonna read i burnt my plants with nutes

 

[nuggz4me]

Hi LolaGal, thanx fer yer condolances, it is a shame, cuz I bought it driving back from B.C. about 10 hrs away from home. You know, I live in a town with a population of 70-80 thousand, yet I have to drive 4hrs away to get "proper supplies....thats a shame!

Hey bongoie, not sure who made the ballast, it looks well put together. Your right, its not so bad, i'll really whine when I fry my babies, hope not, hey speakin of babies, anyone had experiance with sapphire star, and chemo beans, thought i'd buy the cheapies 1st time out!

Also LolaGal, or anyone else, what kind of "cheaper" bulb can I test the ballast with?

 

[LolaGal]

Or you could get a 400 watt MH for emergency use. Sometimes when one fries the other still works. Go to Lowe's or something. $30

 

[nuggz4me]

So nice to get help from good people, very kind of you, thanx fer droppin by smokingshogun. Sadly the closest I came to finding one, after checking all the harware stores, was a 400 mercury vapor, almost took it, but i'll pick up a couple in Emonton next week...cheers!

 

[nuggz4me]

oh its stricly a hp ballast, i do believe!

 

[LolaGal]

Oh, I was thinking he said it was a 400 HPS/MH ballast, sorry..

After re reading, I see it is a HPS ballast right? You have to make sure it's not MH ballast.

You can't switch bulbs, they will blow up on you! If it is HPS get HPS bulb or a conversion bulb for HPS.

 

[nuggz4me]

cool, appreciate the heads up, have a nice nite!

 

[tommyboi_420]

Get a CMH Philips Retro-White lamp for that 400w HPS ballast ,just make sure its a coil ballast and not a digi,also make sure it's just a hps non switchable type of ballast!!!

 

[tommyboi_420]

simba's thread http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=72215 it's a long read but well worth it!!!!...im getting 2 400w cmh bulbs myself

 

[MedGrowerTom]

nevermind, hehe

 

[Hydro-Soil]

you should change your user pic 'cause I seen it on the other site

that's a pic of Homer Simpson's brain from the U.S. TV Show "The Simpsons"
It's all over the net.

 

[MedGrowerTom]

yupp, not who I thought lol

 

[PoopyTeaBags]

ive had bulls stop let everything cool down couple hours try again could be bulb or ballasts most shops fix ballasts for free as theres ususally 5 year warranty on them... bulbs also have a warranty id go back to the store....

 

[nuggz4me]

Hey there Tommyboi, definately a coil type, i'll check out Simbas thread, for sure, thanx man.

Haha, hey PoopyTeabags, thats a good idea, too let it cool down and try again, wish i would have thought of that before i threw it out in a fit of rage hehe, thanx for the future refrence!

Hows it goin Med-Grower, no apologies bud, you just lookin out for me, I aprreciate it, but no i'm not who yer thinkin, but since we're on the subject, how safe are any of us on here, aside from the medical growers? all you wonderful people who are sharing your amazing pics, and sharing all your wisdom, with us newbees, aren't you, aren't we all opening ourselves too "unwanted attention", i'd love to post my pix when the time comes, but....I don't know????? cheers folks, stay well, grow safe!