have a question that i have little experiance with..(digital hid ballast taking long)

[kether noir]

hey mates,

i have had this digital ballast for a year now. the issue is that every-time lights come on, the dig ballast is taking longer and longer to turn or kick on. i am thinking it may not come on anymore very soon, as of what i have come by.

anyone with this issue before?

i have turned everything else off for a few mins then plugging in the ballast. still....this time 5 mins to kick on.
the power strip works fine.

i don't understand exactly whats wrong. aside from system failure, current block/ slow uptake?, or....?

i talked to a buddy of mine at a family hydro store. he recommended on doing what i did, kill all other power and as we know..it failed.
he said hes not heard of it but that reg ballasts are better in the long run and will give me a new 1k combination ballast for 160.$ norm 230.$ if i dont get this fixed, that is. better then nothing, but i would rather save the cash.

k-

 

[F A B]

sounds like a bad capacitor or ignitor assuming u are letting ballast cool off for 5-10 minutes before restarting they have to do this before relighting
i had to replace both caps on my 2 hps they would come on then shut off minutes later cost like $5 for a cap and u can order ignitors online
i really suspect the ignitor but while u at it i would replace both cap and ign

 

[kether noir]

sounds like a bad capacitor or ignitor assuming u are letting ballast cool off for 5-10 minutes before restarting they have to do this before relighting
i had to replace both caps on my 2 hps they would come on then shut off minutes later cost like $5 for a cap and u can order ignitors online
i really suspect the ignitor but while u at it i would replace both cap and ign

thanks. yes, i let it cool. i was thinking it was the igniter as well. i cant find info on replacing an igniter in a digital ballast. what i did find says its not the best idea or as easy as an magnetic ballast. but thanks mate, for the feedback. rep and all.

 

[kether noir]

well it got to the point of taking an hour to turn on. and today it did not turn on........ so looks like im off to get a new ballast and the lot. shitey

 

[richinweed]

if yer ballast is in good shape ..(like new)..purchase the exact same one...swap the ballast into the new box and return it an hour later...say your bud (bring him) said its way to big and return it(the dead one........works all the time for me............ok infact ive done it with many new dead items ive found for cheap or free.....

 

[kether noir]

if yer ballast is in good shape ..(like new)..purchase the exact same one...swap the ballast into the new box and return it an hour later...say your bud (bring him) said its way to big and return it(the dead one........works all the time for me............ok infact ive done it with many new dead items ive found for cheap or free.....

hahahaha. i would if it was a big profit store. not the shop i use. they are really good to me, so ill play well with them.



did replace the ballast. went back to magnetic. works brilliantly so far. and 5 year warranty parts and labor. thats proper and all then.