Voltrom
Active Member
Hey everyone,, appreciate you stopping by.
Anyways I purchased two new bulbs for my 400w hps ballast and I basically ran into a problem. I got a 400w metal halide which works fine! And a brand new 400w hps bulb that just won't fire.. It has a faint purple glue.
Now I thought obviously it was my igniter/starter. After all it is an old ballast. (I got the ballast and a mint hood for $50 on CL)
But the problem is: when I put my old 430w Agro Hps bulb into my socket it turns right on just fine. Wtf?
So this must mean my igniter works fine correct? I mean the ballast/hood combo was a steal and I understand if I need to replace my CAP and my Starter. But does this mean I just have to send the hps back to amazon...? Or my igniter is barely working? Maybe it got so used to the old hps bulb it came with? Dude said it was used two cycles so...
Much appreciated. I don't have any other bulbs to test.
Anyways I purchased two new bulbs for my 400w hps ballast and I basically ran into a problem. I got a 400w metal halide which works fine! And a brand new 400w hps bulb that just won't fire.. It has a faint purple glue.
Now I thought obviously it was my igniter/starter. After all it is an old ballast. (I got the ballast and a mint hood for $50 on CL)
But the problem is: when I put my old 430w Agro Hps bulb into my socket it turns right on just fine. Wtf?
So this must mean my igniter works fine correct? I mean the ballast/hood combo was a steal and I understand if I need to replace my CAP and my Starter. But does this mean I just have to send the hps back to amazon...? Or my igniter is barely working? Maybe it got so used to the old hps bulb it came with? Dude said it was used two cycles so...
Much appreciated. I don't have any other bulbs to test.