Ballast doesn't like to fire up

kysmith · #1 01/29/2006, 12:16 AM

I can't let the timer turn the MH on anymore because it just won't turn on. What I've been doing the last week is plugging in in manually. I'll plug and unplug it and replug it again and again until it finally fires up. I'll sometimes sit there for 5 minutes doing this before I finally get the MH to turn on. Once it's running it keeps going without any problems. I have a magnetic ballast, any ideas on what the problem could be, or what I could try replacing?

Thanks,
Kyle

E-A-G-L-E-S · #2 01/29/2006, 12:21 AM

your leaving the ballast on 24/7 right?

kysmith · #3 01/29/2006, 08:44 PM

I had a timer on it to turn it on 5 hours a day. Now I plug it in when I get home from work, and unplug it when I go to bed, otherwise it won't turn on.

kysmith · #4 01/31/2006, 08:13 AM

no one has a suggestion?

kysmith · #5 02/02/2006, 08:28 AM

Does this sounds like it could be the capacitor? if so where can these be ordered?

Ira NZ · #6 02/02/2006, 08:53 AM

Hmmm, Yeah, if it was a flouro I'd say it needs a new starter. But I'm not sure what in a MH would be the equivalent, if there is one?

kysmith · #7 02/05/2006, 02:24 PM

ttt

PsychoKnight · #8 02/05/2006, 04:38 PM

You might as well replace the cap and transformer assembly as a set. Hamilton sells unassembled magnetic ballast kits to retro your ballast case.

http://www.hamiltontechnology.com/

kysmith · #9 02/06/2006, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PsychoKnight
You might as well replace the cap and transformer assembly as a set. Hamilton sells unassembled magnetic ballast kits to retro your ballast case.

http://www.hamiltontechnology.com/

thanks