metal halide troubles

[Edmonton Eskimo]

Is there anyone or any place that can look at my mh setup to see what is wrong and what needs to be fixed to get it working again?

[klam]

Have you ever checked the ballast to see whether or not the capacitor was burnout? It happened to mine before. I replaced the capacitor and it worked again.

[Edmonton Eskimo]

In my ballast box there is a ballast an ignitor and a resistor I believe. Is the capacitor the same as these or is it something else?

[Delphinus]

If you have three components then you likely have a pulse start ballast. The transformer, the capacitor, and the ignitor. In my experience, the ignitors look a little like the capacitors but are smaller. But the exact looks will probably depend on whether it's an Advance ballast, or Venture, or some other brand.

Can you snap a picture of the three components?

A probe start ballast is just the transformer and the capacitor.

[Bryan]

HID ballast info.

http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/cambie/38/id33.htm

[Edmonton Eskimo]

thank you for that link :mrgreen: