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Old 12-18-2012, 11:59 PM
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Default Anyone know how to troubleshoot MH ballast? Calgary

Stopped working, not much electronic knowledge so if anyone can offer help it would be greatly appreciated ...

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Old 12-19-2012, 12:02 AM
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I can help....pack it in a box and put at the curb and call it a sign to buy a LED Light Sorry lol had too............
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Old 12-19-2012, 12:08 AM
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If an LED fixture was not $500 ...

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Old 12-19-2012, 12:22 AM
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Is this the one that you bought from me?

I did not have any issues with it running from June to Sept before I upgraded. But there is a knob on the ballast that says fuse. I've never opened this but presume you could unscrew it and inspect. Hopefully the fuse just burned out and you can see the filament is not intact (like an incandescent light bulb).

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Old 12-19-2012, 12:47 AM
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Yeah, it is the one I got from you

Sadly the fuse is intact, and from what little Google-Fu I have been able to summon, it is either the light switch, the capacitor (I don't even know what that is!) or the transformer ... bleh ...

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What kind of ballast?
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Stopped working, not much electronic knowledge so if anyone can offer help it would be greatly appreciated ...

Charles

Take a trip down to the Incredigrow store off Macleod by cheesecake cafe. These hydroponic horticulture specialists work with mh ballasts for a living they can give you options.
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Old 01-11-2013, 10:18 AM
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Stopped working, not much electronic knowledge so if anyone can offer help it would be greatly appreciated ...

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You should pick up the phone and call jbj lighting tech support and discuss the problem and fixes thoroughly with them to get as much information out of them as possible.

Maybe they can just send the part you need.
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