MH bulb

[Kigs!]

i think my bulb is dead. when i turn it on, it flickers real quick then doesn't turn off. is it a dead bulb or something wrong with the ballast? moonlights and PCs seem to be working

 

[Zoanuts]

do you have an extra bulb you can try or have a way to try another bulb. Sounds like your ballast.

 

[Kigs!]

unfortunately no. is that the only way to check? the flicker only occurs for a split second, and 9 out of 10 attempts, it doesn't even come on at all.

 

[Zoanuts]

I have had this happen twice with ballasts. Luckly I had an extra bulb to check.

 

[Kigs!]

what was wrong? the bulb or the ballast? frustrating thing is the bulb is literally 2 days old.

 

[Zoanuts]

The transformer was bad!! Is your lighting still under warranty? It could be the bulb also. Did you go with the 14k?

 

[Kigs!]

i just ordered a 14k from hellolights.com, just in case the bulb is dead. the crappy thing is the store i bought the fixture from is in boston, and now i'm in NY. ughhhhh...i hate my life

 

[Zoanuts]

Do you still have the 10k that was in the mh fixture? I thought I remembered you were just changing bulbs?

 

[Kigs!]

i'm guessing the store won't take responsibilty for it and i have to go through the finnex customer service if it's not just the bulb?

 

[chadfarmer]

what type of light are we talking about SE DE

what brand?

 

[Kigs!]

no the 10k is the one that's not working. 14k i just ordered about 10 mins ago, after trying to fix the 10k for half an hour. i only have one MH bulb right now, and it doesn't work...=[ i think i'll end up making the drive back up to boston tomorrow morning if the store can help me out w/ it.

 

[Kigs!]

DE 14k 150w. not sure what brand, but it's the stock that came with the finnex

 

[chadfarmer]

stock finnex bulb lasted 1 month in a friends fixture

 

[Kigs!]

... crap are they known to be defective? i haven't heard any bad review about them... let's see if the 14k works with it.