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So I recently got back into reefing and pulled out my MH. This system worked fine in the past and it’s been about a year since I’ve ran them. The bulb and ballast were only ran for about 6 months. I cannot figure out why it’s not working now.
All are Hamilton parts ordered from Hamilton.
Hamilton M58 250w magnetic ballast. Basic reflector. Hamilton 250w 14000k bulb. Bulb does nothing when plugged in.
I also have a Hamilton 200w-400w selectable electronic ballast purchased from a member here about a year ago. Hamilton bulb has a small spark when plugged into this ballast.
Thinking it was the bulb, I went an bought a ReefLux 250w from LFS .
When plugged into the magnetic ballast the ReefLux bulb has a faint dim light in the gas chamber but never fully lights.
When plugged into the electronic ballast the ReefLux bulb flashes brightly about every two minutes but never stays lit.
Image of bulb is the ReefLux on the magnetic ballast. It just stays light that and never fully lights. The rest of the combinations don’t do anything or the one combo where it flashes but I cannot catch a picture of that.
Any help would be MOST appreciated as this is driving me NUTS!
Thanks in advance!
![image.jpg image.jpg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3033/3033211-e594fe8849a6d2fbf6cf68dbbd80574f.jpg)
All are Hamilton parts ordered from Hamilton.
Hamilton M58 250w magnetic ballast. Basic reflector. Hamilton 250w 14000k bulb. Bulb does nothing when plugged in.
I also have a Hamilton 200w-400w selectable electronic ballast purchased from a member here about a year ago. Hamilton bulb has a small spark when plugged into this ballast.
Thinking it was the bulb, I went an bought a ReefLux 250w from LFS .
When plugged into the magnetic ballast the ReefLux bulb has a faint dim light in the gas chamber but never fully lights.
When plugged into the electronic ballast the ReefLux bulb flashes brightly about every two minutes but never stays lit.
Image of bulb is the ReefLux on the magnetic ballast. It just stays light that and never fully lights. The rest of the combinations don’t do anything or the one combo where it flashes but I cannot catch a picture of that.
Any help would be MOST appreciated as this is driving me NUTS!
Thanks in advance!
![image.jpg image.jpg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3033/3033210-96e5e2ddd9e1e458be8ddf135a70f625.jpg)
![image.jpg image.jpg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3033/3033211-e594fe8849a6d2fbf6cf68dbbd80574f.jpg)