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Need a game plan for what’s going on with my 2 x 24w T5 ballast. It’s been wired up for years, but I noticed some weeks back the front bulb was barely lit but dim - like 25% of the brightness of the other bulb. Thinking it was simply a burnt out bulb, I swapped them both out but again, they wouldn’t light. Next step was to replace the ballast - it’s this one: https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/2x24w-2x39w-t5-high-output-ballast-ati.html?dfw_tracker=43788-209492&utm_term=&utm_campaign=EL+|+ACQ_Prospecting_Shopping+|+ROAS+|+All+Products&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=7373341438&hsa_cam=11496128324&hsa_grp=111757179109&hsa_ad=475916932266&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=pla-587033768862&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9_mDBhCGARIsAN3PaFOsg7fv9x83-st_M2jhXFP2vqMD46L7eJtYKKmhIEDlrci6I5LnEqkaAsXhEALw_wcB
But again, the bulbs still won’t light. In the interim, I also bought some brand new Giesemanns - no luck. So I think I’ve ruled out the bulbs and the ballast (I doubt the original one was actually bad at this point - but now I’ve got a spare).
The ballast is controlled by my Apex, and the weird thing is that some mornings the bulbs will be lit up fine, other times not. Yesterday they didn’t fire, so I switched the ballast off for 15-20 minutes and then back on - and the bulbs fired up and didn’t flicker or anything. Worked fine all day. This morning, nothing - even after manually turning off and back on.
My only guess is now it’s down to the wiring. Either the harness or the power cord itself. I’m not great with electricity, so can somebody walk me through what I need to test? I am guessing I need a multimeter or something to check continuity to each of the lines? But I’m not exactly sure what I need to do to rule out where my problem is. Should also mention I have manually plugged in the ballast to a regular outlet and other Apex outlets - the Apex outlet does not appear to the the problem.
But again, the bulbs still won’t light. In the interim, I also bought some brand new Giesemanns - no luck. So I think I’ve ruled out the bulbs and the ballast (I doubt the original one was actually bad at this point - but now I’ve got a spare).
The ballast is controlled by my Apex, and the weird thing is that some mornings the bulbs will be lit up fine, other times not. Yesterday they didn’t fire, so I switched the ballast off for 15-20 minutes and then back on - and the bulbs fired up and didn’t flicker or anything. Worked fine all day. This morning, nothing - even after manually turning off and back on.
My only guess is now it’s down to the wiring. Either the harness or the power cord itself. I’m not great with electricity, so can somebody walk me through what I need to test? I am guessing I need a multimeter or something to check continuity to each of the lines? But I’m not exactly sure what I need to do to rule out where my problem is. Should also mention I have manually plugged in the ballast to a regular outlet and other Apex outlets - the Apex outlet does not appear to the the problem.
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