I purchased a 250w MH system from HTG a couple weeks ago and the light will no longer stay on. I turned on the power this morning and the bulb briefly came on and turned back off right away 4 or 5 times. The Ballast seems to be running but the bulb will not stay lit. Bulb going bad or is the Ballast faulty?
2 week old grow light already dead?
- Thread starter Ceebus
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motoracer110
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I had that same problem, but i tried a different outlet and it started right up. Im not sure why it did that. Just get a long extension cord and try every outlet you can.
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chitownsmoking
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return that light then and get a new one
Yeah I tried every outlet in the house and the thing lights up and turns right back off in 20 seconds. Pain in the ass.
la9
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If you bought the HTG brand they have trouble with the bulbs, so chances are that is your problem, you should definitely order a bulb that isn't the HTG brand, if you want to keep things lit. If you want a cheaper bulb that will last go to HIDHUT, their bulbs do the job. Otherwise get a name brand from HTG.
la9
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Just trying to get the word out since everytime lights are brought up HTG gets mentioned in about 3 consecutive posts afterwards. They've had at least a 6 month track record of bulb failures when you buy their brand of lights that I know of. It was supposedly fixed a couple months back but from your post it looks otherwise.
If you buy an HTG light and it quits working within a month there is a 99% chance you have a bad bulb.
If you buy an HTG light and it quits working within a month there is a 99% chance you have a bad bulb.
joshbigbuds
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change the fuse