Ballast keeps tripping, HELP!

Have you changed your bulb?

Newtoweed1 said:

I'll check that out, I never thought out it being dirty, but the ballast itself is about 6 months old. Is 6 months enough time to really clog it up that bad?

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open some ballest voids warrenty

Wait on the bulb, I guess I've never considered the warranty on anything that was bought as the bottom dollar grow equipment. I'd assume shipping /handling on an ipower to be about equal to the cost of getting a brand new one

Okay, well I just spoke with Ipower and they said its most likely the bulb. Since the bulb is at the end of its life the ballast has "old bulb protection" that will trip the internal breaker to keep the bulb from shorting or causing other issues, So tomorrow my new bulb shows up. Fingers crossed that this will fix my issues. I hate having my plants under such limited lighting for so long.

FYI......I use the iPower 1000 watt bulbs and really like them. You can buy them on Amazon/Ebay for less than $30 a piece. I use mine around 2.5-3 crops max and they are heavy duty, made for any kind of balance and come with a 1 year warranty. I get some really good results with them, look at some of my grows.