Long winded electrochemistry answer. Just run the bulb for thirty minutes on the ballast you know to be good, then let it cool and see.CMH bulbs don't go grey like that at all. Mine take a few seconds once plugged in to fully kick on. If the bulb is bad what does it matter if you leave it on and let it warm up?
Just run the lamp first. You don't have enough information to over analyse that much lolIf i run the grey bulb in the phantom reflector with that ballast it still leaves the ballast or e39 to pgzx18 adapter in the other setup as suspect.
I could setup the ballast on the phantom reflector to the xtrasun and if it works its the ballast if it doesnt its the adapter. I guess? That sound logical?
Yeah around where the coil exits the inner bulb it glows blue. I try not to stare. But it looks cool.That start up time is correct. It's just the lamp reaching its operating temperature. The 3100k's look blue when they first fire and settle into their spectrum. My bulbs remain clear although I do have a bulb with a massive scratch across it but the hydro store owner swears it won't effect the performance.
I get the 96 pin dial type, very reliablerunning late this morning. didnt check. i saw that it was running still.
can timers be fixed? i have a couple that wont turn on. is there like an internal battery?
Word...Mechanical is the route I go going forward. Have 3 digitals sitting broken.I get the 96 pin dial type, very reliable