Hey guys i have a 1000w quantum dimmable ballast and i have a hortilux shps bulb and a hortilux blue eye. i just recently got the blue bulb and been running it all week. exept today it didnt fire up. when the power turns on, the bulb lights up white, then goes blue, fades into orange and turns off. it will do this every min or so. This bulb is a week old and was bough brand new. i hooked up the SHPS and it works fine. using that to veg atm... anyone know whats up with the hortilux blue?
Please help. problem with light, need advice
- Thread starter clorox2k1
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yes the ballast box says that its strikes metal halide and hps bulbs. its the orange quantum horticulture 1000w dimable ballast
when i realized it wasnt on. i powered down and up twice over 30 min to see if i could get it to light. waited bout 10 between firings, also unscrewed and screwed bulb back in, using glvoes.
I got it last monday, do it worked for a week.....
when i realized it wasnt on. i powered down and up twice over 30 min to see if i could get it to light. waited bout 10 between firings, also unscrewed and screwed bulb back in, using glvoes.
I got it last monday, do it worked for a week.....
Ok so i visited the place where i got the bulb and ballast and we have figured out the problem. The Quantum 1000w dimmable ballast does not seem to be compatible with the Hortilux Eye Blue 1000w bulb. We tried brand new ballasts and mine. Altho the Quantum has no problems running HPS bulbs. As soon as we used a different ballast the Eye Blue comes on without a problem. Even tried a brand new MH bulb in my Quantum and nothing, No Go. So i guess when it says works with most bulbs, that does not include the Hortilux Eye Blue MH bulbs, which is a bummer.