weezeburger
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I am running 2 1000 watt Cali ballasts on opposite 12 hour cycles in a bedroom, one is inside a tent one is outside. Their running times never overlap and the only other electronics in the room are a couple of fans and a dehumidifier. I woke up this morning to find the breaker for the circuit that runs that room and a few other outlets tripped, so i unplugged a few things and flipped the breaker back. When i plugged my ballast back in I heard and odd pop/crack come from near where the ballast hangs on the wall but thats also next to where the hood hangs. I have an extra ballast of the same model from the last time one blew and I had to wait for repair/replacement so I plugged it in and the bulb flickered, looked like shit, and went dark. I'm pretty positive the bulb is toast but my question is whether the ballast could be frying the bulbs, the bulb blowing is damaging the ballast or tripping the breaker, or if thats what bulbs do when their life expectancy runs out because this one is about a year old now I think. Another possibility is the circuit being overloaded because of something outside the room but on the circuit being plugged in without me knowing about it. Could that potentially damage a bulb or ballast? Hah this shit only happens on sunday mornings when all the grow shops are closed for the next 36 hours. Any insight would be appreciated.