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Hello Growers,
I have been running a 4x4 ft grow tent with a 400W HID bulb and digital ballast.
I'm close to the end of flowering and I have noticed that the ballast is needs a few trials to turn the bulb on. I can see the bulb firing up but then turning off for a few times ( 3 times last time I've checked ) then it goes on fully.
I thought it was the timer ( Apollo 9 digital timer ) so I have tried another Apollo 9 I have for the ventilation and the ballast/bulb have the same issues.
If I plug the ballast directly into the wall plug it turns on the bulb on the first try, same if I put the timer into the ON setting and not the AUTO I have been using so far.
I noticed this behavior just recently...is it a sign of the ballast going bad or is it the timer failing in your opinion ?
thanks a lot for any advice
I have been running a 4x4 ft grow tent with a 400W HID bulb and digital ballast.
I'm close to the end of flowering and I have noticed that the ballast is needs a few trials to turn the bulb on. I can see the bulb firing up but then turning off for a few times ( 3 times last time I've checked ) then it goes on fully.
I thought it was the timer ( Apollo 9 digital timer ) so I have tried another Apollo 9 I have for the ventilation and the ballast/bulb have the same issues.
If I plug the ballast directly into the wall plug it turns on the bulb on the first try, same if I put the timer into the ON setting and not the AUTO I have been using so far.
I noticed this behavior just recently...is it a sign of the ballast going bad or is it the timer failing in your opinion ?
thanks a lot for any advice