CelticEBE
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I have a ballast that's down right now and I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for troubleshooting it. I have a fluke multimeter.
Ballast in question is an old sun systems 1000 watt Magnetic. It hums, but won't light up a bulb.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If this is a hps take a mh 1000w bulb install if it lights your ignitor is bad they are 35$ and easy to change pm if more help is needed later bro
If it won't fire the halide, then it's the capacitor. Of course, first make sure everything is connected tight, and that the switch is fully engaged to the halide side.
It should be an easy fix. Some hydro shops work on them, or you can buy the cap and replace it yourself. I don't think the sun systems are soldered, so it's just undoing two connectors, removing old cap, replacing with new.
If you do it yourself, discharge the cap by tapping the open posts with a screwdriver or something.
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