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Old 04-18-2008, 09:26 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I have a 250w DE MH that keeps flickering. Is this indicative of the bulb going bad, or is it more likely a ballast problem?

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Old 04-18-2008, 10:03 AM   #2 (permalink)
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How old is the bulb and ballast? Is it screwed in all the way? I ask becasue sometimes corrosion and salt creep can make it seem like the bulb is in all the way when in fact it's not...


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It's a Current Outer Orbit fixture that is only about 4 mos old (give or take). Pretty sure the DE bulb is snug... it's behind a sealed glass cover, so I don't think it'll be salt creep.

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Hmm, don't know about that one. Maybe you are having ballast issues...

Hoefully someone with a similar fixture will chime in.
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Drag! Ok, warranty! Here I come...
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Capacitor pulsing it sounds like to me if the warranty does not cover it ? Let me know you can ship it to us and I'll repair it for you. 15.00 or so..plus freight . You have another fixture that you can swap out ballast to check the bulb ?


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