My mh stopped working

[ryan]

my 150w mh light stopped working yesterday...

it is on timer so i don't turn it on and off all the time...

now it comes on and glows but doesn't get brighter...

can anyone tell me whats wrong with it?

the bulb is the weipro 14k one...

light set and bulb only 3 months old since aquarama...

light only put on timer for a few weeks... less than a month...

please help guys...

thanks...

[hotsoup]

have u checked the internal wired connection? It did happened to me once

[augustine]

your balast is faulty. its not charging the bulb.

[dr evil]

i got spare ballast for 150watt ........ can sell u......

[BarraCudaTM]

swop the bulbs or borrow 1 to test out. If it glows and cannot ignite, it should be the ignitor or the bulb is loose.

[ryan]

but what could have caused this?

wire melt?

connection came lose?

the lights are hanging over my tank now so there is nothing much i can do...

unless i take it down and tear it apart...

[shortman]

I have a spare sockect with 150w buld and control gear/ballast. All wiring are done so just hook to your ballast or buld either way will know which is faulty.

I can pass it to you for testing, let me know if you need it.

regds

[BarraCudaTM]

but what could have caused this?

wire melt?

connection came lose?

the lights are hanging over my tank now so there is nothing much i can do...

unless i take it down and tear it apart...

of course you need to take it apart to troubleshoot it, let me know if you need help.

[KingFish]

Ryan,

Its not that bad, but a man's gotta do what man's gotta do.

Barracuda is whom you would refer to as an Electrical Guru (as opposed to likes of me who is an Electrical Goondu ).

I'll take up his offer if I were you. It should help prevent some rude shocks. There's no screwing with a posssible 150w jolt.

[ryan]

oh yeah...

think i better get his help...

so sad...

my tank is so dim now...

[ryan]

guys!

i'm taking my light down later...

what do i check for?

like ballast wiring?

what do i look out for?

honestly i have never seen how the MH system works.

no idea how its supposed to be wired...

Help guys!

thanks!

[BarraCudaTM]

First of all .. you need a known working bulb on hand .. swap the bulbs and if it can light up

[ryan]

ok i'll see if i can get that arranged...

hmmm...

[ryan]

its down again...

it started working on 7th feb i think...

then i just came home and its not working again...

anyone experienced this problem before?

think there is something in the bulb that is loose...

some metal in bits moving around when i shake it...

if i'm not wrong there is also some liquid inside...

[ryz]

hmm... wah... liquid... shouldn't be any liquid in bulb... haha.. loose metal parts too... yours is 150W DE right?hmm....strange