I bought a aqua medic 250x2 metal halide and 2x54 t 5s. The t 5s come on then one goes out for a while then that one goes out and the other comes on.then after a short time they both come back on. I never owned a light like this before because this is new to me. I took the bulbs out twice and still is the same.Is this supposed to work this way.
lighting help
- Thread starter george
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bkv1997
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Interesting.. I'm not exactly sure.. does it have a built in dusk and dawn feature?
What is the model number of your unit?
What is the model number of your unit?
bjohanson1234
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it sounds like the ballasts might be over heating
I have seen this happen in flourecent bulbs before that are in hotter environments. I would check ventilation in your hood
Just be carefull around the ballasts they can get pretty hot
Brian
I have seen this happen in flourecent bulbs before that are in hotter environments. I would check ventilation in your hood
Just be carefull around the ballasts they can get pretty hot
Brian
I called Acua medic and they told me that they had a problem with the old bulbs.The older style bulbs say aqua medic on them and the new ones do not.So they are sending me new bulbs I was told not to run the old bulbs becuase they wear on the ballast over time.So I wanted to let everyone know if they have this problem.
I finally received my new bulbs from aqua medic and seem to be working just fine.I still don"t understand why if they know the bulbs are bad why they are still being sold with a new light fixture.The bulbs are wrapped and shipped separate. The bulbs should sent back to aqua medic and the retailer should be sent knew ones.That being said I was pleased the way they handeld the problem.The new bulbs say sylvania coralstar on them and not aqua medic just in case some one gets the old bulbs.Anyway I think it's an awesome light fixture the only thing is the hanging kit comes with a cheap set of plastic anchors that I threw away and replaced with molly bolts.
