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Old 04-24-2008, 01:59 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Indeed, here is a picture of the ballast.

As you can see, there is surface rust on the core, but I'm not sure if that matters with a big 'ol hunk of iron.
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Change the capacitor...and if there are no burn spots on the magnetic coils you should be good to go.

I've always run HPS ballasts (or switchable) and never considerd there was not an igniter for 1000w MH.

If you can afford it, change the whole package. Those coils look nasty to me...but then again I'm a picky bastard with a "well-managed" obsession to keep equipment clean and tidy.

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Old 04-25-2008, 04:56 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I will be ordering the new capacitor on monday. We'll see what happens!

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Well, the capacitor is due to get in on Thursday.

Some advice, NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM KALYX.COM!!! The guy that runs the site is a total jerk. He was very rude to me over the phone and in emails (I was having a problem with his billing system). After 4 days of my item not being shipped, I asked for a refund. Not 2 hours after my refund email (which never got a reply) , I got a shipping confirmation. This guy is a scammer, I hope I get the correct item.

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The new capacitor didn't fix the problem with the ballast. I'm going to break out the electrical tester tonight and track diwn the source of the problem. I'll probably end up buying a replacement kit from htgsupply.com (should have done that in the first place).

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