Mh bulbs help please

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Hi just a quick one do mh bulbs have starters built in the bulb walked in one light was just flickering with a pinging noise

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Is this a system that had been running fine for a while or relatively new? I’ve seen something like that happen with with a 230 volt ballast wired up to 120 volt source. Not in a grow, but I work with some real special people lol.

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Yes everything was fine to now

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Hopefully its just the bulb. Mh last around 1000 hours, otherwise it might be the ballast

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@Laurap would the buld cone back on because I switched it of and on its came on and stayed on

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Just watch real close. You dont want an electrical fire. Sounds like bulb though. Theyre only about $12 on amazon.

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@Laurap it was bulb I’ve got a new one never last long abt 2 weeks from new and it cost me 30 pound :astonished::astonished::astonished:

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Amazon or eBay next lol

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Your mh bulbs only last 2 weeks?

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@dbrn32 hopefully this is a one of and this new one last me a good bit time will tell

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Ok. If you have problems with this one i would double check everything you have is compatible, sized properly, and wired properly.

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Really dont know about bulb. If you still have reciept id ask whoever you got from to replace. Ive used same mh three grows.

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