HID problem

[sam edwards]

other week one of my lights stoped working there running of a ballast so i got a new one fitted it and still no change! it it seams to be getting no power and it does a lil flicky thing then goes of and stays off! not sure what it is and its realy getting on my tits!

any help would be amazing
thanks alot


sam

[vectra640]

It's probably the lamp, test the input of the ballast for 12v, don't test the output or you'll pop your meter or is it the ballast you changed ?

[vectra640]

The ballasts make a high pitched noise when igniting the lamps

[sam edwards]

No no noice from ballast at all like the other one and I thort it would be the bulb but if it was ****ed it wouldnt flicker would it?

[sam edwards]

help????

[Paul]

So you have tested it and?

[sam edwards]

how you ment to test it?

[vectra640]

how you ment to test it?

Take the bulb off the working one and plug it in to the non working one, simples

[jay26]

No no noice from ballast at all like the other one and I thort it would be the bulb but if it was ****ed it wouldnt flicker would it?

This sounds like a faulty electrode/bulb

[vectra640]

They can flicker yes, same principal as a street light really

[Davebgsi]

take bits off working side to test non working side? simple?

[Paul]

how you ment to test it?

Says in your thread already.

Hence no one has replied.

[sam edwards]

how do you find out what bulb it is like 8000 or 6000 etc?

[Davebgsi]

should be able to tell from the color, 6k is pure white then after that get more and more yellow, 8k will have a blue tinge to it