The other nights I went out ot a job that had 6 8" recessed can in an exterior soffet of a commercial building. Theses cans are 100w metal halide
with an enclosed ballast. The initial problem being out of the six lights 3 were not working. Since the bulbs were close to the end of their life I figured the best start was to just replace all 6 bulbs. Well the three that didnt work before still dont work so I figure new ballast, but out of the three that worked before one one fired the other two only had a dim glow. I went out tonight to check on them again and now one more of the lights with the dim glow is fully lit. I figure the ballasts for the three lights that are working are on the way out ot but since I have very little experience with metal halide I figured I would post in the forum.
Thanks!
with an enclosed ballast. The initial problem being out of the six lights 3 were not working. Since the bulbs were close to the end of their life I figured the best start was to just replace all 6 bulbs. Well the three that didnt work before still dont work so I figure new ballast, but out of the three that worked before one one fired the other two only had a dim glow. I went out tonight to check on them again and now one more of the lights with the dim glow is fully lit. I figure the ballasts for the three lights that are working are on the way out ot but since I have very little experience with metal halide I figured I would post in the forum.
Thanks!