My icecap 660 went caputttttt

[northbay-reefer]

so now I got to find a replacement. If it's not one thing, it's another ...sighhhhh ... can't even send it to Icecap because they went out of business :fun2: :bigeyes:

 

[poolkeeper1]

Coralvue is picking up Icecaps warranty work, I think they are buying the name out and will fix your ballast for a fee.
Bill

 

[northbay-reefer]

Thanks for the tip, I'll contact them.

 

[shaneh]

good to know about ice cap......still not good. another aquarium business gone.

 

[Grant W]

Yah it really stinks that icecap went down. What would be a comparable unit now that there gone?

 

[crispyreef]

Will that t5 ballast i have work? Let me know

 

[northbay-reefer]

No Chris, the T5 ballast is HO, the 660 is VHO ... btw are you going to the swap? their is only one space left in the van

 

[northbay-reefer]

Thanks to a friend from BAR, I just got a new unsued one for 70 bucks

 

[Grant W]

Sounds good Tom. Is there a good ballast to take the place of the Icecap 660?

 

[northbay-reefer]

I opened up my ballast last night and notice the fuse holder has melted so I went to HSC electronics and found the replacement fuse holder and a new fuse. My ballast is working again ....

Coralvue bought out icecap so they are selling it under their name.

 

[Grant W]

Got ya, thx

 

[gdm42001]

Ice Cap bulbs going at cost on BRS

 

[Reef Bass]

Nice job with the repair Tom. Keep in mind that there may be a reason why the fuse holder melted in the first place, and replacing the holder may not have corrected that condition. Just keep an eye on it...

HSC might be a good addition to our local reefing resources thread.

 

[northbay-reefer]

Ken, Yeah I know, if it gets melted again then I think I'll replace the two large capacitors. Everything else on that board looks ok. But all in all the circuit doesn't look that complicated.

Here is a picture of it:

 

[Reef Bass]

Looks good from what I can see from here! (Except for the fuse holder)