Weird lighting behavior

[cmhollis]

Here is my photo-period:

- VHO Actinics comes on at 0630, go off at 0930
- 150W 20K MH comes on at 0930, goes off at 1830
- 2 250W 10K MH come on at 1100, go off at 1700
- VHO's come back on at 1830, and go off at 2030

Anyhow, the last couple of nights, the 150W MH has been coming on around 2200 or so, staying on for a couple of minutes and then going out.

- All three MH's are on the same ballast (magnetic), and the VHO's are on a Icecap 660.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated,

Mike

 

[etech]

All three MH's are on the same ballast

you should only have one bulb per balllast

if they are on their own ballast i would say that your bulb is going bad

 

[cmhollis]

It is actually 3 ballasts within 1 enclosure (an Aquamedic Ocean Sexy fixture).

 

[cwegescheide]

That is strange!!!! my ACIII is doing EXACTLY the same thing. Just started. I SWEAR!! At what time in the evening does it do this?

Thanks,
Chris

 

[cwegescheide]

My lights are magically coming on more frequently it seems all of the sudden. I sure would like to know what this is. Maybe Curt can "shed some light" on the subject!!!!

 

[clp]

Any duplicate timer names? What is the version and date of the firmware (see selftest)? Please email this to support@neptunesys.com, and email back some diagnostic tests you can run.

Curt