Halide wont stay on Plz help!

[Matyas]

Recently my 250w DE Halide has been acting up. It comes on around 1pm and turns off after only 45 minutes of operation. Then after about 10 minutes it comes back on only to turn off again and again. I changed the bulb and checked all the connections and nothing seems to fix it. What could be the problem?

 

[Homelander]

Is the light on a controller of any type? Like an apex or similar?

 

[Matyas]

Yes the light runs on a controller. I checked the programming and simple on at 1pm off at 6pm. This issue started occurring about a day ago out of nowhere

 

[Homelander]

Yes the light runs on an apex classic. I checked the programming and simple on at 1pm off at 6pm. This issue started occurring about a day ago out of nowhere

Does it have a temperature shut down? Depended on programming if the tank temp gets to warm itll kill power to the light to keep the tank from getting to hot. And once the tank temp falls under the set temp power will be restored to your light. Usually its defaulted at 82°

 

[Homelander]

Just saw that it started a day or so ago, possibly the ballast is starting to go.

 

[Matyas]

I removed the light from the controller and ran it on a regular non programmable outlet and it did the same thing. My ballast is about 2 years old Icecap. Is this common with dying ballasts?

 

[Katrina71]

Where do you live? I happen to have a MH you could maybe use.

 

[Homelander]

@jda might have a better idea

 

[splitting_lanes]

Time for a new bulb, it’s a couple years old, right?

That’s one of the failure modes for MH and LPS lamps.

 

[Matyas]

NW Houston Texas. I keep the ballast ventilated and it never gets insanely hot.

 

[Matyas]

Time for a new bulb, it’s a couple years old, right?

That’s one of the failure modes for MH and LPS lamps.

I changed the bulb today for one of my spares. It continues to turn off and on

 

[splitting_lanes]

I changed the bulb today for one of my spares. It continues to turn off and on

I’d try one more lamp... something in the ballast/lamp chain is out of spec, and the lamp is the less expensive component

 

[Katrina71]

There is a seller on eBay right now with new old stock. Check it out. I could be wrong, but I think it was Tx.

 

[Katrina71]

What kind of light specifically do you have?

 

[Matyas]

Odyssea 36” halide t5 combo with Icecap ballast.

 

[Katrina71]

Mine is nothing that nice!

 

[Matyas]

When it functioned properly it was very good. Provides 300 par at 24” down

 

[Katrina71]

Did you figure out what part you need?

 

[Brew12]

Just saw that it started a day or so ago, possibly the ballast is starting to go.

+1 on this. I suspect that it is your ballast needing replacement.

 

[Matyas]

I will try to replace the ballast. I hope this solves the problem. I will update how it goes. If anyone has experienced this issue and solved it please let me know. I appreciate the help