Halide Not Working

[woody88]

I'm intrigued by this now and dying to find out what it is. Do you know the make and model of the unit so I can try and look up a schematic for it or is it a custom unit.

The make and model is Bavaria Aquaristik.WWW.bavaria-Aquaristik.de not sure what this is it might help.

Cheers mate. Will do a quick search for it.

Still looking!.............no luck as yet!

 

[smelly shelley]

I'm intrigued by this now and dying to find out what it is. Do you know the make and model of the unit so I can try and look up a schematic for it or is it a custom unit.

The make and model is Bavaria Aquaristik.WWW.bavaria-Aquaristik.de not sure what this is it might help.

Cheers mate. Will do a quick search for it.

Still looking!.............no luck as yet!

ME too. Ive tested all parts and all seem ok apart from on side that powers one T5 is showing low voltage it should be about 25w but only getting 12w

 

[woody88]

All I can find out, is that its from a German manufacturer, and there does'nt appear to be any UK stockists of it so I'm buggered on that front.

All I can suggest mate, is that you test from the plug top/s and work your way back towards the lamp holders via the ballast/tranny/ignitor/starter etc until you no longer get 230v on your tester. If you havent got 230v at your plug tops then obviously just a fuse that has gone which could easily blow from lamp/ballast failure if it was a dead short!

TBH tho it should'nt be too hard to find.

Are all the wires and connections accesible. If so, once you test for voltage then test continuity of each wire to test for breaks.

Could be dirty/corroded terminal from moisture?

How about a few pics of it mate [close ups too].....connections/ballast etc

 

[woody88]

Is the whole thing dead, the t5's and the halide? Ballast only controls the halide as far as I know

Also there should be a fuse in the ballast

Will be a ballast for T5's aswell...........or should be anyway!

Some Ballasts will have a tiny little glass fuse aswell

 

[smelly shelley]

Is the whole thing dead, the t5's and the halide? Ballast only controls the halide as far as I know

Also there should be a fuse in the ballast

Will be a ballast for T5's aswell...........or should be anyway!

Some Ballasts will have a tiny little glass fuse aswell

Hi i cant seem to upload photos any help

 

[woody88]

Is the whole thing dead, the t5's and the halide? Ballast only controls the halide as far as I know

Also there should be a fuse in the ballast

Will be a ballast for T5's aswell...........or should be anyway!

Some Ballasts will have a tiny little glass fuse aswell

Hi i cant seem to upload photos any help

photobucket.com. sign up to a new account [its free and takes seconds] upload your photos to it. Copy the IMG code and paste it here. Nice n easy!