AmsterdamLiving
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Yeah it crackles... sometimes for a couple seconds. and sometimes it lasts as long as 10 seconds. Its been doing that for about 2 weeks. It's a regular magnetic ballast not a digital
What does it mean when my ballast crackles right before the light comes on?
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AmsterdamLiving
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is it the capacitator or the ignitor?
should I wait for it to quit working altogether?
Will it eventually catch on fire and burn my house down? Because that would suck and I would pretty much not want to live if that happened.
should I wait for it to quit working altogether?
Will it eventually catch on fire and burn my house down? Because that would suck and I would pretty much not want to live if that happened.
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cork144
mine makes the same noise, i was also worried, but i have since secured the area, made sure everything is held tight (inside of a old pc power supply, with a 80mm fan) and it now makes alot less noise when firing up, only makes a tiny crackle now instead of a huge buzzzz.
madpenguin
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Yes. Sounds like arcing due to a loose connection somewhere. Best not to ignore something like that. Something more than likely just needs to be tightened down. Would be my first guess anyway.
You can take the housing off and fire it up a few times. Just to be able to see where it's happening if it's dark enough.
You can take the housing off and fire it up a few times. Just to be able to see where it's happening if it's dark enough.
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sparkjumper
Thank you big penguin.I wouldnt worry about it until you let the smoke out of something but removing the ballastcover and powering up should alleviate any mystery afoot.Buy that bird a tuxedo!
AmsterdamLiving
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haha spark! cork.... lazyman....madpenguin mad props. Thanks for the replies!!!!!!!! I knew Icmag would have the answer! I'm going to do that and report my findings at a not so later date.
like your other thread advised you...
like your other thread advised you...
did you get a new one yet??
did you replace it yet??
man, that looks brand new (not the charred parts).
return it for a replacement, or throw it out.
either way, i agree with the rest...DO NOT USE IT!!!
like your other thread advised you...
Wow dude that is someditch it before you burn ya house down
did you get a new one yet??
Wow dude that is some
did you replace it yet??
man, that looks brand new (not the charred parts).
return it for a replacement, or throw it out.
either way, i agree with the rest...DO NOT USE IT!!!
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sparkjumper
Does it go snap before it crackles?Does it go pop after it crackles?These could all be signs of a cereal killer fixture,be safe and kill it first.
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cork144
can i please clarify that mine was made via vibration, which is why holding it down stopped the noise, the ballast would clank inside of the case, there is a buzz when it fires up, but its the same as every other ballast ive heard.
AmsterdamLiving
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it has been trashed
