ATI Dimmable felt in the water...

[BurgerFish]

Hi,

The fixture felt in the water.

I dry it, clean with RO/DI water. All bulbs works, but not bright (maybe at 50%, I can see the shimmer now, never seen it before with 6 bulbs T5).

I replaced the rusted bulbs holders, without success. Clean the bulbs connections from the rust, no result.

The fixture draw same 240-250W and the temp is the same 40C as before.

Yes, reflectors are dammaged, but the bulbs itself are not bright I think.

Any idea what it can be?

Thanks

 

[Pntbll687]

could have a bad ballast now from the water getting in. might not be functioning at full capacity.

I would remove the ballasts, either dry them in a bucket or bag of rice, maybe even clean with isopropyl alcohol first.

 

[BurgerFish]

could have a bad ballast now from the water getting in. might not be functioning at full capacity.

I would remove the ballasts, either dry them in a bucket or bag of rice, maybe even clean with isopropyl alcohol first.

There is 3 ballasts, all 3 can be equally damaged and use the same amount of watt? And in 4 days when the fixture works it not get any better, I dry it for 1 week...

 

[Pntbll687]

There is 3 ballasts, all 3 can be equally damaged? And in 4 days when the fixture works it not get any better, I dry it for 1 week...

Are all the bulbs dim? or just a couple?

And i believe one bad ballast out of the three could cause this, especially if wired together and running of the same power supply.

 

[BurgerFish]

Are all the bulbs dim? or just a couple?

And i believe one bad ballast out of the three could cause this, especially if wired together and running of the same power supply.

Yes, all six, both channels.

 

[_AV]

Dimmable ATI has electronic components inside. Buttons, dimming controllers, etc. Those probably got wet and/or damaged. And please don't use rice to dry anything... it just doesn't work, especially with salt water damage.