my 70w sunpod bulb seems to go out every few hours, only for 3 mins max, then it comes back up. should i be concerned about replacing it soon? current usa suggested cleaning it, or getting a replacement bulb...but if i'm spending $ on new bulbs, i might as well upgrade.
minor problems w/ sunpod
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sorry... it should have a "thermo protection" device that will open when it reaches a certain temp... some will just open like when a fuse blows.... others will reset once they cool down... MFG=manufacturer should be able to tell you if it has that device which I think it does by what is going on... If there is not enough flow from the fan it could cause it to over heat... if the bulb is going bad or has corrosion on the contacts where it plugs in it could raise the resistance to the ballast and cause it to overload which would make it overheat .......
just checked there site and it has an electronic ballast.... I would clean the unit out making sure that there is not a lot of dust inside... could be the fan slowing down or just the bulb is going bad and even the ballast is going bad.. in this case it is an electronic board and solder connections can go bad from heating up and cooling down.....
sigh... 8 months old and already giving me so much trouble. forget it. i'll tolerate it till it hits the one year mark and upgrade to a 150w... thanks for the help vettemen. it shouldn't be too much of a deal to the corals? since it only goes out for 1 ~ 3 mins every few hours.
Well I would make sure it's clean inside..... Remove the lamp... do not touch it with your bare fingers and if you do clean it with alcohol... make sure there's no corrosion on the contacts.... maybe just removing the bulb and putting it back in will resolve the problem.... your not out anything but a little time....
surfn
I bleed orange and maroon
the problem with 70w halides, is that most of the ones that are sold aren't really a "name brand", like the 150w and 250w versions.
shoot, most of the time they are pieced together from whole sale parts in a garage, and sold by someone who does it as a part time thing. (i'm including all of the coralife crap in this description also...lol)
same goes with the 70w bulbs, none of them are made the top bulb making companies. thus your product quality for just about all 70w systems is not near as good as the 150w and 250w counterparts.
shoot, most of the time they are pieced together from whole sale parts in a garage, and sold by someone who does it as a part time thing. (i'm including all of the coralife crap in this description also...lol)
same goes with the 70w bulbs, none of them are made the top bulb making companies. thus your product quality for just about all 70w systems is not near as good as the 150w and 250w counterparts.
that seems to make sense considering these malfunctioning issues. it came with the AP but if i now regret not waiting for a 150w package deal. i've been eyeying that 150w + actinic set up on nano tuners...so that's something to look forward to. gotta save some cash first...=]
last time i heard the store's going out of business...maybe i should get my replacement before its too late.
