Wavepoint t5 HO keeps tripping...

[O.Buckshank]

have my 216 watt light plugged into a GE15079 wall timer, and all of a sudden it's starting to trip the GFCI breaker upon start up. Hasn't been happening for a year, just started. It used to be on an extension cord, and I figured that may be it, but now it's plugged directly into the wall and still tripping... Any electricians help here? Has the timer gone bad possibly?

 

[O.Buckshank]

Anyone?

 

[-Logzor]

Very common for T5's to trip GFCI. I had to move my lights to a different circuit because of this. Point is I think you're going to have a hard time finding the cause and fixing it.

 

[O.Buckshank]

Could the GFCI be bad (it's built into the cord on the light)? I had no problems with this with my other light...

 

[-Logzor]

Could the GFCI be bad (it's built into the cord on the light)? I had no problems with this with my other light...

They're pretty easy to replace, that's probably whats wrong with mine. Worth a shot.