HELP... how do you know if a ballast or a capacitor went bad???

[Gseclipse02]

my lights will fire up but then the light shuts off and i have no light???

[wesheltonj]

Capacitor will generally leak white gunk.

[Gseclipse02]

well i took the cap from the other 250w mh and bam the light turns on and even brighter it seems well i need to put the other bulb in to confirm this ( i thought the bulb was going out)

[Gseclipse02]

Capacitor will generally leak white gunk.


ps no white gunk...?

[Gseclipse02]

and does it matter if the capacitor is up or down and if so which is which lol?

[jrsatx20]

i think u can check it just like a 9volt battery.


no no no just kiddin

[Gseclipse02]

i think u can check it just like a 9volt battery.


no no no just kiddin


lol .... i tried it, it doesn't work













































jkjk

[Gseclipse02]

and were can i get a capacitor for a 250W MH for cheap :)

[JeffCo]

Have you tried contacting the manufacturer of the ballast? Mine went out on my PFO ballast and they sent me a new one for free.

[Gseclipse02]

mine is really old it seems... lol .... its been passed around i think a lot of people have had turns with it :)

[wesheltonj]

Try Radio Shack

[FactoryKTMmotocross46]

http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/163100_lg.jpg

[JimD]

^^^ Is that a capacitor???

[FactoryKTMmotocross46]

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/capacitor-5.gif

[Morena_Model]

Try Radio Shack
they dont carry any thing that big ....

[SoLiD]

Do you mean one like this?

www.1000bulbs.com (http://www.1000bulbs.com/Ballasts/Ballast_Electronics/34317/?&utm_source=Froogle&utm_medium=shopping+site&utm_campaign=Froogle+datafeed)

Try this. They are all in San Antonio.

http://www.yellowpages.com/San-Antonio-TX/Lighting-Systems-Equipment/city-San-Antonio?search_terms=lighting