t5h0 light acting up

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Jack Dempsey
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so I have a hagen glo 48" dual t5h0 fixture, and when I went to flip it on this morning it did something very odd..... it turns on for about a few seconds then shuts off ... I thought oh maybe the outlet isn't good, so I tried another outlet same thing and then thought of maybe the timer is pooped took it off and plugged it straight into the wall and same thing... bulbs are good I just had the light on the other day too without any troubles .. one bulb s maybe a year old other is couple months maybe anyone know ? or able to help?
 
as long as the connections are OK as in un-rusted contacts, it's probably a bulb. test them in another fixture if possible, otherwise it's the ballast. not too much involved in lighting.
 
Gill Blue said:
as long as the connections are OK as in un-rusted contacts, it's probably a bulb. test them in another fixture if possible, otherwise it's the ballast. not too much involved in lighting.
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nope shouldn't be any rust, closed tanks its whole life ..... no other fixture to test the bulbs in lol how else would I know.... take one bulb out and see if t works ? when it turns on wen I plug it in both lights turn on
 
well I tried a old bulb I had here and took the older bulb out I have in it, and well sure as heck it works fine so I guess the one bulb is toast... sucks cuz it isn't very old lol ...
 
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