Please HELP! My hps light isnt working!!! :( Please Help!!!!

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Please HELP! My hps light isnt working!!! :( Please Help!!!!

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ok heres the deal, i wired my hps light like so...


l-------white--------white
l-------ground-----ground
l-------black--------black

but it isnt lighting up! i can hear low buzzing noise coming from the ballast, but it doesnt light up when i connect the bulb. Does the bulb have to warm up the first time u use it? please help!!! :(
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Maybe the bulb is out.
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if it sounds like the ballast is working, then it probably is a dud bulb :(
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idk, i bought a new bulb from lowes today, but it hasnt been operating for a long time, and a troubleshooting guide said that it must be switched on and off repeatedly for the system to reset itself. any thoughts?
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i tested the terminals to see if they got any electricity at all, and the meter says it does, so ima get another bulb and if that doesnt work, just buy a new ballast and make my own light :wink:
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Update!!!!

i just bought a new ballast, and its alot bigger then the other 1...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/ ... MG0014.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i127/ ... MG0015.jpg

and i got it to work... holy shit im happy!!! pics when i det it up

peace out
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