MrDavis
Well-Known Member
I have a 600w HTG digital greenhouse electronic ballast.
It's a year old. I have had about 2-3 grows with it never really using the MH conversion.
I get this smell when it starts up from the bulb/socket area. The smell from the back of a pc. Like hot heat kinda.
I had an old bulb do this and a new bulb. I put it in my tent and the smell comes from that area. I let it run for awhile thinking the bulb would just need to warm up. And the smell continued, I could smell it in the other room. The smell makes me feel nauseous and gives me a headache.
The weird thing is when you turn it off, I get an ozone smell. Smells like fresh cut grass. It's weird...
Brought it to HTG they said there are no gases and that it's all electronic like a computer. They hooked up my MH bulb and my ballast to their own socket and the smell was not produced.
My question is what could be the issue?
Could the socket be arcing? They say something has be to be wrong with the set up for them to warranty it. But I can't use this set up because it makes me feel like crap. Since my meds are in the tent in my room.
Any ideas?
It's a year old. I have had about 2-3 grows with it never really using the MH conversion.
I get this smell when it starts up from the bulb/socket area. The smell from the back of a pc. Like hot heat kinda.
I had an old bulb do this and a new bulb. I put it in my tent and the smell comes from that area. I let it run for awhile thinking the bulb would just need to warm up. And the smell continued, I could smell it in the other room. The smell makes me feel nauseous and gives me a headache.
The weird thing is when you turn it off, I get an ozone smell. Smells like fresh cut grass. It's weird...
Brought it to HTG they said there are no gases and that it's all electronic like a computer. They hooked up my MH bulb and my ballast to their own socket and the smell was not produced.
My question is what could be the issue?
Could the socket be arcing? They say something has be to be wrong with the set up for them to warranty it. But I can't use this set up because it makes me feel like crap. Since my meds are in the tent in my room.
Any ideas?
