happy.fuzz
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Help! my plants have been under 18/6 lighting for 2 weeks. I checked on them last night and for some reason I happen to feel my ballast and felt it being very hot. I think I couldve possibly fried an egg on it. I definetly couldnt keep my hand on it. It sits on the floor. Well I woke up and happened to notice from my thermostat (wireless sensor in my closet and displayed in my livingroom) is not changing. Usually it fluctuates ~5 degrees F. I have fans that are automated etc. Well, I opened up the closet to fing my ballast just humming and the bulb was out. What does a blown MH bulb look like? I have a HPS for floweing but I didnt wanna use it til flowering. I can't switch the bulbs until my son gets in the bath tub in a couple hours (he is quite curious). Will this effect my plants horibly? I don't even know the cause or anything at this point. Hopefully I can switch out the bulbs and all is well. If not I have to some how come up with a new ballast. Ultimately if it is the ballast I am gonna have to scrap muy secondgrow in a row. The ballast however does still seem to turn on but the lamp doesnt turn on. It is an agorsun 1kw ballast with a mh conversion bulb.Some Anyone got any ideas?!