Re: [GSAS-Member] Coralife Light that Sizzled

["Paul M. Wallace" <pwallace@u.washington.edu>]

Shango, 

If the fixture is fairly new call coralife technical support as the worst
you will hear is no.  If the fixture is old you likely need a new bulb
anyways.  You discription sounds like it may be corosion or a bad ballast
though.

-Paul

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Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:18 AM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: [GSAS-Member] Coralife Light that Sizzled

Hi friends,

I have a Coralife compact fluorescent light that hold a single 65w  
bulb.  Last week, I was in the room and it started to sizzle and  
smoked just a touch at the end where the bulb plugs in. I unplugged it.

Now, I have written off the bulb but now don't know what to do with  
it.  How do I know the base is toasted?  Could it have just been the  
bulb dying?  Did some water splash at just the wrong place?

Those bulbs at $30 so I hesitate to buy one just to try it out.  How  
likely is it that if I buy another bulb it will work?

Any suggestions on how to weigh this out would be helpful.  I'd love  
to just go buy another bulb and have everything be OK.

Thanks
Shango
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