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Re: [GSAS-Member] Coralife Light that Sizzled
Hess,
I understand your point of view and have resorted to UL listed ballasts in
accordance with factory wiring diagrams for my DIY. I was temped to DIY ODNO
but never got to it.
With fixtures, cheap is the first thing that people look for and the cheapest
of the cheap solder or crimp the bulbs. The coral life is one step up with a
socket but it would appear that it failed. An inspection of melted parts
should be enough. Even so I like to run DIY parts for a few hours while I am
nearby just in case...
If the fixture is new my recommendation is to call the factory to see if they
will fix the issue.
-Paul
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009, Hess, Clay A wrote:
> Sounds great...just a thought, experience tells me that few of us have the
> resources or skills to do a good failure analysis on electrical parts. But,
> if you do, then by all means go for it. New fixtures are supposed to have
> been tested, at least the ones that gain UL approval. I would check with
> knowledgeable people, like the ones here, and any other research available
> and get the best light they propose for the use you need it for. I still
> vote for the new one, as my house and life are not worth the chance.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Erik Olson
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:48 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Coralife Light that Sizzled
>
> Here here!
>
> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009, Steev Ward wrote:
>
>> My crotchety opinion:
>>
>> What we would all like is a basis for pretending that we will never have a
>> problem. Buying a new light would let us do that. Then if something goes
>> wrong at least we will can shout indignantly "That was a brand new fixture!"
>>
>> On the other hand, I would want to know why the light malfunctioned. If as
>> is most often the case with Light Sizzle there is corrosion on the end-piece
>> which is conducting electricity then you would want to eliminate that as a
>> cause of future problems by addressing the moisture issue. And if replacing
>> that piece and keeping it dry makes the risk of failure equivalent to that
>> for a brand new fixture then why not do that? But that assumes that you
>> would rather invest time and money in the old fixture than in a new one. I
>> just threw out a light because it would take too much TIME to mess with, and
>> therefore wouldn't be cost-effective to make it work.
>>
>> Steev
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: matt kaufman <igotadose@hotmail.com>
>> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
>> Sent: Mon, October 19, 2009 11:25:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Coralife Light that Sizzled
>>
>>
>> Throw it all away and start new. It's not worth the risk. $300 for new
>> fixture + bulbs, or fires/shocks/who-knows-what...
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm always deeply suspicious of the products of the tropical fish industry,
>> esp. fish food but unless the fixtures and bulbs are all UL approved, I'd
>> shy away from them. It's just a hobby, after all.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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