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    From S Akky@1:278/230 to All on Wed Dec 15 17:36:00 2004
    Complete newbie here, so forgive my stupidity! Recently (3 months ago) got
    a small tank for some tropical fish. Had problems with the light (5/8"x12" 8W).

    After about a month, it came on brightly when it was turned on but that
    only lasted for 30 or so seconds before dimming to a much lower light
    level. Eventually the bulb failed, so I got a new one (Hagen Aqua-Glo, same specs) to replace it, but it's also doing the same thing!

    Is there a problem with the fiting? Can something be done about it?

    TIA

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  • From Margolis@1:278/230 to All on Thu Dec 16 10:03:00 2004
    "S Akky" <nospamforme@themoment.com> wrote in message news:Xns95C0CE2BAD65Bnospamformethemoment@130.133.1.4...

    Complete newbie here, so forgive my stupidity! Recently (3 months ago)
    got
    a small tank for some tropical fish. Had problems with the light (5/8"x12" 8W).

    After about a month, it came on brightly when it was turned on but that
    only lasted for 30 or so seconds before dimming to a much lower light
    level. Eventually the bulb failed, so I got a new one (Hagen Aqua-Glo,
    same
    specs) to replace it, but it's also doing the same thing!

    Is there a problem with the fiting? Can something be done about it?



    the ballast is shot. Time for a new light

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  • From S Akky@1:278/230 to All on Thu Dec 16 16:31:00 2004
    Margolis put fingers to keyboard and typed...

    the ballast is shot. Time for a new light

    Thought it might be :-(

    It's only 3 months old, the new tube that I put in last night is already blackening at the ends!

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  • From Aaron M@1:278/230 to All on Fri Dec 17 06:31:00 2004
    We've had that happen with a few of the fluorescent lights at work. And
    it was normally a bad ballast frying the bulbs.

    S Akky wrote:
    Margolis put fingers to keyboard and typed...


    the ballast is shot. Time for a new light


    Thought it might be :-(

    It's only 3 months old, the new tube that I put in last night is already blackening at the ends!

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