[Green4me]

Bought a new 250w compact maxi bright digital ballast 2 days ago and after
20 hours on the ballast is feking boiling hot, you couldnt lift it with
your bare hands is this right ?

Reason i ask is whole point in buying it was it supposed to run cooler if i knew it
was going to be as hot as the sun i would have just got a mag ballast
and saved me a few quid aswell

Cheer for any help

Green4me

[djembryo]

No that doesn't seem right.

I run the 600w version (had it just over year) and I don't know if you could lift it when its heated up but you can touch it without getting burned although it is fairly warm.

[dr.gt]

i have a feeling that the compact maxibright ballast is a mag not digital


can you describe your ballast to us

[Green4me]

Il get a pic in a few hours, i cant get to room a min as i need to go thur another room and theres some one sleeping in there.

i was thinking the same aswell about it not being a digi ballast but ive been out of the game now for over
10 years and this is the first digi light ive owned, it runs silent tho not sure what the new mag ballasts are like but the old ones i used never ran silent.

Thanks for looking in and the help il be back with a pic soon.

googled a pic looks alot like this one but mines is more grey looking and has a diffrent sticker mine has 50hz on it not sure what rest says tho.

This post has been edited by Green4me: 04 April 2012 - 03:43 AM

[Green dazzler]

Hi Green4me.
That looks a hell of lot like my maxibright compact MAGNETIC ballasts mate. Never seen a digital one. Not using my 250w at the mo but my 400w one gets well hot after 12 hours on. I always thought the digital ballasts would be much cooler.

[farmer boy]

maxi bright compact digi ballast ? didnt think they made a compact digi ballast ? but the mag ones can run very hot as the body is a heat sinck

peace out farmer boy

just had a look they do a compact ballast or a digi ballast but they dont do a compact digi ballast the one in your photo is a compact mag ballast

This post has been edited by farmer boy: 04 April 2012 - 06:07 AM

[Evilscotsman]

Soz bud that defo isnt the Maxibright digi ballast, i run the 250wt digi and its not like yours at all man...it runs silent, runs real cool also never had a problem with heat from it...dont look like that either tbh, my digi's smaller with a solid chunky grooved top on it looks like brushed steel, its the shiz, same as Scumbags one
I have read elsewhere that the 250wt Maxi compact has big heat issues tho, so imho im betting thats what ballast youve got mate
Try search for info on the compacts bud youll see what i mean
(Evil)

This post has been edited by Evilscotsman: 04 April 2012 - 07:47 AM

[Green4me]

Thanks everyone for the info just going to phone these tits now and give em some greif
i waited days for this payed extra for next day postage it didnt come, knew i should
stick with the shop i used before but price was hard to pass up when skint

Soon as i opened box i knew there was something not right but it ran silent so i thought it might
well be digi.

Green4me

[djembryo]

It's a drag when shit like this happens..(its why I don't use evilbay anymore)

Hope ya get it sorted if not phone consumer direct (part of trading standards) n they can advise or assist.

[Green4me]

Well after phoning then emailing pictures to them ive had this reply.

Hi *****, Could you return the ballast to us so we can replace it with the correct one, Please use returns number ***** and please put your order number on the package. We will refund the postage for you, could you include a copy of the receipt.


Yes its nice they will replace it but im pretty pissed off now i have to send it back then wait on a replacement
while having to use the only light i have here which just aint enough watts and is going to set me back a week, on top of that im skint and having to find postage is something i didnt take into account when ordering.

Long and short of it im not happy

Cheers DJ same reason i dont use fleebay aswell but this was from a hydro shop cant see how they could get it so wrong and feel like they just trying it on to be honest.

Thanks again everyone for all the help

[organicuk]

hey man i have that exact ballest and it gets sooo hot , i have a fan blowing at it noe seems to cool it down a lot