Davey Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I just wired up and tested my lighting with 1 enviro. It came on for a second then *pop* accompanied by a slight fireworks smell from the enviro ballast. I have no idea why this happened. The plug is a 13A fused plug, which goes directly to a splitter. From this splitter a live and a neutral goto 1 E40 fitting, and 1 live one neutral goes to another E40 fitting. It's not like i've never wired stuff up before, i'm reasonably competent with basic electronics like this. Could be a faulty light, but I dont want to risk another one! Any ideas what could be wrong? Thanks, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_green_thumb1974 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 think some envros were famous fer a slight melting then blowing not 100 percent sure tho. ya didnt mention earth wire anywhere could that be the problem if not earthed bulb might blow?? (yellow/green) needs to be conected to the little metal plate that comes attached to most E40 lamp holders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 Little metal plate? I got my E40's from the UK420 store. There are the 2 generic screw fixings for neutral/live. Didnt observe anywhere obvious for a earth. Will go unscrew and check now. This could be a classic 'dave, you truely are a complete twit' moment. \o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_green_thumb1974 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 (edited) hold on will show ya i going to nick a pic from another site hehe here ya go..... hopefully i wont get slapped fer spam but heres a tutorial on wiring enviros http://www.planetskunk.com/cannabis7240.html Edited August 16, 2006 by dr_green_thumb1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 I read that tutorial.. it didnt really point out where my earth is meant to fix to the enviro. I guess I'll just smack an earth onto the plate which the screws to fit the E40 to my mount go through and see what happens to one of my other lamps. 1 down, 3 to go! Cheers for your help! Hugs and Kisses, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yoda Indica Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 (edited) osram t9 is a better fixture. tested, and known for reliability yet it aint compact. fluoros > the longer the better enviros are best for those - i want to grow dope in my guitar amp grows... but indeed blow a lot Edited August 16, 2006 by Yoda Indica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_green_thumb1974 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 haha noi probs will pass on the hugs n kisses tho if ya dont mind u could wait for someone with a sparky background to post or someone has wired them save ya bulbs but reckon has to be earthed in some way but sayin that have seen envro lamp holders on sale at various places and dont look earthed as is no plates so its a puzzle good luck tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 Well, added the earths and the other 3 bulbs are all good now. My luck though - blew a blue spectrum one; a red wouldnt have been such a problem, my babies require more blue at the moment though. Ah well! Cant be helped! Cheers all, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aventinusdampf Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Shit happens especially with them, I was never satisfied with Enviros. One blew up similar, Grounding does not prevent blowing, . It saves your ass, not the light though. One Nurture only flicked once and was gone, no bang. Another Enviro had a loose connexion that showed up after some time, plus the nice melting plastic smell and was replaced. Only "normal" cfls since then. My two remaining Ecolites - one replaced the Enviro - were and are running without any problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adddw Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I rang the shop back when I mine blew and got a free replacement so worth a go....as mine was over 6 month old too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TightBud Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 (edited) my ecolites have lasted longer than enviro's also and cfl's(edit) still going strong editx2 i tend to hang my eco's/enviro's horizontally in a reflector hanging them upright can cause the inbuilt balast to overheat as heat rises towards the inbuilt ballast Edited August 16, 2006 by tightbud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 Im thinking of switching to a 250 watt HPS with my next pay cheque, maybe the month after to spread the cost a bit. I'll see how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adddw Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 ye the enviros are good for starters im on to a 2 x 600W setup next grow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aventinusdampf Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 (edited) my ecolites have lasted longer than enviro's also and cfl's(edit) still going strong editx2 i tend to hang my eco's/enviro's horizontally in a reflector hanging them upright can cause the inbuilt balast to overheat as heat rises towards the inbuilt ballast Yes, horizontally, with a fan blowing over them, same with cfls. Edited August 16, 2006 by aventinusdampf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redseal Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Yes, horizontally, with a fan blowing over them, same with cfls. Best not to blow air over the tubes though. I checked my Enviro with a light meter last night and after about 10 mins with a fan blowing down it the light had reduced by almost 30%. They need to run hot for max output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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