Coralife 48" T5 fixture flickers

jonny

jonny

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so yah i have a t5 fixture from coralife that has newer bulbs in it. i cleaned my aquarium one day so i had the light off the top. when i put it back on and turned it on it was like a white and blue strobe light. turn off the lights in the living room at night and we have ourselves a good ole rave. anyways what can i do to fix this. i hit it and it worked at that point and that was yesturday. now today its doing it again and i trying hitting it on the end like i accidently did the day before and it didn't work. i don't want to leave it on in hopes that it does decide to work for i don't want to also make my fish feel they are at the disco. anyways anybody got any suggestions.
just for clarification its the:
coralife 2 48" bulb t5 fixture.
thanx
 
rcoultas

rcoultas

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You may have one of several problems :
there could be wear or corrosion in the socket contacts
there may be a loose connection in the internal wiring
these are what I would figure as the two most likely suspects. GL
 
jonny

jonny

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Originally Posted by sign guy
coralife dosent make T5s they anly make pc's and mh how old is this fixture
before you post again please go to google and do this - type in - " coralife t5 " it took me 2 secs and found many listings for them. so i'm assuming they make them. and this paticular fixture is less than 6 months old.
 
jonny

jonny

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Originally Posted by rcoultas
You may have one of several problems :
there could be wear or corrosion in the socket contacts
there may be a loose connection in the internal wiring
these are what I would figure as the two most likely suspects. GL
any remedys for this or ?? if its socket contacts what can i do. how do i clean them? if its wiring what should i be looking for.
thanx in advance
 
sign guy

sign guy

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Originally Posted by jonny
before you post again please go to google and do this - type in - " coralife t5 " it took me 2 secs and found many listings for them. so i'm assuming they make them. and this paticular fixture is less than 6 months old.
a simple "hey sign they just came out with these a few months back" would have been sufice, remember im on here trying to see if I can help people not looking for sarcasim.
 
jonny

jonny

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sorry if i came off strong there are a ton of people that feel they are the know it all of everything. really wasn't trying to offend you. so sorry for my sarcasm. however these have been out for over a year and a half if not 2. so anyways anyone have any suggestions.
 
mcbdz

mcbdz

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Sorry to tell you this, but around 8 months old mine started this and then went out. I tried replacing bulbs to find out it was the fixture. I just had to buy a new one.
I'm just going to chalk it up to having to replace them every 8 months or so. You get what you pay for I guess. Mine cost about 75 dollars. Guess eventually I'll up grade to something like TEK.
 
jonny

jonny

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i have three and this is the newest one at about 6-9 months. so far none have ever had problems. the other two i bought 1 1/2- 2 years ago. no probs with those either. i think these cost me like $40 so for the money and how long htey have lasted i would say they are doing fine.
 
jonny

jonny

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alrighty it only powers one bulb. when you connect two it starts to flicker and when you disconnect one it keeps going. so any suggestions or am i just buying another.
 
buckster71

buckster71

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check the ballast for a loose connection or something.
then I would check the bulb sockets. If the bulbs have dark edges, then the bulbs are shot.
Just my two cents
 
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