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Old 07-08-2015, 03:49 PM
Robw Robw is offline
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I would look for something coming on at 3. It could be another device causing the breaker to trip. The MH malfunction could be a coincidence, or could have caused another device to malfunction. Are they electronic ballasts? What is the wattage of the ballasts?
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Old 07-08-2015, 04:34 PM
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I would look for something coming on at 3. It could be another device causing the breaker to trip. The MH malfunction could be a coincidence, or could have caused another device to malfunction. Are they electronic ballasts? What is the wattage of the ballasts?
I did try and find something that was coming on or off and I am baffled, as there is nothing. The apex is run of a dedicated panel and breakers, so turning on lights etc in the house has no effect on those breakers.

They are 250w HQI pendants. They were all on galaxy ballasts, until the one died, or presumed dead. I switched it out for an Oddysea ballast. This ballast came from my 250w HQI fixture that I tore apart. It is/was only about 4 months old. I assume since the Oddysea and pendant lights were the 250w HQI, the ballasts are compatible, even though Oddysea is a low end manufacturer compared to Galaxy . There is nothing to say if they are electronic or magnetic. From what I can gather, they are all electronic. Not dimmable or selectable
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