Josiah Sjostrom Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 So I'm relatively new to working with HMI's. I have used them when necessary over the years, but always rented and obviously didn't have to worry about maintenance due to that fact. Recently decided to pick up a 1200w par to keep on the truck. Got a decent deal on a Sunray 1200 with Sunray electronic ballast. Anyways, I'm starting to have issues with striking it. It will strike intermittently. Sometimes on the first attempt, sometimes I just can't get it going. It will occasionally strike and start warming up, only to die out 10-20seconds later. I'm hoping it's just an old globe, but with my lack of experience there I just don't know. Does this sound like familiar symptoms to anyone who works with them more often than I do? Also, if anyone has a couple other pointers on keeping your HMI running well, please feel free to share. I know electronic ballasts are very susceptible to moisture. I keep most of our equipment on the truck which is of course not temperature controlled. Is that likely to cause an issue with humidity and temperature changes? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie bonfanti Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 have you checked the micro switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josiah Sjostrom Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Good call, but I don't think it's the micro switch. It clicks when depressed, and when the light does strike properly I don't usually have an issue with it turning off when bumped or anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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