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juwel lighting problem - tube? campbell killick 06-20-2006
Posted by campbell killick on June 20, 2006, 11:08 am
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My lights keep shutting off. Unplugging & reconnecting gets a few
seconds then pop!

My guess is that its a dead tube or bad seals but what do I know?

Any Advice?

CAmpbell


Posted by Andrew Gratton on June 21, 2006, 5:57 am
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Hi Campbell,
Sounds like it could be your starter unit is on its way out, or possibly
moisture is manging to get into end caps but could also be your tube
going,
A simple test is to switch your lights on and observe the starting unit if
it keeps flickering then twist it as though you were going to remove it ,
this sometimes allows the lights to stay on , if that doesnt work then
would look at end caps to see if they are ok.
Hope this helps
Andy

> My lights keep shutting off. Unplugging & reconnecting gets a few
> seconds then pop!
>
> My guess is that its a dead tube or bad seals but what do I know?
>
> Any Advice?
>
> CAmpbell
>



Posted by Ian_m on June 21, 2006, 7:43 am
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> My lights keep shutting off. Unplugging & reconnecting gets a few
> seconds then pop!
>
> My guess is that its a dead tube or bad seals but what do I know?
>
I had an issue where one end of my Jewel lights fell into the water for a
while and had exactly the same symptoms you describe.

Basically I slightly opened one end of the "solid bar" containing the
electronics, propped open with a bit of wood and left in the airing cupboard
a day or two. Sealed using hot glue gun and black aquarium silicone and
lights have been fine for last two years. I always keep my old tubes after
changing every year (my algae starts up after a year indicating new tubes
needed) so they can be used to verify the unit is still working.



Posted by campbell killick on June 21, 2006, 2:22 pm
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mmm food for thought - the juwel unit has no visable starter

thanks


Posted by Sky-Catcher on June 21, 2006, 3:32 pm
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the juwel lighting uses an electroinc balast therefore no "starter". if it
fails it is not repairable. they introduced a 2 year warrantly on their
tanks about 2 yrs ago so might be worth checking the age of your tank.

i recently had the problem you described & it turned out to be a faulty unit
which was less thena 1 yr old & my supplier replaced it under warrantly.

sky.


> mmm food for thought - the juwel unit has no visable starter
>
> thanks
>



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