JBJ Nanocube 105w ballast failure
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Re: JBJ Nanocube 105w ballast failure
Hello, My ballast has burnt out as well for my 28g nano and I am having trouble finding a replacement. I was wonder what the model was for the ballast you used and how you were able to wire it in there. Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: JBJ Nanocube 105w ballast failure
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Re: JBJ Nanocube 105w ballast failure
Thanks for the info. The only thing that I am still not sure about is where to connect the white and black wires on the other end of the ballast that do not connect to the light. The Workhorse 5 only has two wires coming out while my old ballast had three wires. Any help on how to connect the three wires on my hood to the two on the ballast would be appreciated.
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Re: JBJ Nanocube 105w ballast failure
Well you have common, positive (i think) and ground. The Fulham is a grounded ballast, the old one probably grounded to the metal shield or something. You can probably just disregard the ground on the Fulham.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
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Re: JBJ Nanocube 105w ballast failure
Thanks for the tip. I was able to wire up the ballast and get the light working perfectly.
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Re: JBJ Nanocube 105w ballast failure
Awesome huh.
Noticed my bulb color is starting to shift, which sucks because those bulbs are not cheap.
Noticed my bulb color is starting to shift, which sucks because those bulbs are not cheap.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
Re: JBJ Nanocube 105w ballast failure
I just wanted to let you know I did the same Workhorse 5 swap after my ballast failure. Thanks for showing the step by step instructions. That was great!
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Re: JBJ Nanocube 105w ballast failure
Mine is still going fine. I do need to replace the bulb though, it is getting quite yellow.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate