I have F96T12HO lights in a couple of my unheated buildings. They are a few years old now but ever since they were installed I have had trouble getting them to come on in high humidity periods.
You have to flip the switch on and off rapidly till you can get them to light.
Cold does not seem to be any problem. In fact they are much more reliable in the cold, just takes a couple minutes to warm up to full brightness. High humidity guarantees they will be troublesome. Ive tried new bulbs and a couple of new ballast with no improvement.
Dry weather and they work fine. High humidity and they are troublesome to say the least.
Once lit and on for a while on a humid day seems to dry them out somehow, and they will work fine if turned off and back on during the same night.
Makes no sense to me. Any thoughts?
You have to flip the switch on and off rapidly till you can get them to light.
Cold does not seem to be any problem. In fact they are much more reliable in the cold, just takes a couple minutes to warm up to full brightness. High humidity guarantees they will be troublesome. Ive tried new bulbs and a couple of new ballast with no improvement.
Dry weather and they work fine. High humidity and they are troublesome to say the least.
Once lit and on for a while on a humid day seems to dry them out somehow, and they will work fine if turned off and back on during the same night.
Makes no sense to me. Any thoughts?