TEK daylight not working

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    last night i had changed my light schedule back to normal since it automatically changed after daylights savings.

    i have the light plugged into timers. last night the daylight off at proper time, so did the actinic. This morning the actinic came on at proper time the daylight did not. I adjust the timer to get it to come on, never came on. I moved the plugs into an extension cord to try to get them to come on, actinics came on, daylights did not. I have both of the switches turned on and i get nothing from the daylights, not even a flicker of light.
    right now i have my actinics on so they at least get some light.

    Any idea?
     
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  3. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    Did you unplug the light from the timer and then plug the light directly into the wall...could just be the timer died on you...
     
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  4. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    has the timer gone faulty? is it the pin type? because ive found the pins sometimes get worn or whatever and wont catch the lever. just a thought.
     
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  5. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Like they said above, plug it directly into the wall too see if its the timer. If it still doesn't work it sounds like you lost the ballast.
     
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  6. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    i just plugged it into a electrical cord ill see if i can find a wall plug that the cord will be able tor each

    it's possible the timers are pretty cheap and yea its pin type

    ugh i hope not, i pluged it in and back into the timer, and i did the same to the electrical cord and nothing im going to see if im able to get it plugged into a wall
     
  7. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    i was able to find a wall plug, plugged it in, still nothing
     
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  9. Dingo

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    try wiggling your bulbs a little
     
  10. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Does it have a fuse anywhere?
     
  11. Puffer Chick

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    ill try adjusting them if i can im going to unhook the light right now that way i have better access to the bulbs

    dont think so
     
  12. Puffer Chick

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    so you see here that only the actinics are on and both switches are on and plugged in

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