Whats the plan??
We all do that when we hear there are all these issues and we jump to that conclusion and standard troubleshooting goes out the window lolThere you go .
Brand new tube conked out.
Original ballast back in.
Lucky I have a spare Actinic.
Never seen a tube suddenly die like that.
Was nice to spend three and a half hours practicing surgery.
Time to stick her back on the tank and walk away.
I can say that I am not used to a DOA tube , I thought they faded away from months/ years of use.I've had HORRID luck with Geiseman lamps. I ordered 6, 2 were DOA, FML.
One of the joys of T5 :)I can say that I am not used to a DOA tube , I thought they faded away from months/ years of use.
Shipping T5 tubes in Aus would be a nightmare especially the way the wankers treat our stuff in transit.One of the joys of T5 :)
Usually you should be able to have it replaced...except of course if purchased from guppys
Yap I've traveled around the world with no issues to have my stuff smashed and broken here on arrival. Been disappointed many times in local post too!!!Here's the pisser to that whole story. I ordered a few tubes from China to test and they arrived in perfect order. Those Geiseman tubes shipped from 100km north of me and I had 2 dead out of 6. Our postal and delivery services aren't much different than yours.
Almost.... Got to find a blue plus in aus ... Can't stand the actinic.good to hear its all sorted!!
Which new unit?Shipping T5 tubes in Aus would be a nightmare especially the way the wankers treat our stuff in transit.
Btw remind me @leodb89 does your new fixture contain T5???
Got two purple plus and they are mint .what about purple plus?