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    Hey guys so the other day my reflector blew I had it on for 18 hours which was fine n the next morning I turned it back on and it blew smoke sparks the lot should I have it plugged in somthing before I plug it in to the wall or was it just a faulty one

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    Quote Originally Posted by Linzim7 View Post
    Hey guys so the other day my reflector blew I had it on for 18 hours which was fine n the next morning I turned it back on and it blew smoke sparks the lot should I have it plugged in somthing before I plug it in to the wall or was it just a faulty one
    Was it a hps light mate?

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    With some of the soldering jobs I've seen coming out of India and China I'd be surprised if it wasn't just a bad unit. Usually if something electronic is going to fail it's going to fail in the first 72 hours.

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    Had a 200w cfl bulb in it and got it of Ebay from that's gardeners corner have sent it back and ordered a new one off some one else

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    So this is what I've got ..am I ok just to plug this in my timer n straight in to the wall socket

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    Looks like it out of work fine for CFL



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