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palmstanning · 31st July 2008, 02:06 PM

What is the reason for this ? due I need new lamps or starters?

Glowtanning530 · 31st July 2008, 02:08 PM

be more specific
how many lamps
in a row
blinking then coming on or not at all?

palmstanning · 31st July 2008, 02:22 PM

some are blinking then come on but now its like 6 in arow

Shane · 31st July 2008, 02:24 PM

What type of bed. This will help to determine.

palmstanning · 31st July 2008, 02:28 PM

ultra sun 4000

Brian Oshman · 31st July 2008, 02:32 PM

Could be low voltage. Are you using electronic starters? If so, some lamps don't like these. Also, they only attempt to start ther lamp once.

When you say not starting do you mean not at all or is the ends of the lamps glowing orange? If they are glowing orange then either the starter is bad or the lamp is bad.

Do the lamps that are not starting start sometimes?

What is the voltage at the bed? Do you have a booster on it?

palmstanning · 31st July 2008, 02:37 PM

hold on I will check , we have 227volts hold on

palmstanning · 31st July 2008, 02:39 PM

they are not glowing and are not on, its 7 of them in a row. They are sunfit lamps

Brian Oshman · 31st July 2008, 02:41 PM

Do you have electronic starters? Suckfit lamps do not like electronic starters.

Brian Oshman · 31st July 2008, 02:42 PM

Could just be a bad connection in the top at a lampholder or in the ballast drawer too.

palmstanning · 31st July 2008, 02:58 PM

ok thanks Ill check it out !

sparky · 31st July 2008, 06:13 PM

check the 10 pin connectors in the front of the ballast trays. with 7 lamps out, sounds like one of the blue ('return or 'Euro-neutral') wires burned out.

palmstanning · 31st July 2008, 06:17 PM

I will check the connections , checked the starters they are fine.

northtanman · 31st July 2008, 06:30 PM

move those 7 lamps elsewhere and see if the new seven work or not?

RobertK · 31st July 2008, 06:50 PM

Could be the main contactor. They stick and arc and just suck on those beds. Take off the front cover and use the back side of a screw driver and tap on the side on the main contactor and see if the lamps light.

I have owned many of those beds and whenever we had a bank of lights it was a bad contactor.

palmstanning · 1st August 2008, 11:41 AM

It was a bad connector .

palmstanning · 14th August 2008, 11:29 AM

same problem same bed just a difrent set of lights now ?

RobertK · 14th August 2008, 12:37 PM

Contactor

palmstanning · 14th August 2008, 01:04 PM

were is that ?

palmstanning · 15th August 2008, 11:26 AM

well started tapping on things last night and tapped on the relay and the lights came on , but now they are off again ?

31st July 2008, 02:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Brian Oshman Off The Chain Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Sun Doctor, Califon, NJ Posts: 6,899	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? Could be low voltage. Are you using electronic starters? If so, some lamps don't like these. Also, they only attempt to start ther lamp once. When you say not starting do you mean not at all or is the ends of the lamps glowing orange? If they are glowing orange then either the starter is bad or the lamp is bad. Do the lamps that are not starting start sometimes? What is the voltage at the bed? Do you have a booster on it? __________________ Three can keep a secret if two are dead.

31st July 2008, 02:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
palmstanning Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 282	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? hold on I will check , we have 227volts hold on

31st July 2008, 02:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
palmstanning Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 282	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? they are not glowing and are not on, its 7 of them in a row. They are sunfit lamps

31st July 2008, 02:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
Brian Oshman Off The Chain Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Sun Doctor, Califon, NJ Posts: 6,899	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? Do you have electronic starters? Suckfit lamps do not like electronic starters. __________________ Three can keep a secret if two are dead.

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Brian Oshman Off The Chain Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Sun Doctor, Califon, NJ Posts: 6,899	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? Could just be a bad connection in the top at a lampholder or in the ballast drawer too. __________________ Three can keep a secret if two are dead.

31st July 2008, 02:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
palmstanning Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 282	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? ok thanks Ill check it out !

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sparky Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Neverland Posts: 1,937	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? check the 10 pin connectors in the front of the ballast trays. with 7 lamps out, sounds like one of the blue ('return or 'Euro-neutral') wires burned out. __________________ ......................Flashback 2001........................ "One of the 'ORIGINAL' TanToday Gang" Life is like a sled dog team...if you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

31st July 2008, 06:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
palmstanning Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 282	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? I will check the connections , checked the starters they are fine.

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RobertK Still a Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Coast Posts: 581	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? Could be the main contactor. They stick and arc and just suck on those beds. Take off the front cover and use the back side of a screw driver and tap on the side on the main contactor and see if the lamps light. I have owned many of those beds and whenever we had a bank of lights it was a bad contactor.

1st August 2008, 11:41 AM	#16 (permalink)
palmstanning Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 282	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? It was a bad connector .

14th August 2008, 11:29 AM	#17 (permalink)
palmstanning Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 282	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? same problem same bed just a difrent set of lights now ?

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RobertK Still a Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Coast Posts: 581	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? Contactor

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palmstanning Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 282	Re: Lamps wont come on all the time ? were is that ?

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