Light in a kebab shop help

[sparkywell]

Hi

I put a light (5ft high frequency weatherproof batton) in a kebab shop last week

It was approx 2 metre away from the kebab machine that gets very hot, approx 200 degrees.

The light worked fine for 2 hours then it just stopped working. Changed the bulbs and still nothing working. Checked that I was still getting 230v between l - n. Everything looked fine inside and outside the light.

Is it possible that the heat generated from the kebab machine damaged the ballast? I thought that was unlikely, but either it was that or its a dodgy fitting.

Any thoughts appreciated

 

[mark80]

Personally, if it was heat damage to the ballast you would have thought it would have melted the outer casing somewhat first! So if theres no sign of external damage it may just be either a faulty fitting or theres a loose wire somewhere inside.

 

[B16 Tom]

Did you check you have 230v at the ballest?? Not at the main feed in but at the ballest terminals?? I ask this as some models of fittings have a in line 3A fuse sometimes the fuse is not there sometimes its the carrier???

 

[Marvo]

Is the ballast electronic, I'm assuming it is if it's HF? Maybe go with an inductive ballast, it might be less sensitive to environmental factors like high ambient temperatures etc. If your fitting has 2 tubes you could source a 'lead-lag' type which would help with the flicker issue.

 

[thekingiam]

i ask simple questions first sorry if you are anoyed at them but sometimes we all go around the houses on this forum.
1. where did you take readings from your l-n readings.
2. cabab owner hasn't stollen capacitor for another fitting that didn't work and now wants a new one?
3. some tubes do fail don't spend to much time on it replace and leg it.

 

[thekingiam]

oh sorry didn't read it through properly,if it hasn't got much grime take back to supplier,these days they don't even look anyway

 

[ayjay]

i changed the "bulbs" ff sake

 

[dim_bulb]

i changed the "bulbs" ff sake

Hows that a helpful post? Wash your mouth out with a bar of soap please

 

[SparkyJoe]

I plant bulbs

 

[Brightspark2]

I plant bulbs

So do I...I change lamps...

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[Plonker 3]

What even these?

 

[dim_bulb]

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