Dead UVB fixture?

[Gingero]

Has anyone had a UVB reflector hood die on them before?

My UVB bulb went out so I got a brand new one and it still won’t turn on. Could it be my fixture?

 

[snitz427]

Has anyone had a UVB reflector hood die on them before?

My UVB bulb went out so I got a brand new one and it still won’t turn on. Could it be my fixture?

Does your fixture have the little power inverter box (or whatever it is called)? Going from the wall, to that box, then to the fixture? If so, its very possible that is what died and needs replacement. I've had that with my LYR fixture and other non-reptile stuff.

 

[Gingero]

Nope. I’m plugging in the fixture directly into the outlet and still nothing :/

 

[nightanole]

Yup, Todd at light your reptiles even sold replacement balasts for his hoods. I still got one that i never got around to replacing.

 

[cyberlocc]

Ya so florescent lights have ballasts like night said above. Likely Snitz box as well.

They are usually inside the fixture, and it's basically a power transformer.

It can die, and it can be replaced.

 

[Gingero]

Okay so it is definitely the fixture. I tried the bulb in another fixture and it works.

Is it easier to buy the replacement parts (what parts would I need? I'm not handy at all) or just get a new fixture?