Bulb or Ballast

[TypeSJeff]

Hey everyone,

i have had a set of Kaixen 6k's on my car for 3-4 years now. My drivers side light started going out around a month or so ago. If i turn off my lights and turn them back on it works and usually stays on for a while. Does this look like a bulb or ballast problem? i would initially think ballast but i do have Reef Aquariums that use Metal Halide Bulbs with a ballast and i had a flickering bulb that would go out, and it turned out it was the bulb. Is there any way to tell besides exchanging them?

thanks,

Jeff

[krystar]

prob ballast. u can't diagnose it unless u have a 10,000volt oscilloscope.

[RSX-CT]

Originally Posted by TypeSJeff

Hey everyone,

i have had a set of Kaixen 6k's on my car for 3-4 years now. My drivers side light started going out around a month or so ago. If i turn off my lights and turn them back on it works and usually stays on for a while. Does this look like a bulb or ballast problem? i would initially think ballast but i do have Reef Aquariums that use Metal Halide Bulbs with a ballast and i had a flickering bulb that would go out, and it turned out it was the bulb. Is there any way to tell besides exchanging them?

thanks,

Jeff

Swap the components around to weed it out. Swap ballasts to opposite sides and test, and then swap bulbs to opposite sides and test.