Need a fix for my 4 foot 8 bulb T5

[Jonny Fly]

I was looking through a catalog for a grow & hydro store nearby. If I remember right the fixtures and the original bulbs/tubes & replacement bulbs/tubes have a two year warranty.

What I noticed was that the LED tubes from ArgoMax were listed as working in any T5 unit. The listing in the catalog says to "upgrade and retrofit any 4' T5 with the new LED line". I did not check the 2' section to see what was written there.

Jonny, take it back to the store and hand it over and tell them that you just got it a little over a year ago. They might fix it even if your warranty was only a year. Does not hurt to try. If you bought it on-line I have no idea of what you can do except try to contact the seller and/or the manufacturer of the light. You might have to fix it yourself or just buy a new one.

Thanks, it lost it's warranty last Christmas. I'm just wondering if I can fix it before I crack it open.

 

[SmokingWings]

It is not a T5 fixture but I have several fixtures with LED Pods. On a multi pod fixture one went out and was replaced at the store while I waited. Later one of my single pod fixtures went out and they replaced that pod while I watched. Both times the pods were replaced with the current generation and not with the old purple light style. The guys at the store told me that if the pods are out of warranty I could buy the replacements and they would put them in while I was there.

Even if the warranty is over the store might be able to help figure out what is going on and they could give you an idea if it is worth trying to fix. I have no idea of what you could try to do if you bought it on-line except try to contact the seller or the manufacturer.