8. TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING
Do not try to test and repair the generator and ballast electric system unless you are the a
qualified technical electrician.
Turn off the generator when the light is not shinning. And test the shined light's lead. Do not
wear any jewelry when operate it! If the following procedure still cannot solve your problem,
please ask the qualified technical electrician to test the circuit.
Problem
1.Circuit breakers in the outlet bis are not turned on or have tripped
2.You must have five minutes between the time the lights are shut off
and the time they are restarted
3.The lamp or lamps are burned out or broken
4.One or more of lamps are not screwed in securely
5.Plug and socket at light bar not securely pushed together and locked
One
6.The temperature of the ballast is below 20degreesF, the efficiency
or
of the capacitors in the ballast is not enough to ignite the lamps, For
more
operations where the temperature of the ballast falls below 20degrees
lights
F, some means of warming the ballast must be used.
do
7.Low electrical system voltage
not
lights
8.A loose connection in the back off the lamp socket in the lamp holder
up
9.A circuit breaker or breakers are defectives
10.A loose connection on the terminal board
11.Engine and generator are not running up to the speed 1500 RPM
(50HZ) OR 800 RPM(60HZ)
12.A wrong style replacement lamp(requiring a different ballast)has
been installed
13.Too much power is being drawn from the auxiliary outlets
14.Capacitor or transformer has failed
15.Corrosion has occurred on the lamp bases
Possible cause