Havis Shield HID Flickering

[blacksheepvictor]

Hello All.

I've had my Havis Shield 35W HID for several years now but have only used it a handful of times. The last three or four times I've fired it up it runs great for about 5 min then starts to flicker like a strobe light. There's no way I've come close to the 2500 hour life of the bulb. More like 5 hours really. Sadly it's passed its two year warranty. Any ideas what would cause the strobe effect?

Thanks

 

[350xfire]

Probably Ballast?

 

[blacksheepvictor]

Bummer. Hoping it would just be the bulb. Is that something I can replace?

 

[350xfire]

Yeah, it's just another part like the bulb. Do you know whether it is Welch Allyn, Brightstar, etc?

 

[blacksheepvictor]

I have no idea. Here's the link to Havis's product page. Figures Havis doesn't even sell it anymore.

I guess this place is selling it now. Should I just take it apart and see whats inside?

 

[blacksheepvictor]

Well I took it apart and I'm sad to say the ballast is incased in some type of resin, so there's no replacing that. If its not the bulb I guess I'm screwed. Any recommendation on a similar replacement light or should I just buy the same thing. Price range 400-500ish.

 

[IdahoMan]

BUMP.

I have a Havis-Shields CD-RH-HID35W HID spotlight. I have had it for years but it has seen maybe only around 5min of run time. I plugged it in tonight in my truck and all it does is flicker for a few secounds and then shut off.

I was under the impression this was supposed to be a good light.

Any ideas of what the problem is?

Thank you.


Sincerely,
IdahoMan

 

[larryk]

You could buy a Stanley Model # HID0109 from Home Depot for about $ 70.00. It comes with a 12 cigarette lighter plug. I removed the battery from mine to make it much lighter, and just use the 12 volt plug in my car.