[cappy290]

Hey Steve the place I got mine from replaced it for me and gave me one right out of a new box and sent the old broken one back as a defect, so maybe your local fish store will do the same for u if u try and ask them. I also did not have a reciept but they were cool about it since they knew i bought it there under a year. I was suprised b/c the manufactor was even cool with it i called them first and they sent me new ballast, but just wasent the problem so i did get a new hood. Hope things go faster for you than they did for me..