Please help me

[bongalong84]

Hi guys, i am here begging for help as i am a complete retard and cannot understand the wiring diagram for my 250w hps ballast. It is a thorn ballast with 3 screw ports and i have a ignitor with 3 wires coming from it and a capacitor with 2 wires, also a 3 wire flex. I have googled it and all the diagrams i find are different coloured wires to what i have. If some one can help me i will be eternally gratefull.

 

[Green Cross]

Hi guys, i am here begging for help as i am a complete retard and cannot understand the wiring diagram for my 250w hps ballast. It is a thorn ballast with 3 screw ports and i have a ignitor with 3 wires coming from it and a capacitor with 2 wires, also a 3 wire flex. I have googled it and all the diagrams i find are different coloured wires to what i have. If some one can help me i will be eternally gratefull.

The wires should be marked, isn't there writing on them?

This should also help:

 

[mrmadcow]

can you get a better picture of the wiring diagram on the ballast?

 

[bongalong84]

The wires should be marked, isn't there writing on them?

This should also help:

exellent diagram, but what is the black and white coming from the plug? which is live and which is neutral? i have brown and blue.

 

[bongalong84]

no sorry my camera on my phone is poo

 

[mrmadcow]

are you in US/cannada or other side of the pond?

 

[bongalong84]

are you in US/cannada or other side of the pond?

im in the uk

 

[mrmadcow]

that makes it harder as you guys use diferant color codes,voltages ect. does the ballast have letters next to each terminal? X1,X2,X3?
and do you have a light socket for the bulb?

neutral is blue, hot is brown.

 

[bongalong84]

that makes it harder as you guys use diferant color codes,voltages ect. does the ballast have letters next to each terminal? X1,X2,X3?
and do you have a light socket for the bulb?

yes it has 1,2,3 on the terminals, and yes i have a e40 socket

 

[mrmadcow]

w/out having a good picture of your wiring diagram,I will be winging it so double check to your wiring diagram.
1 -the blue wire from your plug should go to the ignitors #2 terminal along w/ 1 wire from the cap (-either 1 it wont matter.) along w/ the wire for the socket that attaches to the base(not the center tip)
2 -the brown wire from your cord should go to the ballasts voltage in & the unused wire from the cap
3 - the wire#3 from ignitor should go to the ballast (term on ballast should say x3 or ignitor
4 the lamp terminal (or load) of the ballast will go to the center post of the socket & to the ignitor terminal #1
ground the ballast & hood.

 

[bongalong84]

w/out having a good picture of your wiring diagram,I will be winging it so double check to your wiring diagram.
1 -the blue wire from your plug should go to the ignitors #2 terminal along w/ 1 wire from the cap (-either 1 it wont matter.) along w/ the wire for the socket that attaches to the base(not the center tip)
2 -the brown wire from your cord should go to the ballasts voltage in & the unused wire from the cap
3 - the wire#3 from ignitor should go to the ballast (term on ballast should say x3 or ignitor
4 the lamp terminal (or load) of the ballast will go to the center post of the socket & to the ignitor terminal #1
ground the ballast & hood.

thanks dude, sorted it nicely. only if everyone was as helpfull as you.