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Thanks a bunch I will do that...in the mean time, I leave one ballast unplugged at start up and that seems to be working.

Turns out my breaker is HACR so that is not the issue...still having the same problem...I think the issue is the surge at start up...people have suggested I get a Delay switch between the timer and the breaker so it does not cause the surge.

Yes it is...

Good stuff guys... thanks a bunch and I will update

Thanks for the info...I am sure it is the timer because everytime I restart the lights by resetting the breaker it always stays on and never pops a second time. the issue is only at start up...when I unplug one light prior to start up by the timer the breaker does not pop so by reducing the...

Thanks a bunch Iam5toned I will give that a try .

Anyone else have some advice ?....could this be caused by something else ?

I have thought about that and that looks like my only option at this point. Thanks for the response

And Lumatek claims they have a "soft start up" technology which should avoid this from happening

Not sure all girls would get enough light with only 3 on at a time, running on an 8 week cylce

Thanks for the info

I was considering that...any idea how much more amperage I would need....60 or 70 amp breaker ? Do you know of any safety issues in doing that ?

Having Electrical issues Running 6 1000 watts with the new Lumatek ballasts on 240 V through a timer with 6 guage wire going to a 50 amp breaker. Every day the 50 amp breaker pops at start up. Once I reset it, I never have a problem the rest of the cycle. My concern is that it pops on start up...

Having Electrical issues Running 6 1000 watts with the new Lumatek ballasts on 220 V through a timer with 6 guage wire going to a 50 amp breaker. Every day the 50 amp breaker pops at start up. Once I reset it, I never have a problem the rest of the cycle. My concern is that it pops on start up...