Why choose Electronic Ballasts?hey brick...could you explain to me what (if anything) is better about digital ballasts as compared to magnetic ones?? And whether I should shell out the extra 200 bucks for a Lumatek over the cheaper kind of ballast.....Thanks
Got any pictures?? VVi have a ballast question for Fluorescent bulbs. I have a Fulham Workhorse 7 ballast, rated for 220w. I have 2 55w T5 HO bulbs plugged into it now (110w used). I want to know if I can plug in a 100w Fluorex CFL to it also. The 100w bulb does not have a ballast built in like many do. It uses a mogul socket, which I can wire to the chain... I just don't want to blow anything up
It wouldn't be dangerous, if this really is what you have it would just trip the breaker. VVhow dangerous is it really to run 10amps off a outlet meant for 9?
Yes you can, I would be inclined to install a work box, the deep one. and do a pigtail drop to the 2 receptacles. Gives you more room to tie things together, you could add a 3 and 4th later if you decided to. I haven't seen many 15 amp 220 breakers, this must be from a 'window air conditioner? VVOk so i finally found an electrician. I am certain my answer is yes but i wanted to make sure. I want 2 220v receptacles off 1 line in. Cant i just jumper over off the first receptacle and add my new. I would be using a total of 7.5 out of 15 amp breaker?
The base of that bulb is the ballast. No additional ballast is needed, just screw it into a mogul base and plug it in. VVthe first pic is the ballast info sticker, the second one is how i hope i can wire up the lights. That is how the wiring diagram says to string them together, I just don't know if the mogul socket/light is able to be powered by this ballast. The ballast is rated for 220w, and with the 2 T5's and the mogul, it comes to 210w
the base of this bulb is NOT the ballast, it is an unballasted CFLThe base of that bulb is the ballast. No additional ballast is needed, just screw it into a mogul base and plug it in. VV
Thats funny, I have one of those bulbs in a light on the side of my garage, there is no ballast added. The ballast of the 13 watt cfl's is in the base. Prove me wrong, wire the mogul base, screw the bulb in and plug it in. VVthe base of this bulb is NOT the ballast, it is an unballasted CFL
that was the first thing i tried, didn't work... this is a 100w replacement CFL that does not have a ballast in it... it is not a 13w CFL, it actually uses 100wThats funny, I have one of those bulbs in a light on the side of my garage, there is no ballast added. The ballast of the 13 watt cfl's is in the base. Prove me wrong, wire the mogul base, screw the bulb in and plug it in. VV
so i just tried to plug it into the ballast... when i connect both wires, it causes sparks, but when i attach just one hot lead wire from the ballast, it lights up a small part on the light. I tried to take a picture of it, but it is hard to see. Only the top little part of the light is lit. Does this mean I need a different ballast?that was the first thing i tried, didn't work... this is a 100w replacement CFL that does not have a ballast in it... it is not a 13w CFL, it actually uses 100w
IF...this mean you have a satellite box in your garage that is powered using a 20 amp breaker from your main panel.... then it would not come close to being enough available power for a decent op. ELSE....IF you mean your main service panel is three feet from the garage, then you need to examine and report on that panel.How many HID's can run on a 20amp breaker. 2K of light? but then u gotta figure ur fans / humidifiers out and exhaust right? 2 outlets in garage on a 20amper. breaker box is like 3 feet from the grow in the garage tho. wuts the best to do. put a bigger breaker in w/ beefy romax wire runnin to some new outlets? right now im runnin a 600 and a 400, but i wanna add a/c and another HID, where does that put me?