The UK Growers Thread!

[Ghettogrower187]

So this has happened for the 2nd time now first time happened a few hours...this time.after about a week any ideas? Its a 10a IEC plug I've been checking online the ballast only pulls 4.8 amps so it shouldn't be that's that issue any ideas like?

 

[R1b3n4]

So this has happened for the 2nd time now first time happened a few hours...this time.after about a week any ideas? Its a 10a IEC plug I've been checking online the ballast only pulls 4.8 amps so it shouldn't be that's that issue any ideas like? View attachment 3431304

dont quite understand the question but im gonna go with left hand black wire touching on silver metal body that yellow wire attaches to and short circuiting as the plastic divider has melted

 

[ghb]

stick to 600watters lol.

only messing, i'm constantly melting plugs. the burning plastic smell shits you right up when you go in the grow room

 

[irish4:20]

So this has happened for the 2nd time now first time happened a few hours...this time.after about a week any ideas? Its a 10a IEC plug I've been checking online the ballast only pulls 4.8 amps so it shouldn't be that's that issue any ideas like? View attachment 3431304

Could be a loose or a bad connection i personally wud not be happy wrappin a wire atound a screw and tightning it shud hav a small lug made onto the end and like ribena said it could be rubbing

 

[makka]

no wire should get hot enough to melt imo

 

[irish4:20]

no wire should get hot enough to melt imo

It will if its a loose or bad connection very easy

 

[makka]

if it wasnt a tight connection that can cause archin of electric which in turn melts the plug which i think is what happened

 

[makka]

that earth looks dangerously close to the live also lol

 

[irish4:20]

These shud be used ghetto

 

[irish4:20]

that earth looks dangerously close to the live also lol

It does look close but the prob was deffo a loose neutral connection ...

 

[irish4:20]

Ohh by the way morining ladies

 

[makka]

It does look close but the prob was deffo a loose neutral connection ...

yeah i agree 100 irish deffo loose connection them ballast leads common for it to if the prongs not tight

 

[zeddd]

So this has happened for the 2nd time now first time happened a few hours...this time.after about a week any ideas? Its a 10a IEC plug I've been checking online the ballast only pulls 4.8 amps so it shouldn't be that's that issue any ideas like? View attachment 3431304

been wired by a monkey btls, soz no offence if that was u lool

 

[Pompeygrow]

get one of these m8 http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/10a-dpdt-miniature-relay-240vac-n09aw ive had no problem with mine

 

[abe supercro]

dennis hopper kush 1/2 cbd

 

[Ghettogrower187]

Sound its these cheap IEC plugs I got are really poor quality hardly enough room to get contact and everything too close together...was wondering if maybe I should be using a 16 amp IEC....tbh tho I thought it was the wiring touching the casing which caused it yo melt...it couldn't touch the middle connector as that's about 10mm higher placement u see.....and Yeh my wiring keep taking the piss cunt

 

[Ghettogrower187]

Gonnna fly down maplin and see if they have good quality plugs....its gotta be them cheap shitty ones I was using they were shit to wire up its gotta be that that's the problem

 

[R3l@X]

Fucking wank bank holiday I want my fucking bong u whore of a postal system!

 

[irish4:20]

Gonnna fly down maplin and see if they have good quality plugs....its gotta be them cheap shitty ones I was using they were shit to wire up its gotta be that that's the problem

Id say its a combination of the cheap shitty ones ur usin and the cheap shitty wiring of it to

 

[irish4:20]

Fucking wank bank holiday I want my fucking bong u whore of a postal system!

Fuckn great man extra day of