Can anyone help me with this light?

[JerryPakul]

I had this light given to me as a gift. It has never been used before even though it looks quite grundgy. The light fits my needs quite well I just need to learn how and what I need to hook this little fella up



I was told it dosn't need a ballast but im not a much of an electrician and dont feel like burning my house down so any help would be much appreciated

The specs on the light say SPECTRUM - 14,000K 130 W -120 V , 120 Vac, 60 Hz, 1.38A



Heres a not so great picture of that, sorry about that
Thanks in advance guys

Jerry

 

[FreezerBoy]

That second shot is your ballast.

Assuming you're in the States, start with a 3 prong ext cord and cut off the female end. You'll see 3 wires; Black, white and green.

The black wire is HOT or LIVE. It goes to the smaller flat prong. White is COMMON and goes to the larger flat prong (You want the escape hatch larger than the entry point)

Because 75%-80% of the light is directed away from the grow, you'll want a reflector to bounce it back to the garden. The green wire is ground and attaches to the metal reflector.

 

[FRANKENBLUNT420]

ill tell you my experience with that type of light.

i bought it, it had a circuit board for a ballast, i rewired it, it shorted out, the light blew and it was no good after that.

it was one of those "LIGHTS OF AMERICA" deals you get from home depot. my advice to you is to be careful with it. the smaller floro bulbs are the ones that are self ballasted, but the bigger ones need the fixture as they dont work on DC from my experience.

either way , good luck with it, and i really hope your experience is better than mine, but keep us updated if you dont mind. ive got some floros in my moms cab, but i would want to have one or two bulbs as opposed to 4-5 of the smaller floros. if yours works with DIRECT CURRENT then im gonna want atleast 3-4 of them

 

[JerryPakul]

Hey guys thanks for the quick replies

Freezer - Thanks for the wiring info thats what I needed I'll find an suitable plug tommorow just wast sure on which wires do what an all that. I already got a got a hood i think or i cna just make one I work in a steel warehouse

Frankenblunt - Haha thanks for the heads up the person that i got it off said there a decent light and hes has used a few in the past. It dosnt matter all that much I have many other suns in the sky
I'll let u know how i make out with it thought for sure though and thanks

 

[Hydro-Soil]

If'n ya goes fer more lighting iyn ta future. (Accent added for your enhanced reading pleasure)

I would recommend sticking to 27 watt and below for the coiled type bulbs. After 27 watts they tend to produce extra heat per watt.

For maximum efficiency in CFL lighting, PL-L lamps are pretty much the most advanced you can get, right now.

55w PL-L lamps have the maximum lumens per watt and generate the least amount of heat per watt, in the high wattage CFL lamps. They're also flat instead of coiled up, so no lumens are lost lighting up the backside of bulbs or things other than your plants.

They look like this:


To use them you need a ballast and 4-pin TG11 sockets.
I highly recommend the Fulham ballasts as they run multiple lamps and are available up to 220W.
(If you order from 1000bulbs.com, you'll have to call in your order as they don't have the sockets on the website yet. Tell them you want item number SOCK-EG36070 for the sockets. $1.97 or something like that)

I picked up 4 55w lamps, a 220W fulham workhorse 8 ballast and 4 sockets for less than $110 shipped.

 

[PharmaCan]

That second shot is your ballast.

Assuming you're in the States, start with a 3 prong ext cord and cut off the female end. You'll see 3 wires; Black, white and green.

The black wire is HOT or LIVE. It goes to the smaller flat prong. White is COMMON and goes to the larger flat prong (You want the escape hatch larger than the entry point)

Because 75%-80% of the light is directed away from the grow, you'll want a reflector to bounce it back to the garden. The green wire is ground and attaches to the metal reflector.

Good instructions!

PC

 

[bass ackwards]

I use four of those bulbs for my clone/mother room they work well. You could have problems vegging with that bulb though as the spectrum is not right. I use the bulbs with a spectrum of 6400k for veg. that bulb is for flowering. The light will have a reddish hue to it whereas daylight spectrum or 6400k is white. Additionally, they don't like to be taken in and out of the ceramic socket often.The metal base loosens up from the plastic and if you are not careful you will break a wire and have a hell of a time repairing it.