Thanks Rives, they are quantum ballast.
Need some electrical wiring help from the power guys.
Have a APCL4DX light controller https://www.hydrofarm.com/p/APCL4DX
I want to only run it at 120v, and will pull power from a dedicated 20amp socket on its own seperate 20amp breaker in my panel. Looking to where and how to wire it.
How would i run power from the socket to this light controller? My buddies ok with running lines and doing electrical work, but want to know how it's done in case he's unsure. And I'd rather not have to go to home Depot or lowes to ask them.
See link to controller
Here's a pic of the internals. I believe I'm using 10/3 wire for my sockets from the breaker box. White/black/copper ground. How would i take that wire from the socket, and run it into this? Just trying to have everything laid out for my guy who's helping me out.
It's a basic 120/240 light controller to operate up ton4 lights from 1 box. Instead of me using half of 4 outlets with 4 timers, it's easier to take 1 socket, wire it to the controller, then pull my light needs from that.
Yes, I do have a light controller that shuts off the power to the ballast before the flip then waits ten minutes (flip takes place) than light controller turns back on.I've never used a Quantum, and don't know what their features are. Many flips for electronic ballast applications include a function to kill the power to the ballast during the flip (cold flip) rather than keeping it energized during the flip (hot flip). This would be based on a timer, though, and wouldn't take care of your situation.
It shouldn't be overly difficult to bypass the flip by moving the ballast output directly to the lamp connections.
Yes, I do have a light controller that shuts off the power to the ballast before the flip then waits ten minutes (flip takes place) than light controller turns back on.
I would directly put the ballast to those lights from the one side of the flip box but I do not have anymore power other than the power box at the moment.
Is my only concern, a shortened ballast life? or am I waiting for a fire?
Or should I find another way? no matter what.
Starting today when I saw your post that it wasn't good to do I just unplugged that ballast while the other side of the flip was on. It might of been 5 hrs of no load attached. Would that be OK?
Or should I set my alarm and wake my ass up and just unplug it when it flips till I get my last room done?
Please indulge my madness, is this theoretically possible:
150w Magnetic ballast, suitable capacitor, 2x parallel wired 70w CMH lamps and igniters?
I understand that 2 70w lamps may not present the same load as a single 150w lamp.
Would a combination of a 70w and a 50w lamp work? Even if slightly under driven.
I forget the term but I read discharge lamps have different resistance
properties to filament bulbs.
So, is it electrically safe? No one seems to want to commit to the answer.
Are there not industrial set-ups that run multiple lamps from a giant ballast?
Hey Rives hope you are doing well in 2017 ! I'm back with another question for you .
I would like to have 2 70 pint dehumidifiers controlled by a 2 separate contractors with a120v coil to plug into my light controller That has a high temp shut off . Each dehumidifier has its own 15amp 120 circuit.
Can I use a 30 amp 2 pole contactor for each one ? 30amp contactors seem more Available for me around here .
Thank you for reading
Ok that's sounds good . I never knew that . can I run both hots through 1 contactor then? That's easier! If not I will get two 1 pole contactors .
Thanks for the link I'm checking it out I see they have like everything !
Thank you