Hey everyone. I have a pair of 250W ballast guts that I bought about 5-6 years ago and never put together because they came with no instructions, no diagrams, and all the wiring was not connected. I've managed to finally figure out how to make it fire, and have tested it, but I have a couple of questions.
First off, does one of the leads on an HPS ballast basically feed straight to the bulb? It seems how I had it wired, it has a clear path to the bulb, but I had that lead of the bulb connected to the same terminal as the lead from the wall. I would assume this means I can just connect it directly(electrically, not physically) to the wall.
I've heard there are different ways to wire a ballast depending on how you want it to start and whatnot. Not sure how true that is, but I'm curious if I've done it the best way.
Can I connect the third prong ground to the steel body of the transformer? It seems that it would connect nicely to one of the bolts holding it down....
Here's a picture of it when I had it together and tested. The new housing for it is much better, but I won't have pictures of it till a bit later.
First off, does one of the leads on an HPS ballast basically feed straight to the bulb? It seems how I had it wired, it has a clear path to the bulb, but I had that lead of the bulb connected to the same terminal as the lead from the wall. I would assume this means I can just connect it directly(electrically, not physically) to the wall.
I've heard there are different ways to wire a ballast depending on how you want it to start and whatnot. Not sure how true that is, but I'm curious if I've done it the best way.
Can I connect the third prong ground to the steel body of the transformer? It seems that it would connect nicely to one of the bolts holding it down....
Here's a picture of it when I had it together and tested. The new housing for it is much better, but I won't have pictures of it till a bit later.