How Do I Start Up A Ballast & Light?

[BobMarlay]

Hello guys, I recently just bought a used 400 Watt HPS Ballast & Bulb, and I have no idea how to get it hooked up and working. Anybody mind helping me out?

Here are some pics:

 

[kether noir]

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you should get a case for it if you dont have one yet. there should be schematics up on some site....see if i can find one.

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[BobMarlay]

What do you mean by 93 93/93? Sorry if I sound noobish, this is my first HPS grow xD. started off with cfls.

Allright thanksss!

 

[kether noir]

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http://www.venturelighting.com/BallastHTMLDocuments/wiring_diagrams.html
and
http://members.misty.com/don/f-lamp.html

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[BobMarlay]

I have no idea how to read this diagram D:, which one am i supposed to look at?

 

[kether noir]

What do you mean by 93 93/93? Sorry if I sound noobish, this is my first HPS grow xD. started off with cfls.

Allright thanksss!

93

lol......i dont go over this much. but i get it asked alot. 93 is a numerical greeting used by some in the esoteric systems. it equals love and 93= will.
its a habit for me. i love numbers. they are pure and true, the language of the universe. also music.

love is the law, love under will. this is 93

i wont post this again. so for what it matters to you, you win.

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[BobMarlay]

hahah okay i see now xD

 

[kether noir]

I have no idea how to read this diagram D:, which one am i supposed to look at?

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the first one is a wiring diagram for magnetic ballasts. the second has a bunch of help links and other info for hooking up a ballast. i can only lead you to the information. i am very stoned.

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[BobMarlay]

haha i know how you feel, is the ballast i have magnetic?

 

[bulla]

I have no idea how to read this diagram D:, which one am i supposed to look at?

i see nothen good comming outta this u need to buy a ballast thats pre-wired ......i know some electric and this is a fire waiting to happen

 

[kether noir]

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it sure looks like one. http://www.1000bulbs.com/category/400-watt-pulse-start-ballasts/
here is a good place to compare. i have a digital and two magnetic ballasts. but, they were already wired and in-cased.

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[kether noir]

i see nothen good comming outta this u need to buy a ballast thats pre-wired ......i know some electric and this is a fire waiting to happen

93

good point. what did you pay for it?


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[BobMarlay]

So are you telling me I just wasted 50 bucks,

 

[bulla]

im telling u if u cant read that diagram like u said id rather u lose $50 than your belongings from a house fire ....i personaly never liked the idea of a ballast outta a box

 

[BobMarlay]

but thats how it was originally made, its an old brand called ballastronix you can see in google pics that there is no case

 

[BobMarlay]

& the person i bought it from said they have been using it perfectly for a year

 

[oOBe RyeOo]

for a used ballast you got taken on that deal.

 

[BobMarlay]

what chu mean by taken? I got ripped off?

 

[oOBe RyeOo]

Yeah, you can buy a new one for that much. Like the guy above said, if you can't read any of the diagrams you have been provided with, you aren't fit to be wiring it. Save up some money and get a pre-built ballast.

 

[Metalizerman]

This thread made me laugh.