CanniCastro420
Active Member
I plan on running 3 600w ballasts.
Sell the POS Greenhouse ballasts and get Lumatek or Galaxy ballasts.How would i go about blocking RF noise from my ballast? Every time my lights turn on my cable and internet go out. 2x 600w digital greenhouse and 3x 1000w digital greenhouse ballast. Thanks!!
I'd always recommend pulling 3 wire so you can provide 120v service as well.600's at 240v only pull 2.5 amps each. 2.5x3 lights is 7.5 amps so 14/2 plus a ground is all you need and a 15 amp two pole breaker.
However, if you ever plan on expanding, I'd recommend wiring with 10/2 and a 30 amp breaker, which can handle up to 4 x 1000 watt lights, and the cost difference will be slim.
Have you looked into how much a step up transformer would cost??? Let alone 1 for each leg? forget this idea. Your 40a "dbl pull" on 10/3 is scarey enough, 10/3 is only good for 30a, and 220v ballasts would only be 2-3% more efficient anyway. Be careful.ok i've got a ? on power consumption. Someone told me I can save on my power bill by using step up transformers going from 120 to 240v to run my 1000watters. I already have 220v via 10/3 romex off of a 40amp dbl pull to my room. but I have split it up and am running my lights on 120 for now. ( I am not sure how to rewire my ballasts for 220) So my ? is it more efficient to run my lights directly off the 220 or can I save on my power bill by adding a step up transformer to each leg of the 220 enabling me to run my lights at 220 off of one 110v leg each. I am planning on running 4-1000 watters although currently I am only running 2-1000's If this is possible what size transformers should I look at?
You can afford a 4 light setup, but can't afford a $200 box? http://www.horticulturesource.com/product_info.php?products_id=1969so i have 3 different outlets available in my garage where my tent is, all coming off of 120 v and then the infamous dryer plug which is 220 but i dont have a sub box thing and really dont wanna buy one(being cheap) but i was curious how safe i would be running 4 1000 w lights off of the 3 different outlets the ampage is 20 20 and a 15, so i was considering running 2 lights off of 1 plug 2 lights off of another an then fans off the 15. just looking for an opinion of some seasoned members. obviously im trying to save money but if the fact of the matter is i should get a sub box then it can be done
No...600w is 600w no matter the voltage applied.simple and perhaps silly questions: could my 600w (budget) ballast suck more electricity than 600w? can i run a 400w his bulb on a 600w ballast and is it a good or bad idea? thanks
not at all. add it up (600+25+25+50+200=900w). 900/110v = 8.19amps. nothing at all to worry about. you have plenty of room.Will a 600 watt digital ballast, 24 watt inline for cool tube, plus another 24 watt for air filter, plus a ~50 watt oscillating fan and 100-200 watts of UVB be too much for a square d 20 amp?
What if I wanted to plug a surge protector into another surge protector? Is this a stupid thing to do? I'd only be running cfl's on these, so I wouldn't be drawing too much wattage at all. Still, is this a hazard of any kind?