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619kt619

619kt619

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Mr.Gee said:
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Don’t mean to jump in on your post but I have a question pertaining to solar power if you don’t mind. What would I need to run 10,000 watts of LED on a separate solar panel system? Thanks in advance!
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So a 10 kW system can produce around 1,000 watts alternating current a month or 10,000 watts of direct current. I don't claim to have all the answers you are looking for since I don't really work in this particular field. I am sure you there are some resources and consultants (who are cannabis friendly) you can talk to about setting something up or get better information from
 
Mr.Gee

Mr.Gee

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619kt619 said:
So a 10 kW system can produce around 1,000 watts alternating current a month or 10,000 watts of direct current. I don't claim to have all the answers you are looking for since I don't really work in this particular field. I am sure you there are some resources and consultants (who are cannabis friendly) you can talk to about setting something up or get better information from
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Cool thanks I appreciate you taking the time to reply.
 
OzCocoLoco

OzCocoLoco

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A 10 Kw system will in theory be able to produce around 40 Amps at 240 (80 A at 120 v) when working at 100 % efficiency but in reality is probably more like 25 % of max output in most situations
 
mr sunshine

mr sunshine

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Does anyone know how to turn a battery operated dildo into a plug in? I'm tired of having to keep buying so many batteries.
 
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Commycharb

Commycharb

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I would ask you to help me steal power but based on your first answer you dont know shit.

Black to black and white(RED) to white(RED) is parallel for more than one bulb socket.
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Commycharb

Commycharb

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series would look like this

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you should definitely know theses basics. I wonder how many houses you have burned to the ground with your intellectual deficiencies.
 
Commycharb

Commycharb

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grade 10 physics man. parallel the electricity flows through the lights simultaneously. Series the power flows through the lights sequentially.
 
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Surfer Joe

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bricktown73 said:
Do you have a grow room question about how to wire something up, or what are the safest ways of doing things?
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I am in an older house and the circuit that controls the garage power is shared with the kitchen laundry room.
Recently, I keep getting the circuit tripped and I can't find a faulty appliance on the circuit. We don't run all of the appliances together and the load has been stable for a few years until recently.
I tried adding another light in the garage recently, but that also worked fine until just a couple of days ago and now the circuit seems to trip several times a day, but not in any predictable way.
The electrician couldn't find a fault and said that it might be the wiring or junction boxes in the walls or under the floors rather than a specific appliance.
The electrician noted that the fuses are rated fairly high (32amps) and more than what the wiring needs, so could we be slowly damaging the wires by running about 1000w extra for the lights and fans in the tent?
It's only a 600w hps and a 5 inch fan extractor and 3 oscillating small fans running for 12 hours and then just a small oil radiator and fans running when the lights are off. The setup has been stable for years.
I can't figure out where the problem might be and have been trying all sorts of combinations to see if any pattern developed.
Thanks for any advice.
 
OzCocoLoco

OzCocoLoco

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Surfer Joe said:
I am in an older house and the circuit that controls the garage power is shared with the kitchen laundry room.
Recently, I keep getting the circuit tripped and I can't find a faulty appliance on the circuit. We don't run all of the appliances together and the load has been stable for a few years until recently.
I tried adding another light in the garage recently, but that also worked fine until just a couple of days ago and now the circuit seems to trip several times a day, but not in any predictable way.
The electrician couldn't find a fault and said that it might be the wiring or junction boxes in the walls or under the floors rather than a specific appliance.
The electrician noted that the fuses are rated fairly high (32amps) and more than what the wiring needs, so could we be slowly damaging the wires by running about 1000w extra for the lights and fans in the tent?
It's only a 600w hps and a 5 inch fan extractor and 3 oscillating small fans running for 12 hours and then just a small oil radiator and fans running when the lights are off. The setup has been stable for years.
I can't figure out where the problem might be and have been trying all sorts of combinations to see if any pattern developed.
Thanks for any advice.
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Did the electrician do an insulation test on the wiring ? A 32 amp circuit would have to be run in a minimum of 6mm cable think the imperial conversion would be 7/044 which I’ve never seen run for a regular power circuit. Intermittent faults are the worst type to try and find and repair. If you have any old iron core ballasts or old fluro’s I’d be taking a good look at them sometimes as the ballast heats up it will short out but will run fine when cool.
 
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Surfer Joe

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Thanks. I will try swapping out the ballast, but the circuit still has tripped when the ballasts or lights are not being used.
All I have is a ballast, a 600 w hps, an extractor fan and a couple of oscillating fans, but it has still tripped when none of these were on.
 
OzCocoLoco

OzCocoLoco

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Surfer Joe said:
Thanks. I will try swapping out the ballast, but the circuit still has tripped when the ballasts or lights are not being used.
All I have is a ballast, a 600 w hps, an extractor fan and a couple of oscillating fans, but it has still tripped when none of these were on.
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You haven’t got earth leakage breakers ( E.L.C.B’s) or R.C.D’s have you ?
 
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Bookush34

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Here’s one.

Can you take a 240v outlet.
Separate the two 120v lines.

Wire one line into a 120v 15a outlet
Wire the other into another 15a outlet.

And share the return line?
 
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Surfer Joe

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Bookush34 said:
Here’s one.

Can you take a 240v outlet.
Separate the two 120v lines.

Wire one line into a 120v 15a outlet
Wire the other into another 15a outlet.

And share the return line?
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Thanks, but I have no idea what you are talking about or how to go about it. I don't know enough about electrics to get into something like that.
At the moment, I have decided to run a heavy duty extension from another circuit in the house out to the garage and plug the tent stuff into that. It's just a 600w hps and some oscillating fans and an extractor fan on the filter, and when the lights are out there is a small oil radiator that goes on to keep the dark tent warm.
It's not really much power drain, I think, and it has worked fine for a few years, but the house is old and the wiring hasn't been inspected in over 15 years and we rent, so I can't go rewiring the house on my own.
 
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