Plenum cable is rated for such things. Its rating it based on the fumes it gives off when burned.
I'm not an electrician. More engineering side of things.Bubbz are you a master ? (well did u pass the master test in US?) if so my hat is off to you.
anyways , i have one for ya. How in the hell can i run a ballast @ 240 with only 2 120 phases. ? Is it even possible? I have tried a couple different ways but i dont think it is possible to get 240 on a single wire without some kind of transformer ?
Thanks for the help guys. I found a few adapters and hooked one to each fan. I might check them out to see if I can just run one adapter for both fans. These fans are SUPER quiet. I have them in my closet and with the door shut they're silent and with it open, they're silenced by music in the room or cars going by on the highway. Now I just need to fix my light leaks. The best part is they each have L-M-H settings so I can control the speed/noise.
do you have an amp probe/tester ? 3.2 is too high for a 150 watt ballast....... Are you sure that they are not 400w ballast?
You need to know what gauge wire is going to that dryer plug first. If is only 10g wire then you will have to get a 30amp plug (dryer or range it dont matter , although most ranges use bigger then 10g wire)hi i got an elecrical question about my dryer plug which is ona fuse ( 2 of them @40amp ea) . the dryers plug has 2 flat prongs and 1 angled prong and 1 ground prong. Q:1 why is the prong angled Q:2 can i replace outlet with a range outlet(3 flat prongs and ground). id like to convert soon to 220/240v. and use a switch board for lighting , thanks if you can help
yea , i understand that, and it is 240, but how do i get 240 to that ballast? since i can not get 240 on one phase then do i put 120 on the 240 leg of ballast and the other 120 on the "common" leg? (the common is currently my neutral and the 120 goes to the 120 leg of ballast)
Really? Cause I have seen mulitple replies to questions from mainly Three or Four members. It takes mucho mucho time to respond to the questions here. If your question was skipped maybe try to copy and paste it again. Things can get lost in a hurry here.i see alot of chit chat and no help what happened to answering questions??? this is under grow room design, not general chit chat.
i have a question about a setup using cfl's and weather or not i can use them how i want to, with out having to add a line.
a quick short question would be... can you have 8 100W replacement CFL's, all wired together, safely in one receptical. a friend of mine a with only a mild electrical background thinks i need to have a new line coming in and install a junction box and go from there. if thats what i have to do, im screwed. the house's electrical is pretty shitty and it would be way too much hassle to install a new line. im hoping i can just go ghetto and use an exisiting receptical otherwise this set up is useless.... i have a 600w hps i cant use, so if nothing else ill figure out how to use that i geuss.... i dont know what to do.
thx ahead of time.... this is the second time ive asked so i REALLY appriciate ANY help at all.
I assume you mean bulbs that are equivalent to a 100 watt incandesent light but only draw about 25 watts.if so,no problem -8 will draw less than 2 amps so its like plugging a small TV into the outlet.......a quick short question would be... can you have 8 100W replacement CFL's, all wired together, safely in one receptical. a friend of mine a with only a mild electrical background thinks i need to have a new line coming in and install a junction box and go from there.........
Sorry dude. I am such an asshole. I only read the first line of your post.i see alot of chit chat and no help what happened to answering questions??? this is under grow room design, not general chit chat.
i have a question about a setup using cfl's and weather or not i can use them how i want to, with out having to add a line.
a quick short question would be... can you have 8 100W replacement CFL's, all wired together, safely in one receptical. a friend of mine a with only a mild electrical background thinks i need to have a new line coming in and install a junction box and go from there. if thats what i have to do, im screwed. the house's electrical is pretty shitty and it would be way too much hassle to install a new line. im hoping i can just go ghetto and use an exisiting receptical otherwise this set up is useless.... i have a 600w hps i cant use, so if nothing else ill figure out how to use that i geuss.... i dont know what to do.
thx ahead of time.... this is the second time ive asked so i REALLY appriciate ANY help at all.
give me some time to dig up an old ballast to try. last time I told you to hook 1 leg to the 220 tap & the other to the common but a buddy told me that is wrong.he says 1 leg to the 110,1 to the 220 & nothing to the common but neutral goes to the lamp common. Im not sure which is right so I will dig up an old ballast & experiment. might take me to the weekend to find time to dig out an old ballast & try it...mc
curious aswell,
thanks alot for your help dcow
) so i probably wont run it 220 but i have wanted to know the answer to this question for 2 years now, so its kinda a "mission" now 
