Found this HPS (street light?) & wired it up. Safety concern/cpl questions, plz help!!

William Shatter

William Shatter

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Hey guys I found this hps light. I'm guessing it's hps im not 100% sure. Looks like an old street light/spot light or somethin. I wired it up and plugged it in and she works fine. My question is - is this thing safe the way I have it wired up. Does it need a ballast or is that built in? And does anyone know what wattage the bulb is? Pictures provided below

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Do I need a certain kind of cable to handle the voltage or will this suffice?

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I can take some better pics of the light bulb if need be. Thanks in advance!

And I plan to hang it. It's only on that stool for pics
 
paddy510

paddy510

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150w HPS, good score.

solder the join? just wrapping in insulation tape isnt the safest but if you aint an idiot it should be fine, better way would have been to just put a plug on the end of the original cord.
 
William Shatter

William Shatter

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there wasnt much length on the original cord, its only about a foot or so, and yea nothing was soldered, I just connected the wires, wrapped each connection in electrical tape and then wrapped all 3 connections together after with the tape. I may look into moving one of my electrical outlets so the original cord can reach tho, I like your idea of just putting a plug on the end
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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Use
William Shatter said:
there wasnt much length on the original cord, its only about a foot or so, and yea nothing was soldered, I just connected the wires, wrapped each connection in electrical tape and then wrapped all 3 connections together after with the tape. I may look into moving one of my electrical outlets so the original cord can reach tho, I like your idea of just putting a plug on the end
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Use some wire nuts.

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Then tape. If it were to fall the tape wouldn't hold and then have bare wires.
 
Oregon Gardener

Oregon Gardener

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William Shatter said:
Hey guys I found this hps light. I'm guessing it's hps im not 100% sure. Looks like an old street light/spot light or somethin. I wired it up and plugged it in and she works fine. My question is - is this thing safe the way I have it wired up. Does it need a ballast or is that built in? And does anyone know what wattage the bulb is? Pictures provided below

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Do I need a certain kind of cable to handle the voltage or will this suffice?

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I can take some better pics of the light bulb if need be. Thanks in advance!

And I plan to hang it. It's only on that stool for pics
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These are a little safer.
 

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William Shatter

William Shatter

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It's been running for a few hrs now and I've noticed some condensation inside the case. Should that be cause for concern?
 
Yodaweed

Yodaweed

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Looks like the seal on that thing is busted, get a new light bro good try to cheap out on a light but you can get a whole setup for under 300$.
 
qwizoking

qwizoking

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with a name like that. incoherent babble and worthless vowel sounds being emitted is all i expect


i found a 1k mh in a tiny hood, almost like a spotlight..really directional you know. prolly was once a street light

a buddy is using it to grow, built in ballast.. working pretty good. gets hot as fuck.. but working pretty good
anyway good luck with your find
 
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