HPS 400 wire problem

jokacross

jokacross

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witch is the best wire from the balast to the HPS lamp? (thickness of the wire?) some help? this is because I have a wire that I think is to large and is to heavy and the lamp goes with it. I think that if i put a wire that is less tick I will solve this problem but I can do that? That can cause the wire less tick of melting? thanks!!
 
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mrmadcow

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the larger the wire, the more expensive it is. Do you really think that the manufacture used a much larger,more expensive wire than needed to meet UL requirements?

and no I wont prove this.
do your own research :finger:
 
jokacross

jokacross

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mrmadcow said:
the larger the wire, the more expensive it is. Do you really think that the manufacture used a much larger,more expensive wire than needed to meet UL requirements?

and no I wont prove this.
do your own research :finger:
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yes I think. Do you have a HPS of 400W? Can you tell me the thickness? thanks!
 
WeeGogs

WeeGogs

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how on earth can you use a wire thats too thick, if a wire is rated at 45 amps say and you run a 1 amp lamp from it then you are 44 amps under the max rated ampage. DUH.

if a wire is rated at 45 amps and you run 46 x 1 amp lamps from it then you are 1 amp over the max rated ampage. this is not recommended.

what could be dangerous is if you use two different thickness of wire on the one appliance, but as long as both wires are rated above your appliance ampage then it is fine.

here is a guide for max amp and watt usage.

and as you can see, the minimum is 1.0 mm and even that runs up to 2400w so a 0.5mm cable will easily run 400w okay.

http://www.diynot.com/pages/el/el004.php
 
WeeGogs

WeeGogs

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Afka said:
The larger your wire the more resistance Ω you will get. Find the correctly rated wire.
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well thats funny, because the cable going in to my family`s butcher meat factory is about 3 or 4 inches thick, and at night only the electric clock the alarm system and neon signs are running, so how much resistance is there.
 
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