Please help me with hid ballast plug

Porky101

Porky101

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Hi guys,


Last night I plugged my electronic balast in the wall, turned the plug on and *poof* smoke coking out of it. The lamp was not connected to it when it blew.... Does the lamp habe to be connected??

Anyways I got a new balast today... And I try plug it into my lamp and the plug is wrong!


What must I do now :( my plant hasent had light for a full 24/h!!

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Thanks!
 

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zander19

zander19

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Aw brother I have no clue with US side of things but yeah your bulb need to be in the hud when you turn it on or all that power will be backed up hence you plug popping. Email there people you got the lamp from that will know what to do an how to help you. Or look for a thread here that mite have something
 
zander19

zander19

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Porky101 said:
Hi guys,


Last night I plugged my electronic balast in the wall, turned the plug on and *poof* smoke coking out of it. The lamp was not connected to it when it blew.... Does the lamp habe to be connected??

Anyways I got a new balast today... And I try plug it into my lamp and the plug is wrong!


What must I do now :( my plant hasent had light for a full 24/h!!

Pic attached.

Thanks!
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How meny plants you got going?
 
vostok

vostok

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Altho I approve of ur DIY shit have you crunched the numbers just to be safe

what power goes thru those shitty 240dc/ 5 amp connectors..?

live long and prosper ....lol
 
Porky101

Porky101

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I have one large plant in a 1.2x1.2 tent. 6th week flowering.


Can someone confirm that turning on the ballast with no lamp attached = death? I find this incredible?? Why would it blow if the lamp is not attached....??


The connectors I used are rated for 10AMP
 
cat of curiosity

cat of curiosity

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Porky101 said:
I have one large plant in a 1.2x1.2 tent. 6th week flowering.


Can someone confirm that turning on the ballast with no lamp attached = death? I find this incredible?? Why would it blow if the lamp is not attached....??


The connectors I used are rated for 10AMP
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no lamp = nothing. if it's wired correctly you might hear a hum, but it won't smoke or burn. you've got a short.
 
Porky101

Porky101

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OK. So your saying the ballast died on its own.. I never modified it or anything. Plugged it in and poof....


Before that happened, my power tripped for my house. It may have been the ballast that caused the outage?


Also is my wiring OK?? I'm scared I may burn my house down...
 
cat of curiosity

cat of curiosity

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Porky101 said:
OK. So your saying the ballast died on its own.. I never modified it or anything. Plugged it in and poof....


Before that happened, my power tripped for my house. It may have been the ballast that caused the outage?


Also is my wiring OK?? I'm scared I may burn my house down...
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check all connections. if you short a pos to a neg, you'll pop the breaker. if the breaker doesn't go, you'll get fire (smoke, spark, nasty)

your house wiring should be fine. check the component. good luck, and pm me if you have any more problems. i am an electrician.
 
HydroRed

HydroRed

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I notice you didnt make mention of what wattage of light you are using but if you are using a 1K watt light, it likely comes to or exceeds the 10A rating on those connectors -certainly on start up. I wouldnt recommend that at all if this is the case.
If you are using a 600W/400W/250W HID light it will be good with 10A connectors on the wiring.
It also appears that the gauge wire from the plug and the cord are the same gauge.
I believe they use the same gauge on most HID lights. I have both 1000's and a 400 and they have the same gauge wire on them.
 
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MA MED Grower

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Porky101 said:
Hi guys,


Last night I plugged my electronic balast in the wall, turned the plug on and *poof* smoke coking out of it. The lamp was not connected to it when it blew.... Does the lamp habe to be connected??

Anyways I got a new balast today... And I try plug it into my lamp and the plug is wrong!


What must I do now :( my plant hasent had light for a full 24/h!!

Pic attached.

Thanks!
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Your hydro store should have a extension that will allow you to use that ballast. Quite a few new ballast I've seen have attachments for both types of plugs
 
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