Full Version: Is There A Ballast Built Into This?
Just in case i buy one unnecessarily, has this light got a ballast built into the bottom section? Its different from my other lights and i'm not entirely sure how to get it going. Anyone?
What? No-one else has one of these? 
Ohhhhhhhhkay.I'll just set about it with the ol' screwdriver, if i'm not back here soon,and you smell burning, 
I'll have gone to a better place.
This lady needs to be put under a light, and soon.
Ohhhhhhhhkay.I'll just set about it with the ol' screwdriver, if i'm not back here soon,and you smell burning, I'll have gone to a better place.This lady needs to be put under a light, and soon.
| QUOTE (Mongoloid @ Jul 10 2004, 05:38 PM) |
| What? No-one else has one of these? |
only in an antique shop
Your correct about the ballast, its in the end compartment.
Most people remote them because of the heat issue
i think theres a thread here somewhere that shows you how, or maybe it has removed because of the chance of newly fried growers trying to sue us because they did it wrong
whats the problem with the light? aint it working or does it need wiring up?
I wired it up, and tried it without a ballast....no joy. Then i tried it with a 1000w ballast, again no joy. Tried it with another 250w bulb too, still nowt. I did see it working before, but the lad who gave me it isn't around to ask how.
Pretty sure i've wired it up right though......
Pretty sure i've wired it up right though......
what size lamp is it? if its 250w then best to use a 250w ballast,thers normally a circuit diagram on the top of the ballast units
It's a 250 lamp.Thing is, I was wondering if i could change the bulb for one of those enviro doo-dahs, would i still need a ballast? I'm already needing to get at least a couple of 600w units for my flowering room, and my incapacity benefit is stretched to the limit as it is. 
Enviros come with the ballasts attached. Why are you trying your 250w lamp with a 1000w ballast? Use the same wattage rating for the ballast as the bulb has.
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| D [] []v[] []D,Jul 10 2004, 07:58 PM] Why are you trying your 250w lamp with a 1000w ballast? |
Its what i had lying around, I'm on a budget. Ideally I would've just gone out and bought a ballast, but,i'm looking for a cheaper option?| QUOTE |
| Use the same wattage rating for the ballast as the bulb has. |
Yes sir.
If you want to go cheap and u have some electrical knowhow, you might want to try Building you own ballast. It is definatly cheaper, if you know where to get the bits.
It all looks a bit too much like hard work that does. Changing a fuse or maybe a lead, i can manage, but that....... 
is a recipe for disaster in my hands. heres another.......
Be careful with your lights they can cause FIRE! never happened to me but i know someone that it did happen to after a new house they bought a timerswitch.
hehe cool mate, at least ju know ur limitations, i couldnt do that stuff on me own either.
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