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Ok, now that I have your attention . . . I have an opportunity to pick up some MH ballasts and base/socket assemlies from our old warehouse at work. They still work fine, just updated to high output flouro in that part of the building. The ballasts are all 400W Metal Halide, with a 220V hookup. Can these easily be converted to 120, and will a several year old ballast be worth it? The key motivator here is that they are free. Questions comments and snyde remarks welcome.
you tricked me!Quote:
Originally Posted by super420
sorry, don't know anything about that!
free lights??? SIGN ME UP!! like really free i'll take one
I WANT ONE, PLEASE
Are there any tap wires, like 4 first 120V 208V 240v 440v
there 5 colors yellow is common. if not just hook them up
to the 220 and do it. ballast are worth it you will know if they don't work they burn out. do they have the capacitor
one wire from capacitor the gos to the light and one of the 2 common to the light. one of the common to the power in and.
I'll check on them today, and see how many I can get. I may be able to get HPS lamps too. How do I know they are 220V, I just kinda guessed and looked at the plug on my washing machine to compare. So far the info is they are being junked, so that usually means free, but there may be a small cost to me for them. Which won't be much.Quote:
Originally Posted by litespeed
they should be multi tap, if you are getting them from work, then commercial brand, and yes you can change it over. each power wire is labled 120 all the way to 277 I think...anyway goodluck, If you get too many, I'd like one too...lol
LIAR!!! :D
What? You didn't like my descriptive title? It certainly describes my predicament. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Trichome Creator
shit ill take anything thats free
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Originally Posted by Chris Chronic
AMEN
does the plug for the ballast look the same as a reg 120v or is it different. If it looks the same then it is possible that it is either 120 or 220. to find out look at the color of the wires going into the plug. standard code wire color for 120 volts is white for hot black for negative and green for ground and if its not those 3 its probbly 220
and if it iis 277 u could probbly run it through 220v no problem by just changin the plug
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Originally Posted by Twitty
My ballast the common is yellow and the other is gray with yellow line on it it is 120vac and has 5 taps wires. with a red to the light and a yellow to the light.