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Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:54 pmby NuffDaddy
Trying to wire up 4 150w HPS lights for Bowfishing and im having a hell of a time. This is how I got them. I think that's how the wiring diagram showed to do it. Does it look right?
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Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:57 pmby jehler
Lol, "bow fishing" yeah right!
Someone getting into the medicinal Mary Jane racket?
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:09 pmby NuffDaddy
jehler wrote:Lol, "bow fishing" yeah right!
Someone getting into the medicinal Mary Jane racket?
That's why the ballasts are all going in a portable box separate from the lamps.
2 for the price of one.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:46 pmby rebelp74
jehler wrote:Lol, "bow fishing" yeah right!
Someone getting into the medicinal Mary Jane racket?
Money, money, money... MONEY!
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:48 pmby 3legged_lab
Nice crayon schematic.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:06 pmby Mornin Beef
You're missing a ground. Smoke another one.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:37 pmby NuffDaddy
3legged_lab wrote:Nice crayon schematic.
That's the height of my art ability right there.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:38 pmby NuffDaddy
Mornin Beef wrote:You're missing a ground. Smoke another one.
Its all grounded
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:39 pmby NuffDaddy
I tested it and I have 122v at the socket. But the bulb won't kick on. This is really starting to piss me off. I hate electrical!!
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:40 pmby rebelp74
Check continuity on the bulb.
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:42 pmby assateague
Lamp is bad.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:43 pmby assateague
This reminds me of my "out of gas", and "got the lawnmower tranny in neutral" episodes.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:43 pmby jehler
Shouldn't the lamp have some crazy high voltage after the ballast? Not 122 that's regular ac
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:44 pmby flight control
NuffDaddy wrote:I tested it and I have 122v at the socket. But the bulb won't kick on. This is really starting to piss me off. I hate electrical!!
Check the flux capacitor
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:46 pmby NuffDaddy
rebelp74 wrote:Check continuity on the bulb.
Done that. Still nothing.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:46 pmby jehler
What ballast do you have, s51?
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:47 pmby rebelp74
NuffDaddy wrote:rebelp74 wrote:Check continuity on the bulb.
Done that. Still nothing.
Did it beep when you checked it? If not, the bulb is bad.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:48 pmby NuffDaddy
assateague wrote:Lamp is bad.
Tried 4 different lamps, 4 different ballasts, and 4 different ignitors. Something is wrong with the wiring, just don't know what. Try and troubleshoot with google and all you get is a bunch a weed sites full of people with 0 brain cells.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:48 pmby NuffDaddy
rebelp74 wrote:NuffDaddy wrote:rebelp74 wrote:Check continuity on the bulb.
Done that. Still nothing.
Did it beep when you checked it? If not, the bulb is bad.
Pretty sure this is BS.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:49 pmby rebelp74
NuffDaddy wrote:assateague wrote:Lamp is bad.
Tried 4 different lamps, 4 different ballasts, and 4 different ignitors. Something is wrong with the wiring, just don't know what. Try and troubleshoot with google and all you get is a bunch a weed sites full of people with 0 brain cells.
They are far smarter than you think.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:50 pmby NuffDaddy
jehler wrote:What ballast do you have, s51?
Not a clue. This is a picture of the top.
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Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:51 pmby rebelp74
NuffDaddy wrote:jehler wrote:What ballast do you have, s51?
Not a clue. This is a picture of the top.
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Follow the diagram on the ballast.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:51 pmby NuffDaddy
flight control wrote:NuffDaddy wrote:I tested it and I have 122v at the socket. But the bulb won't kick on. This is really starting to piss me off. I hate electrical!!
Check the flux capacitor
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Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:52 pmby jehler
S55, that's for a 150 watt light, that what you have?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:52 pmby NuffDaddy
rebelp74 wrote:NuffDaddy wrote:jehler wrote:What ballast do you have, s51?
Not a clue. This is a picture of the top.
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Follow the diagram on the ballast.
That's what I did...I think.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:52 pmby assateague
There's you're problem. You're amperage is too high. It's at .72, and should be no more than .55 for those lamp. You're creating a feedback loop, because the lamps you're using are overpowered.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:53 pmby NuffDaddy
jehler wrote:S55, that's for a 150 watt light, that what you have?
Bulb says "pulsrite 150w s55 LU150/med"
I'm just using a regular medium base light socket.
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:55 pmby DeadEye_Dan
I doubt your fuses are heavy enough for the wattage you're running. I'd bump it up to at least a 60 amp
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:55 pmby NuffDaddy
assateague wrote:There's you're problem. You're amperage is too high. It's at .72, and should be no more than .55 for those lamp. You're creating a feedback loop, because the lamps you're using are overpowered.
I don't have a clue what this means. What do I have to do different?
Re: Any electrical guys?
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:55 pmby jehler
NuffDaddy wrote:jehler wrote:S55, that's for a 150 watt light, that what you have?
Bulb says "pulsrite 150w s55 LU150/med"
I'm just using a regular medium base light socket.
you've exceeded my knowledge base, you're on your own son