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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:38 pm

Nuff you should have just bought the right stuff to begin with. Electrical work is easy.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby 3legged_lab » Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:40 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:I think they sent me the wrong ignitors. My lights and ballasts are 150w and the ignitors are 200w-400w.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby BrewGUN » Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:43 pm

3legged_lab wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:I think they sent me the wrong ignitors. My lights and ballasts are 150w and the ignitors are 200w-400w.
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They should be extra bright.

For a second or two! :lol:
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby 3legged_lab » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:01 pm

BrewGUN wrote:
3legged_lab wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:I think they sent me the wrong ignitors. My lights and ballasts are 150w and the ignitors are 200w-400w.
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They should be extra bright.

For a second or two! :lol:

They're always the brightest before they blow out. Haha!
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby flight control » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:22 pm

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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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That's the millennium trans functioner! Duh. SMH

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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:49 pm

The Duck Hammer wrote:Nuff you should have just bought the right stuff to begin with. Electrical work is easy.

I did buy the right stuff. I bought 4 150w HPS ballast kits and 4 150w medium base HPS bulbs and 4 exterior medium base sockets.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby assateague » Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:05 pm

Maybe you should've just pissed on it.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby flight control » Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:43 pm

I use a halogen bulb mounted in a big ss mixing bowl, hooked up to a car battery to spear eels. Works fine for me. You gotta simplify Nuff.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:50 pm

I light a pine knot on fire and use a scrap of birch bark to reflect the light when I go spearing.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby jehler » Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:51 pm

DeadEye_Dan wrote:I light a pine knot on fire and use a scrap of birch bark to reflect the light when I go spearing.
hemlock comes burn brighter fyi
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:01 pm

jehler wrote:
DeadEye_Dan wrote:I light a pine knot on fire and use a scrap of birch bark to reflect the light when I go spearing.
hemlock comes burn brighter fyi


Better than 150w Halogens??
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby Tomkat » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:04 pm

I like the bright blue spark right before the smoke.


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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby jehler » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:08 pm

DeadEye_Dan wrote:
jehler wrote:
DeadEye_Dan wrote:I light a pine knot on fire and use a scrap of birch bark to reflect the light when I go spearing.
hemlock comes burn brighter fyi


Better than 150w Halogens??
a hell of a lot brighter than nuffdaddy's 150w halogens
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:09 pm

flight control wrote:I use a halogen bulb mounted in a big ss mixing bowl, hooked up to a car battery to spear eels. Works fine for me. You gotta simplify Nuff.

I had 4 500w halogens before and didn't like em. That's why I'm switching to HPS. Looking forward to a quieter generator too.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby jehler » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:11 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:
flight control wrote:I use a halogen bulb mounted in a big ss mixing bowl, hooked up to a car battery to spear eels. Works fine for me. You gotta simplify Nuff.

I had 4 500w halogens before and didn't like em. That's why I'm switching to HPS. Looking forward to a quieter generator too.
we use a 2000 watt Honda, real quiet and will run 1600 watts of light without tripping, we run all our bulbs underwater though
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:48 pm

jehler wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
flight control wrote:I use a halogen bulb mounted in a big ss mixing bowl, hooked up to a car battery to spear eels. Works fine for me. You gotta simplify Nuff.

I had 4 500w halogens before and didn't like em. That's why I'm switching to HPS. Looking forward to a quieter generator too.
we use a 2000 watt Honda, real quiet and will run 1600 watts of light without tripping, we run all our bulbs underwater though

Halogens?
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby jehler » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:51 pm

Nope, just regular ole bulbs, 300 watt to 100
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:02 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:Nuff you should have just bought the right stuff to begin with. Electrical work is easy.

I did buy the right stuff. I bought 4 150w HPS ballast kits and 4 150w medium base HPS bulbs and 4 exterior medium base sockets.

If you did it would work. Everything is basically color coded when you go to put it together.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:14 pm

The Duck Hammer wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:Nuff you should have just bought the right stuff to begin with. Electrical work is easy.

I did buy the right stuff. I bought 4 150w HPS ballast kits and 4 150w medium base HPS bulbs and 4 exterior medium base sockets.

If you did it would work. Everything is basically color coded when you go to put it together.

I know. It's all hooked up right. I'm thinking it's the overpowered ignitors they gave me with the kits. Hopefully it didn't burn up the 3 different $10 bulbs I tried.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:15 pm

jehler wrote:Nope, just regular ole bulbs, 300 watt to 100

How did you waterproof them?
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby rebelp74 » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:16 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:Nuff you should have just bought the right stuff to begin with. Electrical work is easy.

I did buy the right stuff. I bought 4 150w HPS ballast kits and 4 150w medium base HPS bulbs and 4 exterior medium base sockets.

If you did it would work. Everything is basically color coded when you go to put it together.

I know. It's all hooked up right. I'm thinking it's the overpowered ignitors they gave me with the kits. Hopefully it didn't burn up the 3 different $10 bulbs I tried.
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This threw me for loop for a second, had to remember it's not marine eletrics.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby The Duck Hammer » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:24 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:Nuff you should have just bought the right stuff to begin with. Electrical work is easy.

I did buy the right stuff. I bought 4 150w HPS ballast kits and 4 150w medium base HPS bulbs and 4 exterior medium base sockets.

If you did it would work. Everything is basically color coded when you go to put it together.

I know. It's all hooked up right. I'm thinking it's the overpowered ignitors they gave me with the kits. Hopefully it didn't burn up the 3 different $10 bulbs I tried.
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So you bought the wrong stuff.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:26 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:
jehler wrote:Nope, just regular ole bulbs, 300 watt to 100

How did you waterproof them?


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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:27 pm

The Duck Hammer wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:Nuff you should have just bought the right stuff to begin with. Electrical work is easy.

I did buy the right stuff. I bought 4 150w HPS ballast kits and 4 150w medium base HPS bulbs and 4 exterior medium base sockets.

If you did it would work. Everything is basically color coded when you go to put it together.

I know. It's all hooked up right. I'm thinking it's the overpowered ignitors they gave me with the kits. Hopefully it didn't burn up the 3 different $10 bulbs I tried.
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So you bought the wrong stuff.

I bought a 150w HPS kit. They shipped the wrong ignitor with the kit.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby jehler » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:42 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:
jehler wrote:Nope, just regular ole bulbs, 300 watt to 100

How did you waterproof them?
i don't just don't turn them on till they are under water
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby jehler » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:45 pm

FREE THE QUOTE STREAM!
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:29 pm


That Travers bay? Not sure how well the underwater lights would work here on the sag bay and river with only a foot of visibility.
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby Eric Haynes » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:30 pm

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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby jehler » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:35 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:

That Travers bay? Not sure how well the underwater lights would work here on the sag bay and river with only a foot of visibility.
thats east bay, we can see bottom to 60' or better
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Re: Any electrical guys?

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:41 pm

jehler wrote:
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That Travers bay? Not sure how well the underwater lights would work here on the sag bay and river with only a foot of visibility.
thats east bay, we can see bottom to 60' or better

I think that same setup in the sagnasty bay would light up about 3 foot around the boat. That's why I want to switch to HPS. With 800w of power I should get 60,000 lumens. But right now I get more light off a bic flicker.
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