BmoreBizNezMan
Active Member
I got a awsome deal from my local shop. I got a 1000w bulb, reflector and naked ballast for $175 ( Lumz 'n Blooms - Naked Box ) The only problem was i had to wire it myself. Now the ballast came prewired so i just needed to get cable to plug the ballast into the wall and cable to plug the light into the ballast. Sounds simple enough.
So i went to Home Depot and got a 14 gauge heavy duty plug/wire, cut the female end off and striped the wires.
One black----- Hot
One white----- Neg
One green----- Ground ??? <<< RIGHT???
So then i had three ports to plug it into Ground, Common(white) and 120v(hot)
Then i went to the light side, Got a 15amp heavy duty inhouse electrical wire spliced the ends off and got another three cables.
One black------ Hot
One white------ Neg
Solid copper----- Ground
I pluged those into the ports available, Lamp, Ground and Common(white)
So the problem is that i put the wire on the ballast first and plugged it in to see if it worked (test). So the ballast kicked on and i figured all is well. So then i wire up the light. So i crossed my fingers and plugged it in. Needless to say the ballast kicked on and after 2 mins the light still had not come on. I know HPS lights take a min to kick on but i waited what i think was long enough and still no action.
CAN ANYONE PLEASE!!!!!!!!! GIVE ME SOME ADVICE, COMMENTS, HINTS, ANYTHING!!
So i went to Home Depot and got a 14 gauge heavy duty plug/wire, cut the female end off and striped the wires.
One black----- Hot
One white----- Neg
One green----- Ground ??? <<< RIGHT???
So then i had three ports to plug it into Ground, Common(white) and 120v(hot)
Then i went to the light side, Got a 15amp heavy duty inhouse electrical wire spliced the ends off and got another three cables.
One black------ Hot
One white------ Neg
Solid copper----- Ground
I pluged those into the ports available, Lamp, Ground and Common(white)
So the problem is that i put the wire on the ballast first and plugged it in to see if it worked (test). So the ballast kicked on and i figured all is well. So then i wire up the light. So i crossed my fingers and plugged it in. Needless to say the ballast kicked on and after 2 mins the light still had not come on. I know HPS lights take a min to kick on but i waited what i think was long enough and still no action.
CAN ANYONE PLEASE!!!!!!!!! GIVE ME SOME ADVICE, COMMENTS, HINTS, ANYTHING!!