Elite Nugz
Active Member
General discussion of 240v compared to 480v, when running multiple grow lights...
not if load is distributed to breakers geezI am in a commercial building.
You dont run multiple lights off of 120v. Amps are too high, and you'll end up starting a fire or constantly flipping breakers.
Wouldn't 2 Phase be good enough??Phase 3# umbre , commercial factory power!
A 1000 watt light ran at 120v, pulls about 10 amps.not if load is distributed to breakers geez
Your not supposed to exceed 75% load of the breaker. If your pushing the full load of the breaker, your gonna be resetting it 24-7, and have an insane fire hazard on your hands.you editted while i posting lol
if u dont exceed load of breaker it is fine
i meant run a whole new service and panelA 1000 watt light ran at 120v, pulls about 10 amps.
20amp breakers, are the safe area to be at. So to instal, lets say 3 lights, you'd have to run 3 separate lines in and have 3 separate breakers, if you want to stay at 120v. This is ridiculous. Running your lights at 120v is cool for the closet grower, or bedroom grower, but not so for larger scale.
The dudes that know what their doing, would simply run a 240v line in, thats coming off a 20amp breaker and be able to run all 3 lights safely off of that one line ran in.
No offense bro..... but Im looking for solid information. You recommended me staying at 120v, so Im ruling you out as far as this topic goes. Again... no offense.
Most large scale commercial growers are either on generators or have the ability to have multiple 240v or 480v services wired to their operation. Also, a lot of them are doing FLIPS now. Run one flower room for 12 hours and then another flower room for 12 hours. If you are growing legally then the electric company doesn't care how many meters you want. It's more money for them. You can do 50 1000w lights on a 225amp panel. Then you have another 225amp panel that runs the rest of your stuff.
You can most definitely run larger operations on 120v. Most guys don't because they need the space in their board. But if you have a dedicated spot and your wiring is done right then you'll have no problem. I have 11,000watts of Light, 2 5ton A/C's, a 10hp Chiller, Co2 generators, fans, dehumidifiers, etc... all on a 225amp panel and all of it is wired for 120v. Works just fine. You just have to know about electricity and oversize your breakers and wiring.
How?? My lights are 9.5 amps @120v. So how would that even be possible?? 50 x 9.5 = 475amps@120v. OR 50 x 4.75 = 375.5amps@240v. You cant use more amps then what your panel is giving out.You can do 50 1000w lights on a 225amp panel.
How?? 120v leaves your ballast running at maximum amperage. It only takes 10 lights to max out a full 100amps service. And I dont consider 10 or even 20 lights being a large operation. 20 lights is about a medium sized op, when it comes to indoor growing.You can most definitely run larger operations on 120v.
To you 20 lights is a medium operation but you still don't know how to wire them, use a light controller, or how to get electrical service for that op? Please dude. Stop wasting peoples time by fantazing about your dream grow. Or just admit it's a dream and go post it in the THC Talk section. You can go burn one and get all philosophical about it.How?? My lights are 9.5 amps @120v. So how would that even be possible?? 50 x 9.5 = 475amps@120v. OR 50 x 4.75 = 375.5amps@240v. You cant use more amps then what your panel is giving out.
How?? 120v leaves your ballast running at maximum amperage. It only takes 10 lights to max out a full 100amps service. And I dont consider 10 or even 20 lights being a large operation. 20 lights is about a medium sized op, when it comes to indoor growing.
EDIT: Removed pics and info for security reasons.To you 20 lights is a medium operation but you still don't know how to wire them, use a light controller, or how to get electrical service for that op? Please dude. Stop wasting peoples time by fantazing about your dream grow. Or just admit it's a dream and go post it in the THC Talk section. You can go burn one and get all philosophical about it.