Electrical Ques. If I can help someone I will...

just wanna be safe and ask if my set up is ok to run without burning out or tripping anything and able to run for up to 12h a day just to be safe - heres what i hav going and a pic -

3 bulbs ruuning off there own plugs (srew ins)
2 bayonet cap bulbs running off 1plug wired to a switch
1 screw in bulb running off its own plug but its a 2prong plug (like used for radios and dvd players and stuff, dont think it has a earth)
also hav a pc fan, wired to a cellphone charger
and finaly just a normal fan.

they all plugged into an adapter if u could call it that, im not too clued up on the electric lingo bt ull see in the pic and then that just has a short cable wich plugs into an exstention and then finaly into a plug point in my wall. just need reassurance i guess that it aint gonna over heat some circuit or trip cuz iv plugged shit in be4 and tripped allot times so just wanna get it rite. Thanx for help in advance! and to all growers - GROW MONSTER NUGGS!

looks fine to me man nice plant

Thanx! yeah the lights went on this morning and everything seemed to be fine so i guess its all good!

hi! trying to sort out a mother cupboard, currently working on ventilation, just have a quick (and probably stupid) question..

with computer fans and wiring to 12VDC 1A output adaptor (an old mobile phone charger), can multiple fans be run off this safely?

and is it just a matter of splicing the two fans from the wires on the adaptor? in another thread it mentioned wiring the fans inline or in parallel, this confused me also..

im trying to get my head around whether 12VDC output means it will power as many 12V fans as need be, as long as the load amperage doesn't exceed the maximum output amperage of the adaptor..

or does it split the 12V into 6V for each fan, spinning each fan slower etc

im sure this has been answered before but i spent a while looking around....

regards

codwalop said:

hi! trying to sort out a mother cupboard, currently working on ventilation, just have a quick (and probably stupid) question..

with computer fans and wiring to 12VDC 1A output adaptor (an old mobile phone charger), can multiple fans be run off this safely?

and is it just a matter of splicing the two fans from the wires on the adaptor? in another thread it mentioned wiring the fans inline or in parallel, this confused me also..

im trying to get my head around whether 12VDC output means it will power as many 12V fans as need be, as long as the load amperage doesn't exceed the maximum output amperage of the adaptor..

or does it split the 12V into 6V for each fan, spinning each fan slower etc

im sure this has been answered before but i spent a while looking around....

regards

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ok i hvae a trickle charger running 6 cpu fans that are also dc voltage. most computer dc fans draw about .15 amps. my trickle charger puts out 1 amp safely without overheating at 12 volts. so 6 times .15 equals .9 amps and its running just fine. Check the current rateing on the charger and the current draw on the fans and addd them up and do not exceed charger spec. You would wire these in parellel which means you can splice all black together and all reds together this is parrellel. O and if fan does not run switch leads around. hope i helped

twist all the reds together and all the black together red to + black to -. thats it, dont worry about series and paralel, you dont need to know about these yet.

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as for the porsche guy we had phase converters running to big cnc machines but he wanted to add like 5 more cnc machines so he bulit a huge attached garage then cam the 3 phase. Phase converters are really expensive and do not provide very clean power. So yes the first solution was phase concersters but he expanded so he wanted 3 phase at his house. LOL he lived down a dirt road in New Hampshire. Anyways we could argue all day and the math thing is a smart ass remark man stick to the facts. Anytime you deal with 3 phase a factor of 1.73 comes into play. Did you go to homedepot and look at the panels???????? Did you call your power comapny and ask for a 2 phase service I think not becasue like i said they would look at you like u have 3 eyes. Yes there are 2 phases in a house BUT its called single phase man wtf is wrong with you Look at any panel you buy a single phase and a 3 phase panels NOT fucken 2 phase smarten the fuck up man.

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Euro is single phase 230, *single* hot and a neural. Our is a bastardized version. Calling it single phase, from a physics standpoint, is, well, just incorrect. But the 'name' is just a semantics game.

Call it anything ya like. I'm much more from an engineering base, then electrician. (lots of common man 'buzz words' in the trades that are technically incorrect.)

i have a problem can somebody help me,yesterday i gave my electrician this reflectore that i use 400w i told him to rewire it so that the ballast has a separate cable and then i made a cooltube from it.today i pluged it in and the starter was buzzing but the bulb is not working so i replaced the bulb and again the same sound from the starter but no light.what could this be and how can i connect it properly if its not right now couse i cant take it to anybody now,how could i explain the holes on the side i dont want to cause any suspicion

just post good pics of the wiring someone on here can straighten it out for you prob just a crossed wire/to long of a wire maybe? i know you cant have the cap to far from the main ballast/.... pics bro pics!!!!!!!

this si the 600w thats working

this is the 400w thats making that sound but the bulbs not responding,im a noob for this but it makes me thing that the starter is screwed,but it was working just fine before this guy rewired it

one more pic

maybe the tw white and the two black wires are not making good contact. take them out of that conector and twist wre nuts on them, that should secure the conection but that might not be the prob??

need more info man like which is power coming in and which is light. Cannot determine if its wired right without knowing what wire comeing in is what. and what is supply voltage as well.

it did work before he rewired it,what does that mean which is power coming in and which is light,how can i find wich is supply voltage as well,im probably asking stupid questions but im a complete noob when it comes to this

In the pic, is the left wire going to the bulb or are the right wires going to the bulb??

2 hours ago i unscrewed the cable from the reflector and took the whole thing back to that electrician,so tomorow will see thanks for the help anyway

good idea but he cant testit without the socket and bulb??? maybe he has them laying around ...if he is a macguyver type comando electrician he will

i gave him everything ,took the bulb and the socket of