I need help wiring my 1000w hps to the ballast/wall

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nutfoot

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hey, i picked up a cooltube with that has a built in socket for the bulb with b/w wires comin out the back bare. The ballast i got with it has a socket attached to the end of its output already too, so do i need to splice the cable before its socket and wire it to the one already on the cooltube? note the one already attached will not mount properly in the cooltube.

also 2nd part to do with voltage, the ballast says 240v on it with marker, but has a 3 prong 120 volt looking plug on it. The manufacturer writing on it says 120v, but then has a chart showing that 240v = 4.5 amps/120v=9.5 amps or something close to that, i asked them to wire it to 240v for me at the store, but i thought that had a 4 prong outlet to it... someone please clear me up on this, thanks
 
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mrmadcow

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nutfoot said:
..... The ballast i got with it has a socket attached to the end of its output already too, so do i need to splice the cable before its socket and wire it to the one already on the cooltube?
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yes you can cut the wires and reattach the new socket to the ballast wires.use wirenuts, do this when ballast is unplugged,ect
nutfoot said:
also 2nd part to do with voltage, the ballast says 240v on it with marker, but has a 3 prong 120 volt looking plug on it. The manufacturer writing on it says 120v, but then has a chart showing that 240v = 4.5 amps/120v=9.5 amps or something close to that, i asked them to wire it to 240v for me at the store, but i thought that had a 4 prong outlet to it... someone please clear me up on this, thanks
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if it has a standard plug that fits normal outlets,it sounds like he wired it for 120. you cant legelly use a standard plug/outlet for anything other than 120 volts, 220 volt appliances have both 3 and 4 prong plugs but will not fit into standard outlets. be safe & bring it back, the guy might have had a blonde moment & wired it for 220 but used a 120 plug.
 
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