lumatek ballast switch question

stvitusdance

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• Feb 7, 2010

• #1

hi, does anyone know what these switches are for on this ballast? what do they do? how do they work? it came with no instructions. i did a google search and it seems to have a super lumens option but that's all i know.

thanks!

 

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mr doe

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• Feb 7, 2010

• #2

fuse? breaker?

 

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SickSadLittleWorld

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• Feb 7, 2010

• #3

mr doe said:

fuse? breaker?

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Yep, thats what it looks like to me.

That is not a dimmable/super lumen capable lumatek ballast. If it was, it would have a dial like this:

 

stvitusdance

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• Feb 7, 2010

• #4

SickSadLittleWorld said:

Yep, thats what it looks like to me.

That is not a dimmable/super lumen capable lumatek ballast. If it was, it would have a dial like this:

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very confusing - here's a picture of the other end. notice it says position one and zero and superlumens..... WTF?

 

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SickSadLittleWorld

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• Feb 7, 2010

• #5

Hmm, must have been an earlier version before they went dimmable.

I'm pretty sure those other buttons are just GFCI buttons in case an internal circuit breaker gets tripped.

 

FuZZyBUDz

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• Feb 7, 2010

• #6

mine is setup like this, im pretty sure the two white bottons on the back r breaker/surge protecters.

 

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SickSadLittleWorld

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• Feb 7, 2010

• #7

I just caught up there that it is a 250w ballast and they wouldn't even come in dimmable form anyway. What are they going to dim to? 150w? lol.

 

stvitusdance

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• Feb 7, 2010

• #8

SickSadLittleWorld said:

I just caught up there that it is a 250w ballast and they wouldn't even come in dimmable form anyway. What are they going to dim to? 150w? lol.

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yes! this is a 250 watt 120/220 ballast i bought just last week to throw in my old cool tube reflector. so it's fairly new and not dimmable. NO INSTRUCTIONS! i see nothing on the lumatek website either. nuts!

 

gcvt420

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• Feb 7, 2010

• #9

mr doe said:

fuse? breaker?

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^ This....