Ghetto Electricity - One 1000w HPS on a single 15 amp circuit...

[InjectTruth]

I could have sworn this was a no-brainer. I live in a shitty ghetto apt with TONS of space, but not enough circuits. I have an extra 1000w HPS just laying around, so I cleared some space, arranged all my current electrical needs on one circuit, then proceeded to plug in the 1000 on the remaining empty circuit.

As soon as the plug hits the socket, the circuit blows out. What the fuck is up with that? I really am up shits creek without a paddle if I can't run this thing. Do they even make circuits that carry less than 15 amps? Everything else in my apt (Fridge, Comp, Tv, A/C's, veg cab, etc) runs on the other circuit, and it only blows out if I try to turn the toaster or microwave on when the TV is on.

Why is this single 1000w HPS tripping my circuit instantly?

 

[twowordz]

Maybe this circuit is shorted on the return line, When you close it with your light, the current may short elsewhere.

Did you install the new breaker yourself? Is it a new circuit or you just tried to put everything else on other circuits and assumed it was clear?

TW

 

[InjectTruth]

Its the house's own circuitry, no modification. Yeah I cleared the circuit as you mentioned.

The circuit previously supported two A/C's, my comp, stereo, and several room lights. But now, with nothing else plugged in, its tripping it instantly.

 

[twowordz]

looks like your ballast is defect.

Did you try it elsewhere?

TW

 

[ItsGrowTime]

I had a similar thing happen with a 600w ballast that kept tripping a GFCI circuit. First, double check that you have hooked the ballast up to the socket correctly! Black wire to bronze screw, white wire to silver screw and green ground to the reflector. If those are fine then I agree that you ballast is bad.

 

[Guest]

Also check to see your ballast isn't multitap and wired for 240V unless you know this not to be the case.

 

[InjectTruth]

I am starting to think its defective. The original location, it ran along with a 400, 600, and 2 a/c's on 2 20amp circuits. It was taken down, and when tested again at the same location, it also tripped the circuit.

AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

 

[InjectTruth]

Fixed the issue.

Apparently, the multi tap leads that were unused (all but 120v), were capped together. When I took them apart and capped them off singly, the problem was solved

YAY!

 

[imnotcrazy]

That'd do it for sure. Remember, the taps on the primary are just wires at different locations on the single coil that makes up the primary. By tapping all the other leads together, you have effectively paralleled 120V on multiple coils INCREASING the output voltage of the transformer, which ALSO causes the ballast to require more input current.

 

[Guest]

A genius with a wirenut it a scary thing..

 

[420-Grower07]

Inject is that u from OG??? If so i loved ur work with the huge sogs in 2 liters

 

[InjectTruth]

Inject is that u from OG??? If so i loved ur work with the huge sogs in 2 liters

Wow, someone remembers me! That soda bottle SOG is still, to date, my most efficient grow. Got about 13oz's off of a 400w (The Black Box by Quickgrow).

I have a friend who is trying it again on a smaller scale (125w fluoro) with one uniform strain instead of like 10. I hope to one day hit 1gpw with fluoros, in honor of my mentor, DUBPHIEND!

 

[DubPhiend]

Hey buddy.....i see your back around... I haven't visited these sites in ages... but i had a hardware malfunction where i lost all my images from OG...so i thought id come here and try to recover some...thanks to member "chosen" im having some luck...crazy to see everyones still doin there thing

 

[DubPhiend]

oh and im posting again cause its bullshit i cant access my PM's...WTF... im so glad i got away from online community's LOL... 10 minutes back and my blood is boiling...If i was aloud to send PM's when i first signed up here...which i was...i should be grandfathered into the rules if indeed they changed.... but why have a blinking announcement saying "3 new PM's" when upon clicking it says i need 50 posts to PM... it also rteads i have 17 other PM's...so clearly the rules were changed mid swing... soo... if im ever to read what people are asking i must first get my post count to 50... maybe ill go say high 23 times around the boards... meanwhile the whole logic for the 50 post before PM rule is to prevent spam....go figure!...

thats 28
-Dub-

 

[InjectTruth]

Dub in the house! What up Dub?

 

[RunTHC]

oh and im posting again cause its bullshit i cant access my PM's...WTF... im so glad i got away from online community's LOL... 10 minutes back and my blood is boiling...If i was aloud to send PM's when i first signed up here...which i was...i should be grandfathered into the rules if indeed they changed.... but why have a blinking announcement saying "3 new PM's" when upon clicking it says i need 50 posts to PM... it also rteads i have 17 other PM's...so clearly the rules were changed mid swing... soo... if im ever to read what people are asking i must first get my post count to 50... maybe ill go say high 23 times around the boards... meanwhile the whole logic for the 50 post before PM rule is to prevent spam....go figure!...

thats 28
-Dub-

50 posts you say?

 

[rootfingers]

^^^One of the best reasons to open a months old thread I have ever seen.