Striking distance....
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I just wired up a 400w HPS for a grower. 10 foot lamp cord on a 2' rated ignitor.
The lamp flicks 2-3 times really quick and then ignites. They change their setup and I'll shorten the cord for them. Wonder if putting the ignitor closer would actually allow it to strike the first time? (Have to get more wire for that. LOL)
Stay Safe!
The lamp flicks 2-3 times really quick and then ignites. They change their setup and I'll shorten the cord for them. Wonder if putting the ignitor closer would actually allow it to strike the first time? (Have to get more wire for that. LOL)
Stay Safe!
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Iron_Lion
Bingo!
but usually voltage drop doesnt come into play unless over 250', then you up size to the next gauge.
i have gone as far as 50 ft .
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pine boy
In a single bound?
You are right of course, but when dealing with high intensity lighting where ignitors are involved the initial bump from the ignitor is needed.
However I have set up rooms with 20 and 30 ft cords, and I've done it with both MH and HPS. The only thing I've ever noticed is that they usually blink a couple times and they might take a couple minutes longer getting to full brightness.
The first thing I always do when I get a new ballast or hood is wire the ballast with a female pigtail and the hood/socket with a 20' 14/2 cord with a male end.
I also have several 10' and 20' extension cords made up the same way. I can see some people having problems with different lights and ballasts if they mix up hps and mh during a run, but I have never really worried about the length of run for the cord. If there is a drop in efficiency that correlates, it must be pretty minimal because I've never seen any noticeable differences even when setting up and testing with a light meter. (Yeah, some people are 'that' anal.)
But I'll have to dig out my light meter and test the idea out the next time I can switch some lights and ballasts around.
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Iron_Lion
That's why I said Bingo!, philthy had it right. I was just saying in general wiring it doesnt usually come into play until 250' or there abouts.
I was a bit vague.
I just wired up a 400w HPS for a grower. 10 foot lamp cord on a 2' rated ignitor.
The lamp flicks 2-3 times really quick and then ignites. They change their setup and I'll shorten the cord for them. Wonder if putting the ignitor closer would actually allow it to strike the first time? (Have to get more wire for that. LOL)
Stay Safe!
if you use 4 conductor wire you can mount the ignitor in the octagon box at the mogul
also for the cap and coil ballasts there are ignitors for longer distances
http://www.solacanada.com/images/HPS REMOTE IGNITORS.pdf
and lastly lu1000 lamps are available with built in ingitors
Awesome!
Question though... They don't list a 400w ignitor... safe to use a 430w?? Electrical is NOT my field of expertise.
Great info!
Awesome!
Question though... They don't list a 400w ignitor... safe to use a 430w?? Electrical is NOT my field of expertise.
Great info!
yes the ignitor will be the same
