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duggy · 07-30-2006, 07:10 AM

Hi.

I want to wire up these three CFL ballasts in a box. I guess parellel wiring is the way to go. I pulled up this page from wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_...allel_circuits
If should be no problem, right?

thanks y'all!
duggy

duggy · 07-30-2006, 07:22 AM

Wait a minute! I mean parallel--not series. I wanna wire up parallel, don't I?

I fixed edited the thread title, but i don't know if it'll take in the listing.

sorry. just properly read the link up top.

duggy

The Dopest · 07-30-2006, 07:33 AM

yeah i think parallel is the way to go. make sure to polarize each connection. the lamp cord should have one wire serrated, striped or marked in some way. be sure to combine all commons and hots separately then add your plug.

gl peace

duggy · 07-30-2006, 07:39 AM

right o! there's printing on one wire. that's the only difference i can see on the actual wire. otherwise, i'll follow the cord up from the ballast and make sure that all right sides are attached to the same side, etc.

okay. i'm gonna do it.

duggy

duggy · 07-30-2006, 10:52 AM

okay, here are the three ballasts mounted on a board.

I'm gonna wire em up parellel style so that i only need to plug this box in once. . .

duggy

duggy · 07-30-2006, 12:49 PM

it worked!

one power cord out supplies three CFLs.

duggy

The Dopest · 07-30-2006, 12:52 PM

all professional lookin too! nice job Duggy.

07-31-2006, 04:32 PM

Nice job man,the reason you want your loads in parallel not series is because in a series circuit if one light goes out they all wont work,in a parallel circuit the other lights will work if one fails

SuperSnail · 08-07-2006, 06:04 PM

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Nice job man,the reason you want your loads in parallel not series is because in a series circuit if one light goes out they all wont work,in a parallel circuit the other lights will work if one fails

True, but I don't beleive a series circuit would even work witl CFLs or HIDs. Not because it's an all or nothing deal, but because each lamps balast (in this case) would potentially only get about 1/3 of the voltage it requires.

08-08-2006, 03:23 PM

Thats right and a good point bro,a good way to considre it is in a parallel circuit you drop of amperage on the loads whereas in a series circuit you drop off voltage on each load.In a series circuit say 120V with 12 loads,you will drop 10V on each load.The last load would only read 10V,the second to last 20V etc. etc.DEIT I remember this one lol," In a parallel circuit the total amperage equals the sum of the amp[erage of each individual load,in a series circuit the total voltage equals the sum of the voltage of each load" or some such nonsense lol

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duggy grr. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: RightAcrossFromSmitty's Posts: 199	How to parellel wire yr lights Hi. I want to wire up these three CFL ballasts in a box. I guess parellel wiring is the way to go. I pulled up this page from wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_...allel_circuits If should be no problem, right? thanks y'all! duggy __________________ Micro Team #12 duggy's Super Stealth Grow Desk Last edited by duggy; 07-30-2006 at 07:32 AM..
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07-30-2006, 07:22 AM	#2
duggy grr. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: RightAcrossFromSmitty's Posts: 199	Wait a minute! I mean parallel--not series. I wanna wire up parallel, don't I? I fixed edited the thread title, but i don't know if it'll take in the listing. sorry. just properly read the link up top. duggy __________________ Micro Team #12 duggy's Super Stealth Grow Desk Last edited by duggy; 07-30-2006 at 07:33 AM..
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07-30-2006, 07:33 AM	#3
The Dopest [THC] True Hippie Coonass Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,185	yeah i think parallel is the way to go. make sure to polarize each connection. the lamp cord should have one wire serrated, striped or marked in some way. be sure to combine all commons and hots separately then add your plug. gl peace __________________ I Spit Swishers ICMAG'S OFFICIAL ~DIY~ LINK-O-RAMA Root Porn!
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07-30-2006, 07:39 AM	#4
duggy grr. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: RightAcrossFromSmitty's Posts: 199	right o! there's printing on one wire. that's the only difference i can see on the actual wire. otherwise, i'll follow the cord up from the ballast and make sure that all right sides are attached to the same side, etc. okay. i'm gonna do it. duggy __________________ Micro Team #12 duggy's Super Stealth Grow Desk
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07-30-2006, 10:52 AM	#5
duggy grr. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: RightAcrossFromSmitty's Posts: 199	okay, here are the three ballasts mounted on a board. I'm gonna wire em up parellel style so that i only need to plug this box in once. . . duggy __________________ Micro Team #12 duggy's Super Stealth Grow Desk
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07-30-2006, 12:49 PM	#6
duggy grr. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: RightAcrossFromSmitty's Posts: 199	it worked! one power cord out supplies three CFLs. duggy __________________ Micro Team #12 duggy's Super Stealth Grow Desk
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07-30-2006, 12:52 PM	#7
The Dopest [THC] True Hippie Coonass Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,185	all professional lookin too! nice job Duggy. __________________ I Spit Swishers ICMAG'S OFFICIAL ~DIY~ LINK-O-RAMA Root Porn!
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07-31-2006, 04:32 PM	#8
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Nice job man,the reason you want your loads in parallel not series is because in a series circuit if one light goes out they all wont work,in a parallel circuit the other lights will work if one fails
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08-08-2006, 03:23 PM	#10
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Thats right and a good point bro,a good way to considre it is in a parallel circuit you drop of amperage on the loads whereas in a series circuit you drop off voltage on each load.In a series circuit say 120V with 12 loads,you will drop 10V on each load.The last load would only read 10V,the second to last 20V etc. etc.DEIT I remember this one lol," In a parallel circuit the total amperage equals the sum of the amp[erage of each individual load,in a series circuit the total voltage equals the sum of the voltage of each load" or some such nonsense lol Last edited by SKELETOR; 08-08-2006 at 03:26 PM..
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