KungPOW!!! makes a FLIP/FLOP

[Playtowin]

where do the ballast plug into?

 

[ChaosCatalunya]

For running with digital ballasts, and needing to power off the ballast for a few minutes when the relays flip - what type of timer can shut off the ballast for 5 minutes 2x per day?
how much do they cost?

just thinking it might be easier to just buy another ballast...

No answers ?

Run a digital multi channel timer to control everything ?


The saving on bulbs alone makes digis worthwhile, solving the flip flop problem would be nice.

 

[Caravaggio]

Whats the answer for someone that wants to run 32 lights off of 16 ballasts in 3 rooms guys?

 

[hvac guy]

That would be an easy build, just need to know exactly how many lights per the 3 rooms, you'll need a loadcenter to power off and on each ballast before it switches between the 2 lights.

 

[ginnz]

Hi, can you guys tell me if this timer would work for a flip box? im planning on making a 4 light flipper....

TIA, ginnz

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIN-RAIL-DI...978?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c8885fa2

 

[Rednick]

That is just a fancy 110v 16amp timer.
A ballast at 110v is usually about 10A.

IMO, no.

 

[growshopfrank]

that timer would be ok to control the relay that actually does the flip
try a search on ebay DPDT relay 600V look for one with 120v control

 

[ginnz]

ok, thanks, well i ordered the relays i need( same as the OP posted), and ill get the rest of the stuff needed this week, I have a couple of T101 timers, and could use one of them. I can see how it all wires up in the first post, but i still cant see how the timer works in all of this! can someone draw up a simple schematic of how the timer hooks up in all of this? im sure its simple but i just cant see it!

 

[ginnz]

No problem, I figured it out.