View Full Version : Possibly a stupid question (need electrical guru)
spit.fire
08-01-2014, 03:29 AM
Is it possible to use a dual 54w t5ho ballast to power 4x 24"t5ho bulbs?
like... run 2 24" bulbs in a series in place of 1 of the 48" bulbs
gregzz4
08-01-2014, 03:57 AM
I'll watch this thread as I'm curious
I'd think if you ran the common/yellow to both bulbs and ran the red/blue wires in series you could pull it off .... but I don't know how it needs to be done properly
Some ballasts are dual wireable so maybe :noidea:
gregzz4
08-01-2014, 04:01 AM
Splitting the power may work in this way, but you'd obviously need the 'yellow' wires in your setup, or you're out of luck
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/publications/efficiency/ee-products/lighting/6639
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/oee/images/publications/equipment/lighting/images/wiring.png
gregzz4
08-01-2014, 04:06 AM
BTW, I think the drawing I posted is incorrect. Go figure from a government site huh ...
It shows 2 yellow wires going to one lamp, with the other lamp having no yellows at all :doh:
Is your ballast not labelled ?
If it is it may show you some helpful info
spit.fire
08-01-2014, 04:35 AM
BTW, I think the drawing I posted is incorrect. Go figure from a government site huh ...
It shows 2 yellow wires going to one lamp, with the other lamp having no yellows at all :doh:
Is your ballast not labelled ?
If it is it may show you some helpful info
ballast shows no useful info on the matter
Aquattro
08-01-2014, 04:39 AM
See if you can pull a combo from here
http://horse.fulham.com/contact-us/wiring-diagrams/
gregzz4
08-01-2014, 04:43 AM
Great link Brad
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