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Old 07-06-2002, 08:35 PM
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Default Need help with wiring on workhorse

Ok new data.. Thanks Lee.. I forgot about doing them in series.

workhorse 5 in series with:

1 wire - 180
2 wires - 256
3 wires - 295
4 wires - 358

Workhorse 6 in series with :
1 wire - 256
2 wires - 358
3 wires - 417
4 wires - 499

Man that hurt the eyes.

I am not sure about the wiring and how running them in series gives them that zip Lee. I am assuming that when you start wiring the lamps in series you are taking that extra boost you can see by running a single lamp over two in parallel and driving two lamps in that fashion. All I really know is that the workhorse 6 in series hurt. I have a headache now.

As an aside.. I measured the wkhse 6(two 75W lamps in series) at 18". It is no where near the testing set up Sanjay did for the MH but I took a reading of 65. That is as good as many MH's out there.

*This was a quick approximation and in no way recreates the testing done by Sanjay and is NOT a direct comparison. Just an FYI. Pretty interesting none the less.*

Another FYI.. I measured my 400W Ushio at 18" with a reflector. 384 was what I measured. So keep that in mind for a perspective.

[ 06 July 2002, 16:55: Message edited by: DJ88 ]
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