Electrical Advice

chevyjaxon · #1 01-04-2013, 03:59 PM

sounds like bad ballasts to me! 20 amps is more than enough (most breakers are only 15 amps) but heres a thought, have you tried firing your ballasts a few minutes apart from eachother to prevent a large surge? also I seen blue world has aquamedic reflux cube ballasts on sale right now for 110.00 Ive had one for 3 years and still going strong bar none the best setup Ive seen yet! built in cooling fan and no restriction to airflow across the windings. check them out you wont be dissapointed. stay away from the A.M. fixtures though had a spacelight pendant and junk is all i can say.

Parker · #2 01-04-2013, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by chevyjaxon

sounds like bad ballasts to me! 20 amps is more than enough (most breakers are only 15 amps) but heres a thought, have you tried firing your ballasts a few minutes apart from eachother to prevent a large surge? also I seen blue world has aquamedic reflux cube ballasts on sale right now for 110.00 Ive had one for 3 years and still going strong bar none the best setup Ive seen yet! built in cooling fan and no restriction to airflow across the windings. check them out you wont be dissapointed. stay away from the A.M. fixtures though had a spacelight pendant and junk is all i can say.

They are presently controlled my my Apex and they fire ten min's apart.
2:00pm / 2:10pm / 2:20pm and the reverse to shut down at night.

Reef Pilot · #3 01-04-2013, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Parker

They are presently controlled my my Apex and they fire ten min's apart.
2:00pm / 2:10pm / 2:20pm and the reverse to shut down at night.

Which outlets? Remember some of them (not 4 and 8) have a soft start feature, which might affect your ballasts.

Parker · #4 01-04-2013, 05:37 PM

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Which outlets? Remember some of them (not 4 and 8) have a soft start feature, which might affect your ballasts.

That's something to check for sure. I can't remember which outlets they are on off the top of my head but I'll have a look when I get home.

Parker · #5 01-04-2013, 05:42 PM

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That's something to check for sure. I can't remember which outlets they are on off the top of my head but I'll have a look when I get home.

Couldn't wait, had my wife run down and check.

I have 3 Energy Bar 8's and each of the lights are plugged in to socket 4 which are the relay outlets capable of 10 amps ea.