SeattlePot
Well-Known Member
I recently purchased a lumatek digital ballast (dual 600 watt). It is designed for a 240v outlet and that is what it is plugged into now. Recently I have decided to move the op to another location that does not have an accessible 240v outlet. Can I use a "step-up transformer" to run the ballast? Will it damage the ballast? Will it degrade the lumen output? What about efficiency, will I lose considerable efficiency running the ballast from a transformer? a 240 volt outlet is simply three lines, one ground, and two 110v lines. I seem to remember seeing a device that could be plugged into two seperate circuits too create a 240v outlet, does anyone know what im talking about or what it is called?
Also, my new grow room has several outlets, but they are all on the same circuit. How do I calculate amperage to find out if what I can safely run? I would like to use 4 600 watt ballasts. Well, actually 2 240v dual 600 watt ballasts. I have seen 3000 and 5000 watt step-up tranformers for sale. They run off of a single 120v outlet. It does seem like an awful lot of juice running through a single outlet. Is drawing 2400 watts from a single outlet possible? Is it safe?
Thanks for all the help rollituppers, I never would have made it this far without the technical expertise and experience of this boards members. Keep up the good work!
Also, my new grow room has several outlets, but they are all on the same circuit. How do I calculate amperage to find out if what I can safely run? I would like to use 4 600 watt ballasts. Well, actually 2 240v dual 600 watt ballasts. I have seen 3000 and 5000 watt step-up tranformers for sale. They run off of a single 120v outlet. It does seem like an awful lot of juice running through a single outlet. Is drawing 2400 watts from a single outlet possible? Is it safe?
Thanks for all the help rollituppers, I never would have made it this far without the technical expertise and experience of this boards members. Keep up the good work!