How do I connect my ballast to bulb?

Secretan

Secretan

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Hey, Really newbie question but....

Just bought a 250 w ballast (powerplant) and bulb from my local store. I didnt get a reflector because my grow space isn't big enough for one.

I was wonderful what cable I need to attach the ballast to the bulb. (The ballast has a wire out its back, with a plug like that on a computer).

Thanks for any help :leaf:
 
Secretan

Secretan

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Spittn4cash said:
Im confused, shouldnt there be a light socket to screw the bulb into coming from the ballast??
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There doesnt seem to be one, Just one wire that goes to the power socket, and another that comes out of it, that looks like the end of a power plug in a computer.

(I believe this part plugs in the the reflector? If I had bought one)

What I need is just a wire to plug the bulb into.
 
onenumcat

onenumcat

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I asked the same question, but I uploaded pics on my very first post, like you should have done....
go look at my thread...https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/131815-connecting-ballast.html

btw, bulbs don't 'plug into wires', they will screw into a mogul base, usually type E39.
the ballast will wire up to the E39 mogul, by 2 or 3 wires, a 'hot', a neutral, and often, a ground.
then, 2 or 3 wires will connect to a normal 2/3 prong plug which would go to the wall socket.

help ME, help YOU! post some pics...at least 3-4 different views.
 
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JangleGrow

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You need a mogul socket with a chord to connect to your ballast. Then you'll need to figure out how to mount the socket in your box/room. The people at the store should've told you this when you purchased it. It seems odd to me that they let you walk out with a bulb and a ballast without a socket but maybe they assumed you were buying replacements for an existing system. Good luck.
 
onenumcat

onenumcat

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JangleGrow said:
You need a mogul socket with a chord to connect to your ballast. Then you'll need to figure out how to mount the socket in your box/room. The people at the store should've told you this when you purchased it. It seems odd to me that they let you walk out with a bulb and a ballast without a socket but maybe they assumed you were buying replacements for an existing system. Good luck.
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yeah, exactly...just like I said...I mean, just like he said.

here's some pics of a home made hood I made, but don't use anymore. replaced it with a real one.

sheet metal, wood, ceramic E39 mogul, electrical wire, a plug

don't use a cheap, plastic mogul...it'll melt!! and use some sort of insulation between metal/wood, and power cord.
 

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onenumcat

onenumcat

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secretan, if you still need help, please post some photos of what you have.
I don't understand what you're talking about. 1 photo=1000 words. LOL
 
Secretan

Secretan

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:P Think I was alittle gone when I posted this. Words-forming-into-sentences ain't my bigger I guess.

thanks very much for your help, but I found the part I needed, (To connect a 'powerplant ballast' to the bulb)............


Thanks for your help :) :leaf:
 

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onenumcat

onenumcat

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yeah, your sales person must have been a right git to let you leave the store and not even ask you if you need the 'all system cord set'. it's usually included w/ the ballast...since you can't run a bulb, with that ballast, without the special cord...it's a locking, water tight connection, I've heard.

good luck
 
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