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Old 05-22-2004, 04:37 AM
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Default VHO and Work Horse ballast.

Hi - anybody could help with proper wiring diagram to power one 110W VHO with Workhorse 7 ballast for optimal run?

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Old 05-22-2004, 05:12 AM
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3 red wires to one end of the bulb, the yellow to the other end.

kinda like this pic but only use 3 wires (cap off the 4th) and pretend it is one bulb that is curved for some reason, so ignore the blue wires



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3 red wires to one end of the bulb, the yellow to the other end.

kinda like this pic but only use 3 wires (cap off the 4th) and pretend it is one bulb that is curved for some reason, so ignore the blue wires

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Steve, could you please explain why only 3 not 4
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one wire is NO current level, two for HO, and 3 for VHO. 4 will overdrive the VHO some.

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one wire is NO current level, two for HO, and 3 for VHO. 4 will overdrive the VHO some.

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Steve - thank you very much for you vey fast response and help.
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