Need help with wiring on workhorse

[reefburnaby]

Hi,

Nice thread...just back from vacation [img]smile.gif[/img] Nice work Darren.

BTW, are those series lamp PAR measurements done with two lamps -- in other words, each lamp produces half the PAR that was state ? If so...I can provide an explaination for this phenomenon.

As for series with PCs, you may need a WH6 to make it work well. WH7 and WH6 are a little different.

- Victor.

[StirCrazy]

Originally posted by reefburnaby:
Hi,

As for series with PCs, you may need a WH6 to make it work well. WH7 and WH6 are a little different.

- Victor.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">what do you mean by this Victor? are you saying a WH6 will run 2, 55watt pc's in series and a WH7 won't?

Steve

[reefburnaby]

Hi,

Say..are you using the japanese PCs or the german ones ?

- Victor.

[StirCrazy]

they are coralife "german" 4 in a row.
I heard that these are suposed to be harder to light than the panasonic style but I am not sure.

Steve

[SuperFudge]

Two questions if i could,

Are theyre N/O lights such as the philips 03,that will not show a difference being run on a VHO ballast?

In relation to the above topic,has anyone tested ballast draw when running in the different wiring scenario`s ?

Thanks,Marc.

[reefburnaby]

Stircrazy,

You wouldn't have a wiring diagram of what you tried...would you ?

SuperFudge,

No. I haven't tried too many wiring scenarios with this WH (or overdrive). I was more concerned with long term reliabilty and how overdrive could produce more light than how hard I could push the technology.

- Victor.

[DJ88]

Nice work Darren.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks Victor.. How was your vacation?

I did measure ments for single and dual lamps in series and in parallel. If it says single lamp parallel it is all four wires into the one lamp. Two lamp series means all four into one lamp. WIring out of hte other end of that lamp into the next lamp which is then connected to the yellow "return" feed wire.

Parallel dual lamp means two wires into each lamp with the yellow connnected to both lamps.

Anything more?

Marc,

I guess I answered your questions on the phone right?

[StirCrazy]

Originally posted by reefburnaby:
Stircrazy,

You wouldn't have a wiring diagram of what you tried...would you ?

- Victor.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ask and ye shal recive :D :D

*** Just for a note this did NOT work so don't try it.***



Steve

[ 21 July 2002, 16:45: Message edited by: StirCrazy ]

[reefburnaby]

Hi,

Hmm...well, I am not sure if that will actually work. No worries...no damage should be done to the tubes or the ballast. To wire this baby,

1) Yellow wires are correct.
2) Let's imagine the red+blue wires between the tubes are orange and green. Short the orange and green together.
3) The red+blue wires should be shorted together.

That's it...give that a try.

- Victor.

[StirCrazy]

No Dammage was done.. I am running them with two wires each now and it is brignt enuf so I am not going to play with it due to the nature of my plugs.. but I will try something different in the future as I am swapping my 3 actinic bulbs for 2, 96 watt PC actinic and another 96 watt 10000K PC. so this will be 5 96 watt PC bulbs I have to power some how..

Steve