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| McMark |
 Feb 17 2005, 03:31 AM
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I need an electrician's brain for a moment. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
Brandon and I are wiring the flourescent lights in the paint booth. At first we thought they needed to be wired in series, but quickly found out that was wrong. My research on the web has confused me into thinking that there is some way that I can use 220 VAC to power the lights in series. Is there some nugget of truth here? If I can't wire them in series, what's the best way to wire them in parallel? As it sits now, I have a power feed line going to a wiring box and 8 3-wire conduits going to the 8 lights. If I have to run them in parallel, obviously I can't just wire nut them all together. It's 12 AWG wire to the lights and the feed needs to be ??/10/8/?? AWG. I've seen the breaker box grounding blocks, and those would be great for connecting all the power lines, but I'm sure the building inspector wouldn't like that much and I'd be really nervous about doing something so hokey. Obviously, I need help. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) |
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McMark OT: Wiring Flourescent Lights Feb 17 2005, 03:31 AM
GWN7 If you wire them to 220 they might glow very brigh... Feb 17 2005, 03:46 AM McMark We would like to have one or two switches max.
Th... Feb 17 2005, 04:42 AM SpecialK A 220V circuit is essentially two 110V hots, a neu... Feb 17 2005, 05:31 AM michel richard Are you sure you want to wire the stuff yourself, ... Feb 17 2005, 08:20 AM dwillouby Remember the old christmas tree lights that were w... Feb 17 2005, 09:25 AM balthazar Do your floros have 220-240v ballasts or are they ... Feb 17 2005, 09:27 AM Flat VW McMark,
Don't be McSpark! <... Feb 17 2005, 10:19 AM balthazar Here is a diagram I made to help explain a bit. Feb 17 2005, 10:21 AM 914GT <... Feb 17 2005, 10:28 AM bondo Keep in mind that you can wire them in parallel wi... Feb 17 2005, 10:36 AM Flat VW Joe,
An induction tester as you described is "bet... Feb 17 2005, 10:39 AM Flat VW 914 GT, I agree that a possible catastrophe depen... Feb 17 2005, 11:21 AM 914GT John, completely agree with you. Looking back at... Feb 17 2005, 11:31 AM scott thacher okay we have a friendly neiborhood electrician, an... Feb 17 2005, 11:43 AM MarkV Out here lighting circuits are 15 amp and are run ... Feb 17 2005, 11:44 AM scott thacher or wait till the wcc and i can come by. h... Feb 17 2005, 12:00 PM  |
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