Wired a fluorescent.. wont work !
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Dave9 said:
Actually, it does play a role. The earthed metal next to the tube helps starting and keeping the arc stable. It's the capacitance between the tube and the earthed case that helps.
No earthed case & you may get flickering, especially if the temperature's low - in a greenhouse for example.
An alternative is to use a high frequency electronic controller, but what you show isn't electronic.
Dave9 said:ban-all-sheds said:
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Here is the translation "Is there anybody in there?
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JohnD said:
Is that just a insult or a question?
I dont like egotists, especailly people who thrive off others weaknesses in order to satisfy their own ego.
And if it makes any difference, i dont sell what i grow, its mostly for my own personal use (moderately)
Anyway, dont you think that you will require infra red lamps and not florries?
we did a biology experiment at school and in the absence of a greenhouse and good weather, someone at physics had wired up a load of PRE-MADE fluorescent lamps in a metal frame to stand over the plants we were growing. Going back a few years, that! and we weren't producing drugs either
and we weren't producing drugs either ========================================Dave9 said:andy said:
yep happens all the time when i try my electric experiments
its just a safety box or so im told/
Anyways as much as i really would like to buy the whole kit, i need a cheap way of doing this, i know it can be done, i just need to know how:
My ballast has 4 hole's
my lamp holder has 2 hole's
the capacitor has 2 notch things.
Question is, can someone please draw me a simple diagram of where to put the live and neutral wires, thanks to anyone who helps, appreciated.
PS: there's no symols on any of the parts, only the ballast.
here a pic of it... it looks like theres only 2 holes, BUT there is "4 holes"
please someone help, i have wired stuff like this before, but it wasnt so complicated... last week i wired a thermostat to a heater and a couple of mh lights.
Your layout wired wrong don't blow your house!!!
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