220 volt ballasts

[trillyen]

ok today my lfs guy told me thatis 220 volt ballast needs a special plug to be driven correctly

Is this true cause I have a icecap ballast that ive been using on a single ended mogul bulb I wired in a regular grounded wire wall household plug and it seem to work fine but he said it shouldn't work like that and that it needs a special plug.

Is this true am I not getting the full capability from my bulb

 

[Scooterman]

Is the IceCap ballast a 220V ballast or is it 110volts?

 

[trillyen]

god im so retarded I think this hydrocodone ( vicatin ) the dentist gave me is eating away at my brain

I guess I could have got up off my lazy behind and looked at the ballast LOL

Its a 120 volt thats ok for a reg out let isn't it???

 

[Krish]

Its a 120 volt thats ok for a reg out let isn't it???

Yeah, you're good

 

[Scooterman]

YUP! Good to go!

 

[trillyen]

Thanks guys

I made another mistake my ballast is 130 volt and its 250 watts

I'm sure I'm still good though

Thanks

 

[Scooterman]

130 is still the same, just a voltage limit!

 

[Notturnia]

220v = europe version and cant work with 110v you have.. a 100-130 v will work with your 110v w/o troubles.. just check the frequency that should be 50/60hz /you have 60) and it wont fail

 

[Scooterman]

220v = europe version and cant work with 110v you have.. a 100-130 v will work with your 110v w/o troubles.. just check the frequency that should be 50/60hz /you have 60) and it wont fail

Not necessary true, we use 220VAC here also, applications like this can be set up If done properly but the standard house voltage is 120VAC here as compared to the 220VAC In Europe. We run several larger appliances on 220VAC though, & this lighting can be set up also.

 

[Notturnia]

well i use a trafo to reduce voltage from 220 to 110 .. and some are autosensing.. but usually a ballast cant be directly connected to the 110 if made for 220 or the opposite..

 

[Scooterman]

Never said they could, your misunderstanding the statement I made.

 

[Notturnia]

Never said they could, your misunderstanding the statement I made.

:doubt: my english.. hm.. isnt good sry

 

[Scooterman]

:doubt: my english.. hm.. isnt good sry

No problem

 

[ganglia]

well i use a trafo to reduce voltage from 220 to 110 .. and some are autosensing.. but usually a ballast cant be directly connected to the 110 if made for 220 or the opposite..

Seriously? I have an IceCap 430-008, which is a 220V ballast. I can run this with 110V?

 

[Scooterman]

If the Input voltage on that ballast says 220vac then NO!
The ballast in your link is 120vac!

 

[Notturnia]

Seriously? I have an IceCap 430-008, which is a 220V ballast. I can run this with 110V?

If the Input voltage on that ballast says 220vac then NO!
The ballast in your link is 120vac!

lol i'm not the only one here that misunderstand things

ganglia.. if it's a 120... you can run with 110.. w/o troubles.. if it's a 220v.. you need a trafo to make it work.. but you have to be sure it can accept 220v 50/60 hz and not 220v 50hz ONLY as the trafo will get your 110V 60hz and make 220V 60hz.. not 50hz..

 

[Scooterman]

"Transformer" is the key word LOL!

 

[trillyen]

Wow ive missed so much all this stuff may as well be in Greek to me lol

Are you guys engineers or something???

 

[Notturnia]

Wow ive missed so much all this stuff may as well be in Greek to me lol

Are you guys engineers or something???

something