How to wire a pc ballast

[dmbfreek]

Okay, I don't know jack about wiring so I'm kinda lost here. I just bought a 2X18 PC retro from nanotuners and I'm trying to wire up the ballast. I have the connectors hooked up for the lights but now I cant figure out which wires go to the power cord. I went cheap and didn't buy the cord from nanotuners, instead I used a 3 prong grounded cord that I had laying around the house. The cord I have has 3 wires, brown, green and blue. The power wires coming out of the ballast has 2 wires, black and white. Can anyone help me as to which wire's to hook up? Just don't want to fry the ballast! Thanks for any help you can give me!

 

[mark peacock]

I am know electrition but i think the black to the brown and white to the blue to complete the light circit and green is the earth wire but some light units don't require earth connections but don't quote me on this is only what i would do i don't think that it would not make a difference if you got it the wrong way anyway as long as it is fused in a plug etc
ie black to blue or white to brown.:|

 

[LakeEd]

Marks suggestion works fine... but I would also connect the Green wire from your 3-prong plug to the case of your ballast. IF your ballast was ever to have problems, and short out one side or the other to the case... this would give you the circuit protection.

 

[ronj]

i just wired my VHO ballast...the green on mine was the ground wire, black is the hot wire, and white is nuetral...you may want to call customer assistance from whatever company the ballast is from.. ...........actually, if you go to Lowes, you can get a cord without a ground plug..apparently, you don't have a wire for it anyway..this would only cost about $5...this new cord would have a black and white wire..it should just match up with the ones you have...i just bought my cord which is a huge heavy duty 3 prong cord.. it was overkill from what the guy at Icecap told me..this cord was only $10..

 

[dmbfreek]

thanks for the help guys!