Not sure what they are but do I need a contactor or relay for 300w cfl or mars 300
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Not sure what they are but do I need a contactor or relay for 300w cfl or mars 300
Cheers
there will be someone along to help soon mate. im a outdoor grower so i havent got a clue about indoor.
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I'd guess no for cfls, most reflectors have a built in ballast and that's all that's needed. Hope so anyway
I looked into em a while back but the smokes deleted the info since : /
Contactors are for power hungry lighting, you will be fine with just a plug on both of the above
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Cheers everyone was just a bit worried thanks AND, would I be ok using the auto timers for them too
Thanks
Depends on the draw of the ballast. And the rated amperage of the timers build in relay - to confuse matters the maximum rating in amps of a timer doesnt nessecarily mean it can switch that much.
To be safe, unless the timer specifically is rated to switch high amp loads, I'd use a relay along with the timer (or contactor as electrical friends would call it)... heat is a bad thing, fires are worse.
Relays are usually rated in amps;
I=P/V
600/240=2.5amps
So a 600watt (you'll still need to find out the actual wattage when in use to account for overheads from the ballast ) load at 240volts would draw 2.5amps.
This doesnt mean you should use a relay that matches exactly 2.5amps, especially when switching inductive loads (motors or maybe analogue balasts).
Hope this helps to some degree
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Any switched mode power supply can be a problem for a switch / timer
I would hazard a guess and say, as above, youll be fine with a single light
Ive fried 13a timers with just mars hydro leds
Inductors, as above are the fuckers here. Think of them like flywheels. You dont stop them quickly....
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cheers for the replies it's probably coz i'm stoned but my head is baffled by them lol, so basically it would be safer and easier to switch the lights on and off myself lol
and also if anybody could help me work this out please i've got a 13 amp surge protected extension lead and wondered if i would be ok having these 4 plugged in at the same time cheers
300w dual spec cfl no reflector
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Just get one of these heavy duty timers instead of a cheapo one and youll be golden
It will be fine to run all that off the 13a strip
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cheers m8 the thing is would i have to plug that straight into the wall then the extension into that
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