some help understanding the electric side of things

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arosemena9

Member

• Dec 11, 2011

• #1

Can someone help me understand these light controllers?
What do they do?
Will I need an electrician to install it?
Is it necessary?
Is it easier to wire new circuits into my breaker?
Is this going to save me time/money/risk?

more questions to come in this post but I was hoping to get that cleared up first..

 

matthebrute

Well-Known Member

• Dec 11, 2011

• #2

not sure what you mean by light controller

need to give more details as to what exactly it is your using so we can help better

 

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arosemena9

Member

• Dec 11, 2011

• #3

http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-Sentinel-HPH-8-High-Power-HID-Controller.asp
http://www.greners.com/i/meters-tim...-16-light-mlc-master-lighting-controller.html

something like one of these?

 

matthebrute

Well-Known Member

• Dec 11, 2011

• #4

i would get ahold of a master electrician that you can trust. your going to need to re wire some shit in your house and breaker panel in order to use them and personally i wouldnt feel safe wiring something like that with little to no experience.

sorry i cant help more. good luck with your project

 

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arosemena9

Member

• Dec 11, 2011

• #5

OK, sorry. More details:

We are hoping to have a set up with room to expand to having 8 1000W HPS. obviously can't just plug this into the wall.. I know I will need to get it a 240V circuit with 30+ amps. I just dont know how to do this... Where do i get started learning this stuff?

 

woodsmaneh!

Well-Known Member

• Dec 11, 2011

• #6

You need a pro to wire it in for you. You should go 220 as it will handle more lights. If your running 8 lights in a room your going to need 2.5 tons of air or some way to cool.

 

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mrmadcow

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• Dec 12, 2011

• #7

thats alot of power so that adds alot of risk. best left to an electrician but if you are very mechanically inclined, you could pick up a book on home wiring and add a subpanel to your room. best to hire a pro & tell him you are installing a kiln or arcwelder and need a 220 volt outlet added.