how to wire up MH to ballast?????

agoutihead · 09/09/2007, 12:44 PM

Alright I have a lumenarc mini with black, white and green

and I have an ice cap ballast with 2 reds and a green.

what goes to what???

JetCat USA · 09/09/2007, 12:49 PM

two reds to the black and white, doesn't matter which to which.

agoutihead · 09/09/2007, 03:27 PM

and then wire the two greens together right?

the green on the mogel has a screw port attached to it, should I just snip that off and twist it up with the ballast green?

agoutihead · 09/09/2007, 03:53 PM

alright i put red with black, red with white, green with green

turned it on.

and nothing.

what could be wrong?

I tried several outlets.

JetCat USA · 09/09/2007, 04:59 PM

the green is case ground, it connects between the ballast case and the socket/reflector. can you take a pic of your ballast and wires and post it?

agoutihead · 09/09/2007, 05:11 PM

but I was supposed to splice both green together right?

I am uploading pics now.

agoutihead · 09/09/2007, 05:19 PM

I used "Beanies" on the spilces and then wrapped them in tape.

Maybe one of the beanies unspliced the wires some how.

Unless there is something else I'm missing.

This is a new mogel and ballast.

agoutihead · 09/09/2007, 05:48 PM

should I remove the beanies and strip the wire more and add nuts on?

There isn't anything on the ballast I need to "engage" in order for it to activate first time is there?

JetCat USA · 09/09/2007, 06:45 PM

I've worked 18 yrs as a lead aircraft avionics tech and i haven't a clue what a 'beanies' is

wire nut the leads together, yes green to green, white to red, and black to red, bulb should fire if the bulb is good and the proper wattage. there is no engagement of the ballast, just plug it in.

agoutihead · 09/09/2007, 07:37 PM

heh I worked in low voltage for a little while, and thats what those guys were calling them.

Aircraft huh? Thats awesome! what kind? I recently just got into fighter jets like hard core.

I don't know if re-wiring had anything to do with it, I honestly don't think I gave it enough time the first round, but it's working now!

Looks awesome too! hamilton 14k!

I thought the single ends give you kind of a flicker and then warm up from there.

They were totally off and then popped on like 2 minutes later.

thats normal right?

JetCat USA · 09/09/2007, 08:12 PM

i started off on commercial jets, DC9's super 80s and all the Boeing line up to the 767, then i went to a civilian contractor on the F18s doing mods, was lead Avionics, Armament, Electronics & Instruments tech on the AH-64 Apache and Longbow helicopters and retired installing the DIRCM mod on C-130s. now i fly Radio Controlled turbine jets, with JetCat turbines none the less

most bulbs will soft start, come on dim and as heat builds up so does their intensity, the delayed start is usually from an interruption in the power.

JetCat USA · 09/09/2007, 08:20 PM

Oh on the low voltage splices, were they Telco Splices??

if so you can't use those in aviation

, they aren't mil spec or FAA approved

agoutihead · 09/09/2007, 09:28 PM

Man, so you've seen just about every cool air machine up close and personal huh?

Does that field pay good? How long is the schooling for something like that?

no what I used are different than that. I put regular wire nuts on now though.

Thanks for all your help by the way!

JetCat USA · 09/09/2007, 09:44 PM

I've always had a fascination with jets and when i was a kid i told people I'd do two things in life, fly a fighter jet and goto California. well i got the opportunity to get stick time (that'd be me flying it) on an F-18 when i was working at NAS LeMoore in sunny California

aircraft avionics pays real well and i got my degree in 18 months by doubling up on allot of classes, that's about as quick as you can get one, most people take 24 months.

09/09/2007, 12:44 PM	#1
agoutihead Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,720	how to wire up MH to ballast????? Alright I have a lumenarc mini with black, white and green and I have an ice cap ballast with 2 reds and a green. what goes to what??? __________________ Experience the Liquid Realm...

09/09/2007, 03:27 PM	#3
agoutihead Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,720	and then wire the two greens together right? the green on the mogel has a screw port attached to it, should I just snip that off and twist it up with the ballast green? __________________ Experience the Liquid Realm...

09/09/2007, 03:53 PM	#4
agoutihead Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,720	alright i put red with black, red with white, green with green turned it on. and nothing. what could be wrong? I tried several outlets. __________________ Experience the Liquid Realm...

09/09/2007, 05:11 PM	#6
agoutihead Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,720	but I was supposed to splice both green together right? I am uploading pics now. __________________ Experience the Liquid Realm...

09/09/2007, 05:19 PM	#7
agoutihead Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,720	I used "Beanies" on the spilces and then wrapped them in tape. Maybe one of the beanies unspliced the wires some how. Unless there is something else I'm missing. This is a new mogel and ballast. __________________ Experience the Liquid Realm...

09/09/2007, 12:49 PM	#2
JetCat USA Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,847	two reds to the black and white, doesn't matter which to which.

09/09/2007, 04:59 PM	#5
JetCat USA Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,847	the green is case ground, it connects between the ballast case and the socket/reflector. can you take a pic of your ballast and wires and post it?

09/09/2007, 05:48 PM	#8
agoutihead Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,720	should I remove the beanies and strip the wire more and add nuts on? There isn't anything on the ballast I need to "engage" in order for it to activate first time is there? __________________ Experience the Liquid Realm...

09/09/2007, 06:45 PM	#9
JetCat USA Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,847	I've worked 18 yrs as a lead aircraft avionics tech and i haven't a clue what a 'beanies' is wire nut the leads together, yes green to green, white to red, and black to red, bulb should fire if the bulb is good and the proper wattage. there is no engagement of the ballast, just plug it in.

09/09/2007, 07:37 PM	#10
agoutihead Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,720	heh I worked in low voltage for a little while, and thats what those guys were calling them. Aircraft huh? Thats awesome! what kind? I recently just got into fighter jets like hard core. I don't know if re-wiring had anything to do with it, I honestly don't think I gave it enough time the first round, but it's working now! Looks awesome too! hamilton 14k! I thought the single ends give you kind of a flicker and then warm up from there. They were totally off and then popped on like 2 minutes later. thats normal right? __________________ Experience the Liquid Realm...

09/09/2007, 08:12 PM	#11
JetCat USA Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,847	i started off on commercial jets, DC9's super 80s and all the Boeing line up to the 767, then i went to a civilian contractor on the F18s doing mods, was lead Avionics, Armament, Electronics & Instruments tech on the AH-64 Apache and Longbow helicopters and retired installing the DIRCM mod on C-130s. now i fly Radio Controlled turbine jets, with JetCat turbines none the less most bulbs will soft start, come on dim and as heat builds up so does their intensity, the delayed start is usually from an interruption in the power.

09/09/2007, 08:20 PM	#12
JetCat USA Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,847	Oh on the low voltage splices, were they Telco Splices?? if so you can't use those in aviation , they aren't mil spec or FAA approved

09/09/2007, 09:28 PM	#13
agoutihead Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,720	Man, so you've seen just about every cool air machine up close and personal huh? Does that field pay good? How long is the schooling for something like that? no what I used are different than that. I put regular wire nuts on now though. Thanks for all your help by the way! __________________ Experience the Liquid Realm...

09/09/2007, 09:44 PM	#14
JetCat USA Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,847	I've always had a fascination with jets and when i was a kid i told people I'd do two things in life, fly a fighter jet and goto California. well i got the opportunity to get stick time (that'd be me flying it) on an F-18 when i was working at NAS LeMoore in sunny California aircraft avionics pays real well and i got my degree in 18 months by doubling up on allot of classes, that's about as quick as you can get one, most people take 24 months.