Metal halide help

kevin_e · 09/19/2016, 04:56 PM

I have a Giesmann fixture that I want to upgrade from a 150 watt to a 250 watt. however, the ballast that it came with has this adapter

And the ballast I want to use has this adapter:

The cable coming from the fixture has 5 wires and the cable coming from the ballast has 3.

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moondoggy4 · 09/19/2016, 07:49 PM

Aren't the 250 bulbs wider than 150's? PS I have the same plugs as you.

kevin_e · 09/19/2016, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by moondoggy4

Aren't the 250 bulbs wider than 150's? PS I have the same plugs as you.

Yes, I'm going to replace the clips too. It looks like one set of t5s run through cord. Very odd.

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moondoggy4 · 09/19/2016, 10:58 PM

I replaced the ballast on my Infinity and the ballast are on the outer edge of the lamp fixture out side of the T-5's not within the MH ballast. There is a thread within the Giesemann Club were someone took lots of pictures and rewired his T-5 so they fire like a ATI Two on the outside two on the inside. instead of 2 on one side and 2 on the other.

You could do a search someone a while ago was selling the sockets for a Giesemann 250 I think they were never sold but I do not see him on this site anymore.

alton · 09/20/2016, 05:03 AM

I maybe totally wrong here but your box that has that connection is a power supply/transformer that changes American Voltage to European? If your fixture is heavy, all your ballast are built in to it. Too bad you are not in Texas, Aquatek in Austin will work on these fixtures. Maybe contact Coralvue for assistance. Hopefully someone will chime in that knows more than me.

kevin_e · 09/20/2016, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moondoggy4

I replaced the ballast on my Infinity and the ballast are on the outer edge of the lamp fixture out side of the T-5's not within the MH ballast. There is a thread within the Giesemann Club were someone took lots of pictures and rewired his T-5 so they fire like a ATI Two on the outside two on the inside. instead of 2 on one side and 2 on the other.

You could do a search someone a while ago was selling the sockets for a Giesemann 250 I think they were never sold but I do not see him on this site anymore.

Any clue why my second set of t5s don't fire when the MH cord isn't plugged in?

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kevin_e · 09/20/2016, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alton

I maybe totally wrong here but your box that has that connection is a power supply/transformer that changes American Voltage to European? If your fixture is heavy, all your ballast are built in to it. Too bad you are not in Texas, Aquatek in Austin will work on these fixtures. Maybe contact Coralvue for assistance. Hopefully someone will chime in that knows more than me.

It is heavy, but it is also made of steal.

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royvoss · 09/20/2016, 06:03 AM

pictures would help, i have the same end on my fixture . and it goes into a tranfomer, the fixture runs on 220, the transformer bring 110 to 220. i few people removed that end and wired for a 220. as far as i know it worked fine.

kevin_e · 09/20/2016, 07:00 AM

Yeah, okay, it must be a transformer. Where can I buy one of those? I can't reach the one behind my tank now.

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09/19/2016, 04:56 PM	#1
kevin_e Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,083	Metal halide help I have a Giesmann fixture that I want to upgrade from a 150 watt to a 250 watt. however, the ballast that it came with has this adapter And the ballast I want to use has this adapter: The cable coming from the fixture has 5 wires and the cable coming from the ballast has 3. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

09/19/2016, 07:49 PM	#2
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Aren't the 250 bulbs wider than 150's? PS I have the same plugs as you.

09/19/2016, 10:58 PM	#4
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	I replaced the ballast on my Infinity and the ballast are on the outer edge of the lamp fixture out side of the T-5's not within the MH ballast. There is a thread within the Giesemann Club were someone took lots of pictures and rewired his T-5 so they fire like a ATI Two on the outside two on the inside. instead of 2 on one side and 2 on the other. You could do a search someone a while ago was selling the sockets for a Giesemann 250 I think they were never sold but I do not see him on this site anymore.

09/20/2016, 05:03 AM	#5
alton Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zuehl, Texas Posts: 4,460	I maybe totally wrong here but your box that has that connection is a power supply/transformer that changes American Voltage to European? If your fixture is heavy, all your ballast are built in to it. Too bad you are not in Texas, Aquatek in Austin will work on these fixtures. Maybe contact Coralvue for assistance. Hopefully someone will chime in that knows more than me.

09/20/2016, 06:03 AM	#8
royvoss Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: nj Posts: 467	pictures would help, i have the same end on my fixture . and it goes into a tranfomer, the fixture runs on 220, the transformer bring 110 to 220. i few people removed that end and wired for a 220. as far as i know it worked fine.

09/20/2016, 07:00 AM	#9
kevin_e Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,083	Yeah, okay, it must be a transformer. Where can I buy one of those? I can't reach the one behind my tank now. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk