Someones gotta know about this MH Ballast!

[easye123]

I have a Coralife 150w MH HQI ballast that i got for free. I can find anywhere the cord that goes from the ballast to the HQI socket.

Heres some pics...







i believe it is the ballast that goes to the Coralife Aqualight Pro Pendant

http://www.hellolights.com/15hqicoaqpep.html

Does any one know where i can get the cord to go to the Double ended socket or any way how to get this running!

[prugs]

That thing your holding in your hand. Is that the connector from the ballast?

And what type of lamp setup do you want to connect to?

[easye123]

ya it connects to the balllast

and whatever will work lamp wise

preferably DE

[prugs]

Any DE pendant will work. But you will have to get an adapter or cut & splice on a new connector.

[bkwudzjeep]

I agree on the cut and splice......I've never seen a connector like that, but modification can be a wonderful thing.

Plus, you can't beat the price.....

[easye123]

so if i got this
http://www.hellolights.com/mhreflector.html

theres two wire that come out of it

and the ballast cord has three

what do u mean by apdatpter or cut and splice on a new connect

where would u put a net connector?

If you could explain it more that would be awesome(im a slow proccesor) i know how to clut and splice and wire nut and stuff but to where and with what?

[easye123]

the double end has two wires come out

if i cut and splice to the socket theres an extra cord that is needed

i had someone else with one of these try and do that but didnt work

theres gotta be some kind of DE socket out there with three cords coming out

[bkwudzjeep]

Wire nuts would work......the extra wire might be a ground wire....

If you are going to retrofit a hqi, make sure you use a glass shield between the bulb and anything else......UV rays are pretty strong from hqi bulbs.

[easye123]

i know

probably is but probably has to be wire nuted also

[prugs]

That is a smoking deal on the reflector with a UV glass shield & a double ended HQI socket.
The extra wire is for grounding the reflector.
With that set up you will just cut the plug off your old ballast & wire it properly to the retro unit.

[easye123]

ya but the retro unit only has two wires coming out of the DE socket and the ballast needs three... i dought it will work without that third wire or 'grounded' wire

[prugs]

You have to drill a hole in the reflector. Put a ring terminal on the ground wire, & attach with a screw & nut. The reflector may already be pre-drilled for a grounding point.

[easye123]

im soo lost

soo connect the two wires from the double ended socket to the 2 of the three that go to the ballast

then im lost

wats a ring terminal? one of those really small circles thats on the end of the wire?

and just make it touch the reflector or the DE socket or what?

[easye123]

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