Green wire

[cpreefguy]

Im wiring up 2x250w halides in lumenarc reflectors, and there is a green wire coming from the ballast, do I need to ground it, or can I just tape it off?

[RNall]

If it's the ground, yes, definitely.

[hobogato]

i always run a ground to the metal of the reflector.

[urban79]

well you should have green coming from you socket too. but put it with your wire coming from the plug.

[hobogato]

sometimes the sockets dont have a ground(green), they just have the hot and neutral(black and white - usually). when this happens, i use a flat bolt splice end and attach the green wire from the ballast to one of the screws that holds the reflector in place.

[cpreefguy]

Hey Ace,
you gots PM :)