T5 people come in here !!!!!

[Gseclipse02]

ok so im wiring my ballast up just making sure this is fine to do ( i think it is ) heres a pic


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/gseclipse02/gdfzhghxdfgh.jpg

the reason im doing this is because it saves on wire and it makes it look cleaner to me ....

if you dont understand the pic please tell me what you dont understand and ill try to explain it to the best that i can

[Gseclipse02]

the reds on the bulbs is a wire connecting them to each other

[Gseclipse02]

some one ???

[BIGBIRD123]

I don't think they go like that...what kind of ballast?

S

[brewercm]

I don't think they go like that...what kind of ballast?

S

Same here, just doesn't seem right to me but mine is a put together unit so couldn't tell you for sure.

[BIGBIRD123]

I just don't know about wiring T5s in series...need to know what ballast.

S

[CoryDude]

Steve's right, don't think all bulbs are supposed to be in a series like. Do you have a make/model on your brand? Voltage drops after the 1st bulb might not create a complete circuit or the bulbs won't light properly.

Here's a link to an icecap ballast wiring diagram. Should work for most ballasts since the electrical circuit is the same.

http://www.northcoastmarines.com/icecap_lamp_configurations.htm

[aggman]

wow corydude that wiring page was very informative. i have been looking for information like that for a while now. thanks for that link.

~alex

[Gseclipse02]

it didnt work ... lol i was disappoined and gave up last night i have to go buy nice wire today and do it the "right"way"

thanks for the help

[Gseclipse02]

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/gseclipse02/CIMG1615.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/gseclipse02/CIMG1616.jpg


:) i figured it out

[CoryDude]

What type of ballast are you using? Curious to see how you wired it up.

Judging by the time stamp on your last post, you were up late doing messing around with this.

[Gseclipse02]

What type of ballast are you using? Curious to see how you wired it up.

Judging by the time stamp on your last post, you were up late doing messing around with this.

the W.H.B. has 4 red wires (i guess the positives or hot wires) and one yellow wire( the negative ) basically i hooked each red wire to a bulb then i made a jumper wire hooking up all of the other ends of the bulbs and just have one coming off for the yellow wire for each ballast

i notice with page you posted that it was made for real end caps that had two wires coming off of each one which i didnt use i was being cheap and used these and coated them with a rubber
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/gseclipse02/5.jpg


work horse ballast 7 and a 5

[BIGBIRD123]

Julian,
You sure it don't have 4 red wires and 1 yellow? Mine is that way.

S

[Gseclipse02]

Julian,
You sure it don't have 4 red wires and 1 yellow? Mine is that way.

S



whoops i said it backwards lol

[BIGBIRD123]

The RED are the hot and the YELLOW is the common. Use this diagram for the WH5/7.
http://www.fulham.com/Find_Process.php

S

[Gseclipse02]

The RED are the hot and the YELLOW is the common. Use this diagram for the WH5/7.
http://www.fulham.com/Find_Process.php

S

yep this is the way i wired it in


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/gseclipse02/untitled-5.jpg

[BIGBIRD123]

and it still don't work...?

S

[CoryDude]

That's a parallel wiring set-up, which was the way to go on AC circuits. Red's are hot and the yellow is a common.

Listen, I have a few extra icecap end caps if you want them (2 sets I think).

I also have a small 1.5" frag of some kind of green Acro that's been knocked all around my tank and still going strong. It's nothing special, but it's very hardy. You're more than welcome to it once you're tank's acclimated.

[Gseclipse02]

That's a parallel wiring set-up, which was the way to go on AC circuits. Red's are hot and the yellow is a common.

Listen, I have a few extra icecap end caps if you want them (2 sets I think).

I also have a small 1.5" frag of some kind of green Acro that's been knocked all around my tank and still going strong. It's nothing special, but it's very hardy. You're more than welcome to it once you're tank's acclimated.


its cool the connectors worked well on the 29g and i don't think i will do any hard corals this time it wasn't really my thing but thanks for the offers :thumbs_up: