ODNO wiring question

EvilKen · 11-24-2003, 04:49 PM

I am having trouble wiring up a ODNO setup. I am using the Advance electronic ballast that drives 4 F32T8 bulbs just like in the diagram. The endcaps I have have 4 available slots for the wires. Now the question that comes is, I cant get the darn thing to light up. I wired up the black and white wires to a power cord respectively. The rest of the wires goes into the endcaps as such.

Endcap #1 has Blue,Blue,Red,Red
Endcap #2 has Yellow,Empty,Yellow,Empty

When I plug it in, the light does not turn on. Am i wiring it incorrectly?

I have also tried a number of different configuartions, including non OD and it still doesnt light up.

Thanks.

Wasserpest · 11-24-2003, 04:57 PM

Sounds like either the ballast or the bulb is bad. Can you test the bulb in a different fixture? Exchange the ballast? Your wiring seems to be correct for 4x OD.

GulfCoastAquarian · 11-24-2003, 06:58 PM

You need to connect the pins on each end of the bulb. So splice the two blues together and connect them to one slot on Endcap #1, Then jump the two middle slots and splice the two reds together and connect to the last slot.
For the yellow side, just use the two open slots to jump those pins.

So this is how you'd be:
Endcap #1: Spliced Blues, Jumper, Jumper, Spliced Reds
Endcap #2: Yellow, Jumper, Jumper, Yellow

11-24-2003, 04:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wasserpest Born to be mild (View User Tanks) PTrader: (57) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 9,322	Sounds like either the ballast or the bulb is bad. Can you test the bulb in a different fixture? Exchange the ballast? Your wiring seems to be correct for 4x OD. __________________ All my tanks Cheap Autodosing Cheap Water Change Cheap Filter Acrylic Filter Pipes The Wasser-Controller

11-24-2003, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
GulfCoastAquarian ///M (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 3,555	You need to connect the pins on each end of the bulb. So splice the two blues together and connect them to one slot on Endcap #1, Then jump the two middle slots and splice the two reds together and connect to the last slot. For the yellow side, just use the two open slots to jump those pins. So this is how you'd be: Endcap #1: Spliced Blues, Jumper, Jumper, Spliced Reds Endcap #2: Yellow, Jumper, Jumper, Yellow __________________ - Sam P - plantedtanker in limbo - all tanks currently in storage

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11-24-2003, 04:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
EvilKen Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 52	I am having trouble wiring up a ODNO setup. I am using the Advance electronic ballast that drives 4 F32T8 bulbs just like in the diagram. The endcaps I have have 4 available slots for the wires. Now the question that comes is, I cant get the darn thing to light up. I wired up the black and white wires to a power cord respectively. The rest of the wires goes into the endcaps as such. Endcap #1 has Blue,Blue,Red,Red Endcap #2 has Yellow,Empty,Yellow,Empty When I plug it in, the light does not turn on. Am i wiring it incorrectly? I have also tried a number of different configuartions, including non OD and it still doesnt light up. Thanks.

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