wiring a ballast

AJJB · 12-12-2003, 04:43 AM

is there a certain type of wire i should use to remote wire a t8 ballast
ajjb

Aftica · 12-12-2003, 11:21 AM

Personally - get the same type of wite as on the ballast...

First - Wire comes in 2 formats - Solid and Stranded. on most ballasts (not HID ballasts just fluor. Ballasts) the wire type is solid.

Second - match the gague. If they use #16 AWG then you use 16. (it is usually marked on the wire casing / jacket). - now this is where you get into a "what if" situation - cause if your running the ballast from quite a distance you may want to increase the gague but for most installations just match it.

The reason I say to match it is this - when using Wire nuts (marrettes and the like) - they work much better whn used with wire of the same type. - not saying you cannot join a 16 stranded with a 18 solid in a marrette - just that it is not a perfect union like joining 2 solid #16 wires in there.

Just my 2 cents

Dru

12-12-2003, 11:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aftica Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 339	Personally - get the same type of wite as on the ballast... First - Wire comes in 2 formats - Solid and Stranded. on most ballasts (not HID ballasts just fluor. Ballasts) the wire type is solid. Second - match the gague. If they use #16 AWG then you use 16. (it is usually marked on the wire casing / jacket). - now this is where you get into a "what if" situation - cause if your running the ballast from quite a distance you may want to increase the gague but for most installations just match it. The reason I say to match it is this - when using Wire nuts (marrettes and the like) - they work much better whn used with wire of the same type. - not saying you cannot join a 16 stranded with a 18 solid in a marrette - just that it is not a perfect union like joining 2 solid #16 wires in there. Just my 2 cents Dru __________________ Another Flaming Toy I Cannot Afford! Eheim Pimp Member # 112 77 Gallons - 3 WPG DIY Hood - 100% Flourite substrate - Eheim Pro II 2028 - Eheim Ecco 2231 - Eheim Surface Extractor - Coral Life 9W TurboTwist UV Sterilizer - Pressurized CO2 system - Aqua Medic Co2 Reactor 1000 - Milwaukee pH controller and regulator - 2 x 150w Ebo-Jäger Heaters

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