diy MH

[bufu11]

i found a M58 ballast at work, i dont even know if the thing works, it is a sylvani brand, how di i wire it? thanks

[jlaudiofreak]

how many wires does it have on it

[nu2reefva]

if you can post a picture some of us electronic wizes can help you wire something up
not to long ago i found that many industrial lights such as street lights are infact MH's and can be really cheap if you know what your doin.

[bufu11]

ok i will post a pic soon it has two white leading to nothing, one white and black leading to a grey cylinder, a red leaving the cylinder, one black leading to nothing, and a red and tan leading to nothing, will post pics asap thanks for the help guys

[bufu11]

try this? http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s169/bufu11/?action=view&current=Picture003.jpg

[adnup]

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s169/bufu11/Picture003.jpg

[adnup]

Those white wires should have different voltages on them 110 and 220. I'm guessing.....

[bufu11]

they both say 300V or 600V, and thanks for the halp with the pic

[bufu11]

up

[PaulErik]

The wires are labeled (120V, 240V, 347V, COM). One COM (common/ white) wire from the ballast goes to the lamp socket (white wire from socket). The other COM (common/ white) wire from the ballast goes to the power cord (white wire from power cord). The 120V wire (usually orange wire) from the ballast goes to the power cord (black wire from power cord). The black and white striped wire from the ballast goes to the capacitor. The other wire from the capacitor goes to the lamp socket (black wire from lamp socket). The other wires (240V usually tan, 347V usually black) from the ballast must be capped off independently and will not be used.

[PaulErik]

The grey cylinder is the capacitor.

[lcashman]

Usually there is a schematic on the ballast that tell you what wire to use for voltage (120/240/etc), for the capacitor, and for the lamp.
Get a closer pic of the label (sticker) on the ballast.

[PaulErik]

This link has the wiring schematic for that ballast: http://www.venturelighting.com/images/Wiring_M_big.gif

[bufu11]

thank you very much guys