660 dimming question

[LONEWOLF]

Hi,I just purchased(SOON TO ARRIVE) a solar 1000lmw dimmer.I am wondering how it gets hooked up to the 660 ballast.do I need to purchase a wire harness that hooks up between the 660 dimmer port and then solar dimmer.or is it dimmed through the ac power of 660 through the dimmer, or does the dimmer come with a "t" harness that hooks on dimmer 660 port cutting between the ballast and lights.the dimmer should arrive in a couple of days and if I need any extra parts to hook it up I would like to purchase them before it arrives.does anybody have one or knows how the hook up??

thankx!!

[IceCap Service]

The dimmer should come with all the necessary wiring harnesses to hook up to the ballast. Just ensure your ballast has the dim modification prior to using or dimming will not be very smooth. If the modification has been done it will state "DIM" or "DIM MODIFIED" on the serial number label. If not done you can send the ballast in to us for a no charge modification.

[LONEWOLF]

yes,the modification was done by you guys last month thanks for the reply.

[misskimi]

Originally posted by LONEWOLF
Hi,I just purchased(SOON TO ARRIVE) a solar 1000lmw dimmer.I am wondering how it gets hooked up to the 660 ballast.do I need to purchase a wire harness that hooks up between the 660 dimmer port and then solar dimmer.or is it dimmed through the ac power of 660 through the dimmer, or does the dimmer come with a "t" harness that hooks on dimmer 660 port cutting between the ballast and lights.the dimmer should arrive in a couple of days and if I need any extra parts to hook it up I would like to purchase them before it arrives.does anybody have one or knows how the hook up??

thankx!!


The dimmer will come with the necessary wiring, one end connects to back of the 660 and the other end will connect to the back of the Solar Dimmer. A Ground Plane connection is important for smooth dimming, it needs a good earth ground ( I see your ballast has been dim modified already by Icecap). I connected my wires from the aligator clips to the inside steel plate of my electrical outlet. You also have to have the bulbs burnt in for a least 100 hours. The Solar Dimmer is unforgiving, so a continuity test is critical to your success. I did a continuity test from the Icecap harness, then I tested to make sure there were volts coming from the back of the black and white wires on the Dimmer harness, if all passed then I turned on the lights. After my bulbs were burnt in, I shut down the whole lighting system. connected the Solar Dimmer harness and set the Manual Dimming to 100% and let it sit there for 5 minutes and then tested the dimming up and down, after that I let the normal program execute. Continuity tests should be done, when you change a bulb, tighten or loosen an endcap or when you make a configuration change to your lighting system. This will save you a lot of downtime for repairs. I don't move forward with turning my lights on until I pass a continuity test no matter how long it takes. I hope this helps you to be successful in your Solar Dimmer integration. I apologize if you already know all of this. If I can be of further help, please PM me.

[ASH]

From IceCap:
http://www.icecapinc.com/pdf/contest.pdf is our continuity test.

Thank you again misskimi.

Andy