To what do you ground MH wiring?

[weaglereefer]

Curious what you use for the ground of a MH retro, say on a Coralvue 250watt dimmable ballast? The reflector?

 

[james s_]

the ballast should be grounded to the outlet thru the cord....you can attach the ground coming from the ballast to the light, on the reflector like you mentioned...

 

[weaglereefer]

Ok, I thought so just checking. There's 3 wires in the cable coming out of the ballast, and the instructions just show 2 looping to the bulb and one that says "ground" without much further info. First MH wiring, so I just wanted to double check.

 

[ericmcj31]

I just stick my ground in the tank...I figured water was a helluva ground!:doh:

 

[weaglereefer]

So I can just stick the exposed wire in the tank and then put one of those grounding probes in? Awesome! :thumbs:



Some days I still wonder how it came to be that my favorite hobby is balancing lots of electricity over lots of saltwater...

 

[ericmcj31]

of course...you might even wanna be barefooted standing in a tub of saltwater while doing this...don't forget to keep your hands in the tank for the full 'grounding effect' lol

 

[weaglereefer]

If I hold an incandescent light bulb in my mouth, will it light up like Uncle Fester's?

 

[grouper therapy]

You will never know if it did or not

 

[cr500_af]

More importantly, though, WE need to know if it did or not. Be sure to have someone tape it.

 

[grouper therapy]

cr500_af;383582 wrote: More importantly, though, WE need to know if it did or not. Be sure to have someone tape it.

I will offer my place for the video premier!

 

[smoothie]

You guys must be joking. That shocked the hell out of me

 

[ericmcj31]

yes, we are/were joking...

Disclaimer: Please do NOT place ground wires/light bulbs in your mouth or in tank while standing in salt water...you will NOT like the results!!! All above comments were made in a joking manner and were meant to be taken in that same type manner...

 

[weaglereefer]

Yes, I think everything after post #3 is considered a joke.

 

[smoothie]

I was joking too.

 

[jt955]

ericmcj31;383667 wrote: yes, we are/were joking...

Disclaimer: Please do NOT place ground wires/light bulbs in your mouth or in tank while standing in salt water...you will NOT like the results!!! All above comments were made in a joking manner and were meant to be taken in that same type manner...

now you tell me, that hurt.

 

[weaglereefer]

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that I'm wiring someone else's tank, so I really don't want to f*** it up.

 

[weaglereefer]

On the reflector.

Wired it up today and looks great!

 

[oil_fan]

I don't see where the problem is...other than the fact a salt water tank also makes a nice battery...

 

[rbredding]

just a screw holding the wire to the reflector is sufficient