It will use less amps on 240If I plug a 1000 watt light in 120v will I wast more instead of plugging it in 240?
I'm no electrician but that's a shit ton of power needed. Definitely a commercial diesel generator or an enormous solar bankHi i was wondering if you could help me get an idea of how to power two 28msq rooms with 16x 1000w lights, one 5 ton A/c unit and all the other usual bits.
I have been thinking of using Solar and some sort of generator off the grid, but would i need a small solar farm to run this. What other options are there? wind? mains?
yes..copper only thoughHey guys I'm wiring up a light controller right now. It a Autopilot 60 amp 12 light commercial controller. Can I use #6 wire?
Ask away, I'm an industrial electrician.Anyone here an expert with three phase? I need to pick someone's brain...
should be a book with it or at least a sticker inside that case that says whats waht,like black should be hot,grey should be neutral(or hot if wiring for 240v) and green should be ground on those 3 lugs across the front in the pic.so coming off your 120v line you would have black to black ,white to grey,and green(or copper) to green for 120v.on the breaker side of your 120v wire will be black to breaker,white to neutral terminal and green or copper to ground block.but you know with that controller you will be limited to half the rated max power of 4000w so only good for 2 x 1000w ballast wired this way based on the link you posted.lol just saw how old that was,prob figured that out by now :)Pic of internals in the controllerView attachment 647735
You loosen these screws enough so the wires will fit. Trim the plastic sheath back enough to where no copper will be exposed..but leave the copper long enough that it seats well. One hot goes in black and the other hot goes in grey..doesn't matter which one. The ground wire goes in green. Your hot wires should be red and black and your ground will be green or bare copper. But, use a multi-tester to check your wires for peace of mind..one probe goes to hot and one will go to a ground.Pic of internals in the controllerView attachment 647735
You only need a separate ground rod if the run is excessively long. Most sub-panels under 100 foot, take advantage of the ground rod at the meter.I've got a grounding question. I have a dedicated meter and electrical panel for my grow room. My electrician says I don't need a grounding rod at the panel since its grounded back at the meter which does have a grounding rod. I thought the panel also needed one???
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