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I have an electrical question for the farm
Right now im running a 1k light off of 120v at some were around 10.8 amps
the ballest can run off 240v as well so if was able to run my light off of 240v the current would drop to around 5.5 amps and I would save money on my electiric bill.
Well unfortantly I have no way of getting 240v into my room but I did fing a step up transformer http://www.amazon.com/VCT-4000-Converter-Transformer-Worldwide/dp/B0012XWHKA does anyone see a reason why this wouldnt work or any problems I might run into.
Also does anyone have any experience with this type of transformer I wasnt able to find any current ratings on them just wattege I guess what I really want to know is if I could run a light and a/c off of on.
check your electric bill.
you don't pay for amps, you pay for (kilo)watts.
whether your ballast is 240v or 120v, you pay the same.
Papa
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220 volt usually means 2 wires each carrying 120 volts. this equals 220 if its 110 or 240 if its 120 volt. This depends on your utility company.
If you only have a single line at 120 volts then ide say you live in a really old house if not then.
Ide bet you would be safer finding a way to get that other 120 volt phase from your service or branch panel. I would say you have a 220 volt service.
you just need to get an electrician to run a 3 or 4 wire conductor to your device
from your source of 2 120 volt feeder panel.
(whether your ballast is 240v or 120v, you pay the same)
this is a FALSE statement if so then edison would have ran supreme and tesla would be a nobody
The KVA rating on your transformer also states this and thats how they are rated for their current carrying capacity.
True power or WATTAGE is a relationship between volts and amps wether the wave is leading or lagging.
If your company has a lagging power factor. the utility will charge you more for having to correct your lagging power factor.
Ballasts create lags specially core and coils and any rated device should be ran at its highest voltage potential
this saves us all money and energy!!! GOOGLE HVDC edison lives on!
Ahhh...! Ok, that explains why when I thought we should go with the biggest gauge Romex to install the subpanel my husband said it wasn't a good idea, that it has to be matched for the load. Thanks. :)seamaiden u wanna use the proper gauge wire so the breaker trips when too much load is on a circuit. i believe breakers go off of heat from wire so if u use one thats too big your breaker wont trip when supposed to.
Isn't there a better safety factor when you use a larger gauge wire, though? That's always my own concern--fire.
While true, the savings would be negligible unless you are running a factory. But yeah, running at 240V is always good to do with high inductive loads, its more efficient. I doubt a couple lights is going to really matter on 120 though as far as costing a lot more.
Wow Wow
220 volt usually means 2 wires each carrying 120 volts. this equals 220 if its 110 or 240 if its 120 volt. This depends on your utility company.
If you only have a single line at 120 volts then ide say you live in a really old house if not then.
Ide bet you would be safer finding a way to get that other 120 volt phase from your service or branch panel. I would say you have a 220 volt service.
you just need to get an electrician to run a 3 or 4 wire conductor to your device
from your source of 2 120 volt feeder panel.
(whether your ballast is 240v or 120v, you pay the same)
this is a FALSE statement if so then edison would have ran supreme and tesla would be a nobody
The KVA rating on your transformer also states this and thats how they are rated for their current carrying capacity.
True power or WATTAGE is a relationship between volts and amps wether the wave is leading or lagging.
If your company has a lagging power factor. the utility will charge you more for having to correct your lagging power factor.
Ballasts create lags specially core and coils and any rated device should be ran at its highest voltage potential
this saves us all money and energy!!! GOOGLE HVDC edison lives on!
Very simply put, You get charged by the watt or kilowatt to be exact. OHMS law says a AMP x VOLT = WATT so if you have a 1000W Ballast running at 10.8 amps on 120V.
10.8 x 120 = 1296 Watts. Or if you have 5.4 amps running at 240V, 5.4 x 240 = 1296 Watts or the same power consumption. The biggest advantage is you can run more lights per panel if you use 240V because your panel is rated in AMPS. Does this make sense? Hope this clarifys things.
Your answer is partially true, though your bill is calculated by the total kilowatt hours used, your meter determines the amount of kilowatts used by a coil. When current travels through a piece of wire, a magnetic field is created. As the current increases through the wire, the magnetic field increases. If you were to take another piece of wire and coil it around the wire which has current flowing through, you would find that the magnetic fields being generated would induce a voltage in the other wire wrapped around. Thus, this is how your electricity meter calculates the amount of kilowatts used. So, we can say, the amount of current flowing through the circuit is used to calculate kilowatts. So, the more current you use, the more your bill will be, the less, the less your bill will be. So, if the higher the voltage equals lower current, then using a higher voltage 240 will make the light more efficient because the light will use less current. Anytime you have the choice to operate an appliance on 120 or 240, 240 is more efficient because it uses less current to operate. Remember, the higher the voltage, the lower the current. That's why the electric grid voltage is about 400 thousand volts and is then stepped down at the pole before going to your house to 240volts. The higher voltage allows for longer distance with a low current on the line.check your electric bill.
you don't pay for amps, you pay for (kilo)watts.
whether your ballast is 240v or 120v, you pay the same.
Papa
I hate to be harsh here, but don't resurrect a 3 year old thread just to supply misinformation. I'm not sure where you're getting your information from, but wattage is absolute. Period. Watts = volts / amps. The electric company bases your power consumption on KW/hr, and charges you per. As voltage increases, amps decrease. As voltage decreases, amps increase. If a 1000 watt HID light is rated 1000w, it will use 1000w worth of energy. That HID light will draw 4.16 amps when running on 240v, and 8.32 amps when running on 120v. 120(voltage) x 8.32(amps) = 1000(wattage), and 240(voltage) x 4.16(amps) = 1000(wattage. Essentially, that HID ballast is using more "work" while using less voltage, which equates to more amps being drawn, for 1000w worth of energy consumed. While a HID ballast is using less "work" when using more voltage, which equates to less amps being drawn, for 1000w worth of actual energy consumed. But this "work" is not actual energy used.Your answer is partially true, though your bill is calculated by the total kilowatt hours used, your meter determines the amount of kilowatts used by a coil. When current travels through a piece of wire, a magnetic field is created. As the current increases through the wire, the magnetic field increases. If you were to take another piece of wire and coil it around the wire which has current flowing through, you would find that the magnetic fields being generated would induce a voltage in the other wire wrapped around. Thus, this is how your electricity meter calculates the amount of kilowatts used. So, we can say, the amount of current flowing through the circuit is used to calculate kilowatts. So, the more current you use, the more your bill will be, the less, the less your bill will be. So, if the higher the voltage equals lower current, then using a higher voltage 240 will make the light more efficient because the light will use less current. Anytime you have the choice to operate an appliance on 120 or 240, 240 is more efficient because it uses less current to operate. Remember, the higher the voltage, the lower the current. That's why the electric grid voltage is about 400 thousand volts and is then stepped down at the pole before going to your house to 240volts. The higher voltage allows for longer distance with a low current on the line.
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