Hiya folks, newbie Bassman here.
I'm getting ready for my 1st grow. In an effort to have more amps available in the spare bedroom where the grow will happen I am thinking of wiring a lumatek 120/240v ballast to a unused dryer outlet. However, the normal 240v dryer outlet uses a nema 10-30r receptacle in the wall. HUBBELL HBL9350 AC Receptacle NEMA 10-30 Female Black 125/250 Volt 30 Amp - Our Item #: 4412, Category: Receptacles / Wall Plate : StayOnline.com
This is the wrong receptacle for the ballast so I was thinking "ok I'll just make a new cord/plug-in for the lumatek to match the dryer outlet".
In the description you will see it says 3 pole, 3 wire non-grounding.
However, BALLASTS MUST BE GROUNDED!
I called the electrical supply house and they claim the said "neutral" is in fact a ground. Basically they're saying I can just change out the cord to this dryer type plug in and no problem.
However, from the lumatek website I reads: 240V ballast wiring: VERY IMPORTANT! It has come to our attention that many customers are using a NEUTRAL wire in their electrical systems. The Lumatek ballast will malfunction if the circuit has a NEUTRAL wire. The input for the ballast is 2 HOT WIRES 1 GROUND WIRE. Some electricians insist on wiring a neutral wire with their 240V. This should not be done when using electronic ballasts. If you are using a light controller bring ONLY a ground wire and two hot leads from your electrical panel.
So now I'm confused.
I'm getting ready for my 1st grow. In an effort to have more amps available in the spare bedroom where the grow will happen I am thinking of wiring a lumatek 120/240v ballast to a unused dryer outlet. However, the normal 240v dryer outlet uses a nema 10-30r receptacle in the wall. HUBBELL HBL9350 AC Receptacle NEMA 10-30 Female Black 125/250 Volt 30 Amp - Our Item #: 4412, Category: Receptacles / Wall Plate : StayOnline.com
This is the wrong receptacle for the ballast so I was thinking "ok I'll just make a new cord/plug-in for the lumatek to match the dryer outlet".
In the description you will see it says 3 pole, 3 wire non-grounding.
However, BALLASTS MUST BE GROUNDED!
I called the electrical supply house and they claim the said "neutral" is in fact a ground. Basically they're saying I can just change out the cord to this dryer type plug in and no problem.
However, from the lumatek website I reads: 240V ballast wiring: VERY IMPORTANT! It has come to our attention that many customers are using a NEUTRAL wire in their electrical systems. The Lumatek ballast will malfunction if the circuit has a NEUTRAL wire. The input for the ballast is 2 HOT WIRES 1 GROUND WIRE. Some electricians insist on wiring a neutral wire with their 240V. This should not be done when using electronic ballasts. If you are using a light controller bring ONLY a ground wire and two hot leads from your electrical panel.
So now I'm confused.