help, installing a street light in yard..electrical help
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06-17-09, 03:20 PM
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help, installing a street light in yard..electrical help
I purchased a streetlight for my yard and am having a problem wiring it to the circuit breaker. The bulb is 100watts mercury vapor bulb. 120volts. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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06-17-09, 03:42 PM
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ang...
What kind of problem exactly...??
Won't light? Digging the ground? Running the wire?
Theres a lot of things that need to be done correctly for an exterior light. Could you give more details on what exactly you are doing? Type of wire, colors in the wire, what size breaker, etc etc etc...?
No Pro..but they need more info to even begin to answer your question.
What kind of problem exactly...??
Won't light? Digging the ground? Running the wire?
Theres a lot of things that need to be done correctly for an exterior light. Could you give more details on what exactly you are doing? Type of wire, colors in the wire, what size breaker, etc etc etc...?
No Pro..but they need more info to even begin to answer your question.
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Originally Posted by angameena
I purchased a streetlight for my yard and am having a problem wiring it to the circuit breaker. The bulb is 100watts mercury vapor bulb. 120volts. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Normally the resdential dusk to dawn luminaire useally are wired for 120 volts { very few will have other voltage options }
And some of the Dusk to Dawn luminaires will have multi voltage tap if you are on wrong voltage it may not lit up at all.
Is the photocell is working ?
{ asumsed that is a twistlock type and three wire verison which it will have black , red and white. the white is for common netural for both ballast and photocell and black is used for incomming line source and red is used for switched load aka to the ballast or other source }
Merci,Marc
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Hey there, I bought it from the local utility company. I hooked it up to a 30 amp breaker and it wont light up...I taped up the photo cell but I think im not hooking it at the breaker right or need a two pole breaker...The light has three wires, black, white and ground. The photo cell is black red and white...The light is brand new so I think the error is on my part..lol..If more infor is need let me know. thank yall so much.
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06-18-09, 11:41 AM
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I bought it from the local utility company. I hooked it up to a 30 amp breaker and it wont light up.
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Just go up to your lumiaire and look at the ballast connection there is at least 4 voltage connections it can be used it will be on any 4 voltage per manufacter typicaly 120v,208v,240v,277v
some case you will get 480 volt verison but I doubt it for your size of luminaire.
That why I always check the voltage connection before I throw them up on the pole.
You do not use 30 amp breaker that is really silly on that wattage the breaker will not trip if the ballast take the " dump " the 15 or 20 amp breaeker will work just fine with that set up if wired on 120 volt.
Do you have model number with you ?
If so please post it here so one of the pros { including myself } can able tell what conferation it is on.
Merci,Marc
P.S did you say 100 watt Mercury vapour ? btw per DOE { dept of engery } do not allow have brand new luminaire to be on MV anymore so it will be Metal Halide both look very simuair but functionly not the excat the same due Metal Halide is much brighter than Mercury Vapour are { usealy double brightness for watts to watts }
some case you will get 480 volt verison but I doubt it for your size of luminaire.
That why I always check the voltage connection before I throw them up on the pole.
You do not use 30 amp breaker that is really silly on that wattage the breaker will not trip if the ballast take the " dump " the 15 or 20 amp breaeker will work just fine with that set up if wired on 120 volt.
Do you have model number with you ?
If so please post it here so one of the pros { including myself } can able tell what conferation it is on.
Merci,Marc
P.S did you say 100 watt Mercury vapour ? btw per DOE { dept of engery } do not allow have brand new luminaire to be on MV anymore so it will be Metal Halide both look very simuair but functionly not the excat the same due Metal Halide is much brighter than Mercury Vapour are { usealy double brightness for watts to watts }
