400 watt ballast socket?
Question by kody_real: 400 watt ballast socket?
Well I just purchased a new ballast and am planning to build a greenhouse for the tomatoes and chilli peppers I’ve got growing and I’ve been told that the metal halide is great for vagetative and flowering and with winter on its way I have no other choice so I purchased a 400 watt Electronic Digital Switchable Grow Light not knowing it would only come with the power cord and light cord and not the socket.
The specs are as fallows:
120v/input Current 3.52A
50Hz/60Hz/Power Factor:>0.9
Total Luminous Flux:>41,000Lm /Energy Saving:30%
Harmonic Distortion:<10% /Crest Factor:<1.7
Frequency (Hz):25kHz ~ 100kHz/Loss of Input Watts (%):<10%
So my question is what type of socket would I need to purchase? I dunnot want to purchase the socket with the reflector or heat tube but just the socket itself. Hopefully someone here can help me since the 16 year old boy they got working at home depot in electrical couldn't answer me a darn thing. I also went to my local Hydroponic retailer, and they only sell the socket with the reflector or heat tube attached... so my only other option is to buy the socket in a hardware store, but just a bit confused on the matter on which socket suits me the best for this ballast.. I don't want to burnout my bulb or cause a fire hazzard.
So am hoping someone here can help me on finding the socket I need.
Thanks in advance!
Best answer:
Answer by Spartan
Its a IEC connector, c13 i think. Have a look at the links, maplin will have what your after.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=Iec+socket
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_connector
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Seems a bit outside my range of expertise, but maybe you’ll find something helpful at AllHydroponics.com. It’s got hydroponic grow lights and other hydroponic supplies, but just looking around the section on hydroponic gardening (http://www.allhydroponics.com/hydroponic-gardening.cfm), I still can’t tell for sure if it has what you’re looking for or not.
Either way, good luck and hope this helps!
The socket you would need is called a mogul base socket. You can find them at electrical supply houses and if your lucky Lowes or Home Depot. Make sure it is rated for 400 watts.