Re: [Shop-talk] Outdoor metal halide lights...it's not the bulbs

[Scott Hall via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>]

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The internet says metal halide fixtures have ballasts. Guess I'll look for
that.

On Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 3:46 AM Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:

> > The sticker on the left side looks like a wiring diagram:
> >
> >
> > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M7q_VBTcsc88Or6MxjO5Achscw-P-
> > mn4/view?usp=sharing
> >
> >
> > Might those things in the lower left quadrant be fuses?
>
> I'm fairly certain those represent some sort of terminals, that are the
> different voltage taps to the transformer in the upper left.
>
> Top tap looks to be labeled 120 (volts AC), the others seems to be 272, 230
> and 208.
>
> The oddball switch location may reflect the circuit having been repurposed
> from something else.
>
> -- Randall
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">The internet says metal halide fixtures have ballasts. Gu=
ess I&#39;ll look for that.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 3:46 AM Randall &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com";>TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>&gt; wrote:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">&gt; The sticker on the left side lo=
oks like a wiring diagram:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <a href=3D"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M7q_VBTcsc88Or6MxjO5Achscw=
-P-" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://drive.google.c=
om/file/d/1M7q_VBTcsc88Or6MxjO5Achscw-P-</a><br>
&gt; mn4/view?usp=3Dsharing<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Might those things in the lower left quadrant be fuses?<br>
<br>
I&#39;m fairly certain those represent some sort of terminals, that are the=
<br>
different voltage taps to the transformer in the upper left.<br>
<br>
Top tap looks to be labeled 120 (volts AC), the others seems to be 272, 230=
<br>
and 208.<br>
<br>
The oddball switch location may reflect the circuit having been repurposed<=
br>
from something else.<br>
<br>
-- Randall <br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>

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