Juwel Monolux 80 Ballast

[bodge99]

Hello,
 
A little extra... I'd forgotten to put this in earlier.. It's just that I'm in the middle of a tank repair (a 180L starting leaking on my birthday!). Have rebuilt and am doing a leak test at the minute.
 
Anyway. Try and keep each pair of wires the same length as far as is possible.. When tidying up the wiring, don't tape or tie the socket wires to the incoming mains lead. Keep as much separation as possible.
 
When resealing the hood, try to make it as air tight as possible (in the areas that will be in contact with warm, moist "tank air").
Moisture saturated air that is able to enter the hood will cause an increase in humidity inside the hood over time. This can cause premature ballast failure (humid air and high voltages don't mix). Any kind of flashover inside the ballast housing will almost certainly kill it.
 
Let us know how you get on...
 
Bodge99.

 

[Murpman79]

Hi bodge,
Just two more questions,

so I need to join the live and neutral together ?

Then where do they go? On the opposite side to the tube wires on the ballast I have 2 terminals one has an m with a lightning kind of symbol ( does this mean mains ?)
The other has a triangle with what looks like the letters vde written in it?

Sorry to bother you again as you have your own repairs to do..

 

[Murpman79]

Just re read your explanation obviously the live and neutral don't go together ,
I found a diagram that shows the neutral goes to the terminal on left with the lightning type symbol and live in the other..

 

[Murpman79]

Bodge99
Thanks ever so much for your help it works fine....
Hope you sort your leak out...
Murphman79

 

[bodge99]

Hello,
 
Glad to hear that everything is working now... Sorry for the (potentially) slightly confusing writeup. I did forget to specifically mention the mains connection terminals . I was a little pushed for time, but I wanted to reply as you obviously wanted to get your light working.
 
To anyone reading this thread, there is no such thing a a silly question when working with electricity. Nobody is born knowing this stuff... It's much better to ask a question or two in order to clarify something... The alternative could involve an expensive mistake.
 
BTW, the tank is now back in service.. I only lost 3 fish..
 
Bodge99