DIY Lighting

[pfitz44]

Ok... so im real currious..... how do the retro kits work???
I found MH ballasts for $15 each.... from what it looks like is all you have to do is hook the leads up to a switch, then power the switch, and you have a light. Am i correct in assuming this??? Forgive the crude drawing below....
diagrams make it soooooo much easier to understand....

 

[pfitz44]

Ok... maybe this will help....
http://a1272.g.akamai.net/7/1272/1121/20051013212001/www.**************.com/images/Categoryimages/normal/p_rd_14782_21156D.jpg
Thats a pic o fthe ballist.... anyone help??? Please????

 

[lepete]

That's not the ballast. That's a double ended socket for MH.
PC/MH ballast will run you $80-$200 bux.

 

[pfitz44]

ok... thats what i thought... i was like.. where the heck is the transformer??? ok good.... thanks!

 

[cannarella]

As long at you switch the hot on the lead side of the ballast you will be good. My opinion, don't get an all-in-one ballast kit where they are all housed in one box. Keep them seperate incase one goes bad.
Andy