j21kickster
Active Member
going to build a canopy soon and i was wondering if anyone ( and i know you have) knows how to go about wireing (sp?) a cooling fan into the lights- pics would be great too
Thanks
Thanks
Fan hook up?
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logan15
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What do you mean into the lights do you mean so that when the lights come on so does the fans?You could just get a timer and hook up a powerstrip to it and connect the lights and the fans on there that way when the lights come on so does the fan.My fan has its own timer and it comes on exactly when the VHO's do it's a 4" radioshack cooling fan.Theres another vho tube now and 2-40 watters under there also too
Hope This Helps,
Logan
Hope This Helps,
Logan
hvy_dty
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What kinda fan are you talking about needing? My lights came with one 80mm fan that was kinda loud and didn't push enough air through. I got two 80mm fans that push 36cfm and are relatively quiet (were also free). 
I mounted one in the place of the original, pulling fresh air in and the other pulling hot air out of the other end. These fans are 110v AC fans. Only 2 wires to connect to a plug cord and with the fans being AC, it doesn't matter which one connects where.
I mounted one in the place of the original, pulling fresh air in and the other pulling hot air out of the other end. These fans are 110v AC fans. Only 2 wires to connect to a plug cord and with the fans being AC, it doesn't matter which one connects where.
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billwinterholer
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Hmmm. Most often in residential wiring, the ground wire and the neutral (white) wire are electrically the same wire. If you look in your fuse or breaker panel, you might notice that the bare wire from the street is hooked to both.
If the fan is made of metal, the manufacturer of the fans might have their cases connected to the neutral wire, and if this is the case it is extremely important for the wiring to be properly polarized. This is why plugs are polarized, with the neutral prong being wider than the hot prong. The screw portion of lamps are supposed to be connected to neutral while the bottom center is connected to the hot leg.
When you unscrew a light bulb, you lose contact with the bottom center contact of the lamp after a half a turn or so, but the screw section remains in contact until the very end, and if that connection was made to the hot leg, there would be a danger of someone electricuting themselves touching it.
Bill
If the fan is made of metal, the manufacturer of the fans might have their cases connected to the neutral wire, and if this is the case it is extremely important for the wiring to be properly polarized. This is why plugs are polarized, with the neutral prong being wider than the hot prong. The screw portion of lamps are supposed to be connected to neutral while the bottom center is connected to the hot leg.
When you unscrew a light bulb, you lose contact with the bottom center contact of the lamp after a half a turn or so, but the screw section remains in contact until the very end, and if that connection was made to the hot leg, there would be a danger of someone electricuting themselves touching it.
Bill