Help on wiring ballast

[Gizmotech]

i have a thorn shp 250 ballast. As you can see from the picture it has 4 terminals. My problem is that the terminals are not labeled and I don't know which wire goes where. I have a fair idea how every thing is wired up. Also is the ballast meant to be wired onto the live line or nuetral line.

Also does the capacitor self discharge when unplugged from the mains. and does it matter which way round the double ended bulb goes. I have a dot on one side of the bulb in the centre of the outer glass. Does this mean the dot side faces the fresnel or is it the other side.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

 

[eilz]

Gizmotech

I also have this kit and wante to know how to wore it up. How you had any luck in doing so. Is it working the way you intended it to work.

Eilz@hotmail.com

 

[eilz]

Sorted it

Got it sorted have instruction but was stuck on bottom of box

 

[pm1961]

Hey Eilz!

Got it sorted have instruction but was stuck on bottom of box

Ok, well done on sorting yourself out but how does that help Gizmotech?

I wouldn't mind knowing either, so wouldn't you help many people if you posted the instructions?

Cheers,

PM

 

[eilz]

I will try best to take picture and post it end of week

 

[Gizmotech]

This is how I done it...

Looking at the picture on the left, you can see the ballast has 4 terminals. If we was to number the terminals from left to right, left terminal being 1 and right terminal being 4. Terminal 1 where the live wire comes into. (found out phase is another word for live in some countries). Ignitor yellow wire goes on terminal 4. Now we are left with two terminals, 3 and 4. Terminal 2 is for 250v mains voltage and 3 is for 240V mains voltage. So the wire from the lamp goes into terminal 3 and we leave terminal 2 out.

Is that the same way you done it eilz because i've been told they can be wired differently.

 

[dnsey]

found out phase is another word for live in some countries

Including the UK