How do you wire a ballast resistor?

Answer 1

It depends on what voltage you're connecting it to. If this is for a light fixture, you need to know what the voltage is that is being supplied to it. On the ballast, it will have different legs that are marked as what voltage they are. Some are 277,208,240,120. Just use the one that corresponds to the supplied power and just leave the rest alone. Hook up the ballast the same way you would any other ballast for that application and you should be fine. Just make sure you shut off the power. Be safe. If you have not done this before, you should seek help from a professional.
Good luck

Answer 2

The ballast will have one common wire and four or five tap wires. One of these wires will be the default connection and have the end of the wire stripped for connection. If this is not the voltage you want to use, cut the stripped section of the wire off and insulate the end of the wire. Find the voltage lead that you want and strip that lead and connect it to the circuit's 240 volt supply.

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Answer 3

To wire a ballast resistor, connect one end to the coil positive terminal and the other end to the ignition switch. This helps regulate the voltage to the ignition coil by reducing the voltage going to the coil once the engine starts. It is typically used in older vehicles with points ignition systems.

Answer 4

Things you will need is wire stripper wire nuts. You will have two hots and a ground.take one of the hots to the 220 volt wire then the other hot to the common wire.

Answer 5

There is normally a wiring diagram on the ballast.

Answer 6

You can not do this. The internal wiring of the ballast requires both tubes to be in the circuit. To operate a single tube, a single tube ballast must be used.