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Homemade Street Light (full brightness 2)
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There is my Homemade street light, again... This time there is a 35watt HPS bulb in the fixture and I mounted it on a tree in the back yard. - - - On the other side of the tree there is a 35watt HPS wall pack that is powering this light through a 25foot extension cord! Why such a long cord? Well I am testing to see how far the igniter could be from the bulb (I thought I heard somewhere it could only be 2feet?) and at 25feet it is working like a charm! Also to see if I could have the ballast box away from the light, like sitting on the ground. Is it okay to have the igniter that faraway from the bulb? Tell me what you think! And yes, I live on the lake!
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As for the cord that connects the lamp to the ballast, you may not want to go more than 15 feet though because there's more than 120V going to the lamp and that can ruin the cord. If the cord is rated for 125V or 250V, i wouldn't recommend using it. I'd use individual conductors that can be bought at Lowe's (you'd need one conductor (wire) for each wire in the cord currently) for roughly a dollar a foot. I'd use either 12 gauge or 18 gauge wiring; which ever is used on the balalst leads. Hope this helps. I'm not an expert nor do i know every rule in the code book but if it's just for temporary use you can probably get by a little easier.
35watt: New lamp voltage range: 46-62volts End of life: 84volts Amps: .83
50watt: New lamp voltage range: 46-60volts End of life: 84volts Amps: 1.18
So I think anything rated for 120volt 15amp should be fine!