multiple drivers and ballasts on a single power cable

[100%hydrophylic]

Hello All,

Whenever i see DIY kits for lights, such as on rapid LED, they always sell one power cord per driver, and its the same for T5 ballasts in general as well.

Why?

lets say i have 3 meanwell lpc 35-700. This has an input of 1.1 amp and an output of 0.7amp each. Those power cords are rated for 10amps, so is there a reason i shouldnt have 3 drivers on one power cord wired in series?

Same question for T5 ballasts. It seems like 10 amps is a pretty large amount for most applications, and i would like to avoid copious amounts of unnecessary cables.


Thank you

 

[Rocko1]

If I'm not mistaken I think it all has to do with start up draw, if overloaded on start up it might trip the breaker

 

[vega77]

But its probably on the same braker anyway. Who has a dedicated braker for each ballast ? If input power is 120-240V AC you need to wire it in parallell to get the right voltage. As long asyou have some electrical experience you should be fine doing as described.

 

[100%hydrophylic]

But its probably on the same braker anyway. Who has a dedicated braker for each ballast ? If input power is 120-240V AC you need to wire it in parallell to get the right voltage. As long asyou have some electrical experience you should be fine doing as described.

I personally dont have much electrical experience, just theoretical knowledge from classes and google


This is all i want to do:

 

[vega77]

Looks correct

 

[mcgyvr]

yes thats fine..
So long as the max continuous draw does not exceed the rating of the power cord.