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Step 5Install mains cable and wire up the ballasts
Next step is to install your mains cable using the strain relief gromet, wire up the switch and earth your casing. Use heatshrink to cover up the terminals on the back of your switch once you have soldered the wires onto it.
Warning: because your box is metal it needs a good earth, bolting the earth directly to the casing is best but as the box is made from sectional panels so you may have to provide multiple earth bonds. Think safety - I use a 30mA RCD with pretty much everything with exposed metal parts be it double insulated or not.
At this point you can wire up your ballasts too using your spare stripped mains cabling conductors. The ballasts I have feature spring contacts which trap the wire. Wire up as per the wiring diagram with the mains feed to them in parallel. Leave enough wire to reach to your tubes in the main compartment of the box.
Warning: because your box is metal it needs a good earth, bolting the earth directly to the casing is best but as the box is made from sectional panels so you may have to provide multiple earth bonds. Think safety - I use a 30mA RCD with pretty much everything with exposed metal parts be it double insulated or not.
At this point you can wire up your ballasts too using your spare stripped mains cabling conductors. The ballasts I have feature spring contacts which trap the wire. Wire up as per the wiring diagram with the mains feed to them in parallel. Leave enough wire to reach to your tubes in the main compartment of the box.
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