Hi,
We have a family cabin with a detached garage, and this detached garage has a bright HID light out front. We use it in the winter time to light the driveway for sledding (should be an olympic sport
When we bought this place, the HID was only able to be turned on via flipping the breaker on the panel (there was a dedicated circuit for this HID light). This was silly, so we added a switch at the end of the run so we could switch it on and off. However, when we flipped the new switch, there was a very loud humming noise. Not the kind of background hum you get from fluorescent bulbs, but a really loud and rather scary hum. We didn't like the sound of it, so we flipped the breaker off again. FWIW, before we added the switch, the HID did not hum when we turned it on at the breaker.
My brother and law and I did the work, and while I'm just a weekend hack when it comes to wiring up electrical, my brother and law is a contractor for a high end home remodel company, and he knows what he's doing. Not saying we haven't screwed something up, but just letting people know we're not complete nincompoops when it comes to wiring.
We went back and checked our work and everything was wired properly. We properly wired up the switch at the end of the run, and it's a 15A switch which should be fine for the load.
We don't know much about HIDs, so I figured I'd see if anyone on this forum had any thoughts. Any ideas on what might be going on here?
Thanks for any thoughts.
We have a family cabin with a detached garage, and this detached garage has a bright HID light out front. We use it in the winter time to light the driveway for sledding (should be an olympic sport
When we bought this place, the HID was only able to be turned on via flipping the breaker on the panel (there was a dedicated circuit for this HID light). This was silly, so we added a switch at the end of the run so we could switch it on and off. However, when we flipped the new switch, there was a very loud humming noise. Not the kind of background hum you get from fluorescent bulbs, but a really loud and rather scary hum. We didn't like the sound of it, so we flipped the breaker off again. FWIW, before we added the switch, the HID did not hum when we turned it on at the breaker.
My brother and law and I did the work, and while I'm just a weekend hack when it comes to wiring up electrical, my brother and law is a contractor for a high end home remodel company, and he knows what he's doing. Not saying we haven't screwed something up, but just letting people know we're not complete nincompoops when it comes to wiring.
We went back and checked our work and everything was wired properly. We properly wired up the switch at the end of the run, and it's a 15A switch which should be fine for the load.
We don't know much about HIDs, so I figured I'd see if anyone on this forum had any thoughts. Any ideas on what might be going on here?
Thanks for any thoughts.