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AC voltage in North American 1000w and 1500w metal halide portable light towers « on: May 30, 2021, 01:53:45 AM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
In North America, whenever I have seen portable light towers that use 1000w M47, 1500w M48 probe start metal halide lamps and are powered by gasoline generators, I am wondering what voltage is being outputted by their generators and whether they can output different voltages such as 120v, 208v, 240v, 277v or 480v or just one voltage.

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Re: AC voltage in North American 1000w and 1500w metal halide portable light towers « Reply #1 on: May 30, 2021, 02:14:37 AM » Author: desktoptrashcan
Considering the fact that these lights are used mostly for commercial purposes, I’m guessing that the generator puts out 480V L-L and 277V L-N (3 phase system).
Although I have seen versions that put out 208V L-L and 120V L-N for 3 phase units, and 240V L-L with 120V L-N for single phase units. These units are small, usually under 10-15kW.
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Re: AC voltage in North American 1000w and 1500w metal halide portable light towers « Reply #2 on: May 30, 2021, 02:59:05 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
http://www.berjayagenerators.com/products/Generac-MLT4060K%252dSTD-%252d-6kW-Towable-Diesel-Horizontal-Mast-Light-Tower-w%7B47%7D-Kubota-Engine-%26-Manual-Winch.html  This one and others I looked at are all 120/240v
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Re: AC voltage in North American 1000w and 1500w metal halide portable light towers « Reply #3 on: May 30, 2021, 02:52:05 PM » Author: Foxtronix
At such a high wattage I hardly see these lamps running on 120V circuits as anything more than 1, maybe 2 per circuit! It's probably OK for generators, granted. But even then, it just makes sense to use 600V ballasts (or 480V) and having much smaller currents to deal with!
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Re: AC voltage in North American 1000w and 1500w metal halide portable light towers « Reply #4 on: May 30, 2021, 03:19:17 PM » Author: joseph_125
I feel like running the lights on 240v would make the most sense. A lot of the generator powered light towers also have a 120/240v auxiliary power supply for running tools and having a 120/240 and a higher voltage circuit for the lights seems to add more weight. 
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Re: AC voltage in North American 1000w and 1500w metal halide portable light towers « Reply #5 on: May 31, 2021, 01:59:10 AM » Author: desktoptrashcan
I feel like running the lights on 240v would make the most sense. A lot of the generator powered light towers also have a 120/240v auxiliary power supply for running tools and having a 120/240 and a higher voltage circuit for the lights seems to add more weight.

Yep. That’s the more common setup.
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