FLIPBOX
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
With a Flipbox from Powerbox, you can run twice the number of lights per ballast, and double your production. Since a typical flowering room has
lights running for only 12 hours, when the lights go off, the ballasts sit idle for 12 hours. By adding a Flipbox to the equation, when the first cycle
ends, the ballast output is switched to another set of lights in a second flowering room, so you can literally double your light output with the same
number of ballasts, on the same electrical circuit . Flipboxes allow you to save money on ballasts, double your harvests, increase your yields, and
avoid bringing in additional power circuits to run more ballasts. There is no better device for literally doubling the output of your garden!
Powerbox Flipboxes work with any H.I.D. ballast, be it magnetic or electronic, when used with a Powerbox Lighting Controller.
When utilizing a Flipbox, it is recommended to power the ballasts off for 10 minutes during each flip cycle during the time the flip is set to occur.
This allows the ballasts to rest for 10 minutes twice per day and it also times the Flip to occur when the ballast power is off. This prolongs the life
of the Flipbox relays and it ensures the ballasts will ignite the bulb after changeover.
As an example, if you want the Flipbox to switch rooms at 12:00 AM and 12:00 PM, you would program your Powerbox lighting controller’s timer
to go off for 10 minutes twice per day, as follows:
Program Powerbox Lighting Controller as follows:
P1 ON Tim
e: 12:05 PM,
P1 OFF Time:
11:55 PM
P2 ON Time:
12:05 AM
P2 OFF Time:
11:55 AM
Be sure to set both P1 and P2 for ALL days of the week.
Program the Flipbox timer as follows:
P1 ON Time
at 12:00 AM and
P1 OFF Time
and 12:00 PM.
Be sure to set P1 for ALL days of the week.
See
TIMER PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS
for full details on programming the timers on the Powerbox and the Flipbox.
INSTALLATION:
1.) Mount the Flipbox to a secure location before connecting wires.
2.) Referring to the diagram, plug the cords coming from the Flipbox into your individual ballasts where the lamps would normally plug in.
3.) Plug your lamp cords from Room A into the row of sockets on the Flipbox marked "BANK A" and plug your lamp cords from Room B into the
row of sockets on the Flipbox marked "BANK B." For each ballast, you must have two matching bulb types and wattages.
5.) Plug the included power cord (female end) into the LSM left side inlet labeled "120V MAIN POWER." Plug the male end of the cord into a
standard 120V outlet. If using an individual Flipbox, plug the trigger cord into the timer of your choice.
6.) For LSM-series Flipboxes, refer to
TIMER PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS
to set the time on the timer, and the time your switching cycles
will occur. If you wish to use the trigger cord to activate the Flip, instead of the built-in timer, pop-up the lid of the timer and change the small
switch at the bottom to the OFF position. Now plug a standard 120-volt cord into the right side inlet marked “120V Trigger Cord.” When the
7.) When ballast power is applied, "BANK A" lamps will ignite. When the Flipbox timer comes ON, the Flipbox will switch over to "BANK B." Set the
TIMER ON time for the time you would like to switch over to "BANK B." Set the TIMER OFF time for the time you would like to switch back to
"BANK A."
8.) Plug in your ballasts. If timer is currently ON, "BANK B" lamps will be lit. If timer is currently OFF, "BANK A" lamps will be lit.
WARNING: MAKE SURE ALL LAMP AND BALLAST PLUGS ARE FIRMLY FITTED INTO OUTLETS. FAILURE TO FIT ALL CORDS FIRMLY CAN
RESULT IN OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE UNIT.
WARNING: DO NOT OPERATE UNLESS LAMPS ARE PLUGGED INTO BOTH OUTLETS "BANK A" AND "BANK B."
WARNING: DO NOT MISMATCH LAMP WATTAGES & TYPES. EACH BALLAST MUST HAVE THE SAME LAMP TYPE AND WATTAGE.
WARNING: ON SINGLE FLIPBOXES, NEVER PLUG YOUR BALLAST INTO THE OUTLET MARKED “120V SLAVE.” THIS OUTLET IS
RESERVED STRICTLY FOR DAISY-CHAINING MULTIPLE FLIPBOX TRIGGER CORDS TOGETHER.
