Wiring an Infrared Lamp

[GalileoGalilee]

Hi guys, i bought an infrared heat lamp for curing paint/lacquers etc but when it arrived it had no mains plug on it. It has only 2 wires coming out of it neither marked positive or negative with connectors that look strong enough for a car stereo speaker let alone a 500w 240v heater. It also came with absolutely no literature so I'm really in the dark on this one.

Can anybody advise on how I could wire this up to a mains lead so I can use it?

I've included pics sorry they are a bit hazy (on iphone).

I'm thinking just wire the 2 wires to the negative and positive of a generic 13amp mains lead and see if it fires up. But I'll wait for advice before I do this.

 

[Andy™]

looks like its designed to be installed into something else. also, the case looks like it would need an earth.

i doubt you can safely get those cables into a plug. your prob going to have to install a box, and then flex to a plug

best contact the supplier and get more info on this

 

[sparkytim]

Hi that looks like a dodgy appliance!

Is it from the far east?

Ebay?

If that is a metal case then it is unlikely to be a Class 1 appliance (Double insulated)

In which case it requires a earth connection in addition to the Live and Nuetral.

 

[Evans Electric]

As Andy says , it seems to belong in a bigger unit , looks like a replacement part . Is it definitely 240V ?

 

[Badger]

that looks more like 24v to me

 

[kme]

+1 to all above

 

[sanny]

This is a half quartz infrared heating element with ceramic beaded power leads which is not the heater just the element so like the guys have said its part of a bigger unit which vary in voltage http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz150/s4nny/Synergy_High_Intensity_Infrared_Heater.gif something like this maybe

 

[PC Electrics]

That's not a stand alone unit, it's a replacement element for a heater assembly. It'll fit into something like this:

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-devil-370sp-quartz-halogen-infra-red-he/path/halogen-heaters

 

[green-hornet]

I have worked in a paintshop and I have to agree with fellow posters, the item you have is a replacement "element" designed to be installed within a housing with all control wiring in situe. The cables you have shown are the plug in type, the earthing is central and provided by the chassis of the unit via bolts.

It is not a stand alone unit.

 

[a1spark]

As above.

and if it was sat on a combustible surface, as appears in the piccy, at 500watt there would eventually be a bit of smoke about the place.

a1Spark

 

[JUD]

I used to work on vacuum forming machines for a plastics company and those were used as heater elements on some of the older machines.

One of these....

https://www.youtube.com/embed/E8bLa37EwSE?feature=oembedDepending on the size of the machine there could be up to 100 of them.