Specification Sheet

AREA LIGHTING
Guide Form Specifications – 2011
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GE
Lighting Solutions
GUIDE FORM SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The luminaire designated_______ (identify) shall be a GE DI-
MENSION
TM
1000 luminaire ordering number DKA, plus ordering
number logic from catalog or approved equal, to operate one
_______ specify [250, 350, 400, 750 or 1000] watt high pressure
sodium [HPS] or [250, 400 or 1000] watt metal halide) lamp
from a nominal _______ (specify 120, 208, 220, 240, 277, 347
or 480 volt, 60 Hz or 220, 230 or 240 volt, 50 Hz) power source
and shall be capable of starting and operating the specified
lamp within the limits specified by the lamp manaufacturer. The
luminaire shall contain a completely prewired integral ballast
and an optical assembly that shall provide a Distribution Type
_______ (specify according to photometric selection table in
the catalog). The luminaire shall be UL/cUL Listed SUITABLE
FOR WET LOCATIONS and UL Listed to Canadian National Stan-
dards and Codes. Standard construction is IP55. Ballast, hous-
ing, optical and luminaire assembly shall all be from the same
manufacturer.
OPTICAL ASSEMBLY
DIMENSION
TM
1000 LUMINAIRE
The cutoff optical assembly shall have a _______ (specify
one-piece hydroformed aluminum reflector with a chemically
bonded lightweight non-breakable ALGLAS
®
finish on all surfac-
es and a SAG glass lens. The optical assembly shall contain a
mogul base E39 socket with superior lamp gripping. The socket
shall have added insulation, giving it the ability to handle the
higher pulse ratings of newer HID systems. The optical shall
be enclosed, sealed and gasketed with an activated charcoal
filtering system to keep hydrocarbon materials from entering
and permanently bonding to the optical reflecting surfaces. The
optical seals shall consist of standard EPDM rubber gaskets.
*REFER TO PRODUCT PAGE FOR BALLAST SELECTIONS. FOR
MORE DEFINITIVE INFORMATION, REFER TO BALLAST SPECIFICA-
TIONS IN TECHNICAL DATA SECTION.
DKA
MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION
The luminaire shall have a precision engineered, sealed and
gasketed, all-aluminum housing and one-piece die-cast alu-
minum door. The door shall be hinged with two stainless steel
butt type hinges, and shall be held shut with two stainless steel
thumb latches for no-tool access to the optical compartment.
There shall be a decorative mounting arm of _______(specify
4, 8 or 12) inches. All exposed aluminum surfaces shall have
a _______ (specify dark bronze, black, white, charcoal gray
or aluminum) polyester powder paint finish. There shall be a
prewired photoelectric control receptacle available or a photo-
electric control receptacle with shorting cap.
BALLAST OPERATION
The luminaire shall have a _______ (specify) type ballast* with
an electrical quick disconnect. The plug-in type ignitor (for HPS
only) and ballast shall be prewired to the lamp socket requiring
connection of power supply leads only. The ballast shall be in
full compliance with lamp-ballast specifications available to the
fixture manufacturer from the lamp manufacturers at the time
of fixture manufacture.
The ballast shall reliably start and operate the lamp in ambient
temperatures down to -20
°
F for metal halide and -40
°
F for HPS.