Use and Care Guide

OSRAM SYLVANIA Products Inc.
High Intensity Discharge Lamp
Use and Care
Thefollowinginstructionsmustbecompliedwithtoavoidriskofpersonalinjury,propertydamageandpoor
lampperformance.
I. Operatewithcompatibleballastandfixtureonly:Thislampmustbeoperatedinafixtureand
ballastwhichhasanANSIdesignationidenticaltothatfoundonthelampouterglass
bulb.
II. Electricalshockandburnhazard:Donotremoveorinsertlampwhilepowerison.Ifouterglass
bulbisbroken,shutoffpowerimmediatelyandremovelampafterithascooled.
III. Installation
a. Aspeciallydesignedsocketwhichiselectricallytreatedtowithstanda4000volt
pulseis
requiredforallHighPressureSodiumlampsexceptforthe750and1000wattlampswhich
requireasockedratedtowithstanda5000voltpulse.
b. Theselampshaveavacuumjacketandmayimplodeifbroken.Foraddedsafety,wearsafety
glassesandgloveswheninstalling
orremovinglamps.
c. Toavoidburninjury,allowlamptocoolbeforeremovingfromthefixture.
d. Screwlampfirmlybutnotforciblyintosockettoavoidbreakage.
e. Replacelampsatorbeforeendofratedlife.
f. Neverinstallthelampintoanordinaryhouseholdsocket.
g.
Thislampmaybeoperatedinanyposition.
IV. Propercareandmaintenance:Toreducethepossibilityofprematurelampfailure:
a. Donotusewithluminariesthatwouldcauseanexcessiveincreaseinarc‐tubeoperating
voltage.
b. Donotexposeoperatinglamptomoisture(suchasrain,sleet
orsnow).
c. Replacelampifouterglassbulbhasbeenscratched,crackedordamagedinanyway.
d. Electricallyinsulatedanymetalsupportincontactwiththeouterglassbulbtoavoidglass
decomposition.
V. BrokenARC‐Tube:TakeCareinhandlinganddisposingofthislamp.Ifarc‐tube
isbroken,avoid
skincontactwithanyofthecontentsandfragments.
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