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IlluminationLevels (Cont.)
LightingSourcesintheIECWorld
Incandescent: 40C(40F) Fluorescent: 20C(4F)minimumstartingtemp. Luminousintensitylessthan10%@20C y @ LowtemperatureLampsprovide40C(40F) InductiveLamp:80C instantlightwith100,000hr.lamplife Availablein55,85and125wattunits HighPressureSodium: 50C(58F) Fullluminousintensityovertemperaturerange DualArcTubeversions instantlightwhenpowerisreapplied extremelylongratedlifeupto55,000hours
WhysomuchuseofFluorescentlighting intheIECworld
HIDLamptechnologymuchbetterinUSthanEurope Lowermountingheightsduetospacerestrictions&limitationsin Europevs.US p IntermediateTratingissue EnclosedandCasketednotapprovedprotection Zone2onlyrecentlyexpandedandproductsapproved ExnRrecentlyintroduced Lamp standardization Lampstandardization Qualityoflightissues LoweroverallLuxrequirements BettertechnologywithFluorescents(30Cratings) Italladdsuptomorefluorescents
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Theuseoffluorescentlamptechnologyevenforhighmountingrequirementsisfairly commonintheEuropeanmarket.Longlifefluorescentlampswithlamplifeupto 80,000hoursistypicallyusedinareaswherequalityoflightandaccessibilityis important
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Fluorescentlampsusedonlonglinearspansforevendistributionoflightingand Fluorescent lamps used on long linear spans for even distribution of lighting and reductionofglarewithHIDlightsources
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CommonuseofHIDlightingistouseareflectorlampforhighmounting applications
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Althoughnotasfrequentlyusedtoday,stillsomeoffshoredesignswithhighwattageHID g q y y, g g g lightfixturesuseremoteballastsforeaseofmaintenanceandtoprolongtheballastlife.
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CombiningtheuseofHIDandfluorescentsfornormallightingisandhasbeenacommoninstallation Combining the use of HID and fluorescents for normal lighting is and has been a common installation practice.TheHIDlightingshowninthepictureisratedZone2whilethefluorescentbulkhead fixturesbelowareratedZone1.
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TheuseofHIDorFluorescentsisadecisionusuallybaseduponpreviousengineering The use of HID or Fluorescents is a decision usually based upon previous engineering installations.Bothproductsaresuitablebuteachhaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.