Chalmit 503 Installation, Operation And Maintanance Instructions

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IOM – 503 - HIGH WATTAGE FLOODLIGHT (IND)

Issue

10

INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

503 - High Wattage Floodlight Luminaires

Industrial

Important:

Please read these instructions carefully before installing or maintaining this equipment.
Good electrical practices should be followed at all times and this data should be used
as a guide only.

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IOM – 503 - HIGH WATTAGE FLOODLIGHT (IND)

0.0 Specification

Type Of Protection

N/A

Standards

EN 60598-1

Area Classification

Non- Hazardous

Ambient

see table 1

Ingress Protection

IP66/67 to EN 60529

CE Mark

The CE marking of this product applies to "The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations

2006", "The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2004", the “Waste Electrical and

Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006”. [This legislation is the equivalent in UK law of EU
directives 2014/35/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2012/19/EU respectively].

M Poutney Technical Manager

1.0 Introduction - 503 High Wattage Floodlight

The 503 series of Industrial floodlights are designed for area lighting applications. The maximum ambient
temperature is as shown. The unit is used in conjunction with a control gear box.

Note: Lamp ranges and ambient temperature ratings are as indicated in TABLE 0.

2.0 Storage

Luminaires and control gear boxes are to be stored in cool dry conditions preventing ingress of moisture and
condensation.
Any specific instructions concerning emergency luminaires must be complied with.

3.0 Installation and Safety

3.1 General

There are no health hazards associated with this product whilst in normal use. However, care should be
exercised during the following operations. Installation should be carried out in accordance with good electrical
procedure and local code of practices.
In the UK the requirements of the 'Health and Safety at Work Act' must be met.
Handling and electrical work associated with this product to be in accordance with the ‘Manual Handling
Operations Regulations' and 'Electricity at Work Regulations, 1989'. Your attention is drawn to the paragraphs (i)
'Electrical Supplies', (ii) 'Electrical Fault Finding and Replacement' and (iii) 'Inspection and Maintenance'. The
luminaires are Class 1 and should be effectively earthed.
The luminaires are quite heavy and suitable means of handling on installation must be provided.
The information in this leaflet is correct at the time of publication. The company reserves the right to make
specification changes as required.

3.2 Special conditions for Installation.
Special conditions for safe use

1 The method of cable entry shall be such as to retain the ingress protection properties of the luminaire. In

particular, if conduit entry is used, a stopper gland shall be inserted in the conduit.

2 High pressure sodium lamps shall be used only in conjunction with ballasts which limit the power input to a

lamp to its rated value, when operating at the rated supply voltage. The ignitor circuit shall not produce a
pulse voltage in excess of 4.5kV peak.

Note: Unless authoritative information to the contrary is available from the manufacturer of a

particular lamp, it must be assumed that the use of a lamp with an internal ignitor will infringe
this requirement.