GE DKA Specification Sheet

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GUIDE FORM SPECIFICATIONS
DECASHIELD® 1000 LUMINAIRE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The luminaire designated _____ (identify) shall be a GE
DECASHIELD® 1000 luminaire ordering number _____ (specify
DSA, plus ordering number logic from catalog), or approved
equal, to operate one _____ (specify [750 or 1000] watt high
pressure sodium [HPS] or 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 manufacturer. The luminaire shall contain
a completely prewired integral ballast and an optical assembly
that shall provide an IES Distribution Type _____ (specify MC1,
MC2, MC3, SC2 or FWT according to photometric selection
table in the catalog). The luminaire shall be UL/cUL Listed for
SUITABLE FOR WET LOCATIONS. Standard construction is IP54.
Ballast, housing, optical and luminaire assembly shall all be
from the same manufacturer.

MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION

The luminaire shall have a precision engineered, sealed and
gasketed, all-aluminum housing and one-piece die-cast alu­minum 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 photo­electric control receptacle with shorting cap.

OPTICAL ASSEMBLY

The cutoff optical assembly shall have a _____ (specify one­piece hydroformed aluminum reflector with a chemically bond­ed lightweight non-breakable ALGLAS® finish on all surfaces or
forward throw reflector with an anodized finish). The reflector
must be rotatable 90° in either direction. The lens shall be heat/
impact resistant tempered flat glass. 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 sealed by a standard EPDM rubber gasket. (There
shall be an optional charcoal filtered optical available.)

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.

* REFER TO PRODUCT PAGE FOR BALLAST SELECTIONS. FOR
MORE DEFINITIVE INFORMATION, REFER TO BALLAST SPECIFICA­TIONS IN TECHNICAL DATA SECTION.

Guide Form Specifications – 2011

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