GE DSME, DSMT, DSMR Specification Sheet

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GUIDE FORM SPECIFICATIONS

DECASHIELD® 400 LUMINAIRE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The luminaire designated _______ (identify) shall be a GE DECA­SHIELD® 400 luminaire ordering number ______ (specify DSMT,
DSME or DSMR, plus ordering number logic from catalog), or
approved equal, to operate one _______ (specify [150(55V), 250,
or 400] watt high pressure sodium or [175, 250 or 400] watt
metal halide lamp from a nominal _______ (specify 120, 208,
220, 240, 277, 347 or 480 volt , 60 Hz 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 MC2, MC3, HTV or FWT according
to photometric selection table in catalog). The luminaire shall
be UL/cUL Listed 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 be shipped complete, including mounting
arm, in one carton.

The luminaire shall have a die-cast aluminum housing and one­piece die-cast aluminum door. The door shall be hinged and
removable without the use of tools, and shall be held shut with
two stainless steel thumb latches for no-tool access to both
optical and ballast compartments.

All exposed die-cast surfaces shall have a _______ (specify
dark bronze [standard], black, white, charcoal gray or alumi­num) polyester powder paint finish. There shall be a prewired
photoelectric control receptacle available or photoelectric
control receptacle with shorting cap.)

BALLAST OPERATION

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 and field rotat­able 90° in either direction) and heat/impact resistant tempered
flat 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 sealed
by a standard dacron felt gasket . (There shall be an optional
charcoal filtered optical available.)

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

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.

Guide Form Specifications – 2011

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