GE MGA Specification Sheet

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GUIDE FORM SPECIFICATIONS
MINI•GARDTM FLUORESCENT LUMINAIRE

ENCLOSED AND GASKETED

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The complete luminaire designated ________ (identify) shall
be a GE MINI.GARDTM fluorescent luminaire, ordering number
________ (specify MGA, plus ordering number logic from cata­log or approved equal, to operate ________ (specify one [13
or 26] watt or two 26-watt fluorescent) lamp(s) from a nominal
________ (specify 120, 277, or 347) volt, 60 Hertz 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 optical assembly suit­able for continuous service, either indoors or outdoors, in an
ambient temperature of 40 degrees C. Standard construction
is IP55. The luminaire shall be UL Listed SUITABLE FOR WET
LOCATIONS and UL Listed to Canadian National Standards and
Codes for Indoor/ Outdoor Locations.

MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION

For ease of installation and to facilitate maintenance and re­placement, the MGA luminaire shall be supplied as components

- ballast, mounting, optical and accessories. A lamp shall be
included but shall not be installed.

The luminaire shall include a die-cast low copper aluminum
housing with electro-epoxidized gray paint finish inside and
outside. All external hardware shall be stainless steel. There
shall be provision for a ballast safety chain.

The luminaire shall be ________ (specify ceiling, flexible pen­dant , angle stanchion, pendant, straight stanchion or wall)
mounted. A stainless steel closure screw in the ballast housing
shall mate with a polymer coated insert in the mounting com­ponent.

OPTICAL ASSEMBLY

The optical assembly shall include a ________ (specify large
glass globe with or without Maxi-Lux® guard). The optical as­sembly shall also include as an accessory ________ (specify no
reflector or dome, deep dome or angle dome reflector).

External reflectors shall be aluminum with a chemically bonded
lightweight non-breakable ALGLAS
surfaces for corrosion resistance.

The Maxi-Lux guard shall be of inverted design for improved
photometric performance.

The optical assembly shall contain a compact double biaxial
socket for fluorescent lamps. The 52-watt fluorescent unit shall
have provision for two 26-watt lamps. The optical assembly
shall be charcoal filtered.

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finish on inside and outside

BALLAST OPERATION

The luminaire shall contain a standard ________ (specify HPF
Reactor or NPF Reactor) type ballast* 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 - 32°F.

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

Guide Form Specifications – 2011

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