GE SPMM, SYMM Specification Sheet

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GUIDE FORM SPECIFICATIONS
DECASHIELD ® 175 LUMINAIRE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The luminaire designated _______ (identify) shall be a GE DE­CASHIELD® 175 luminaire, ordering number _______ (specify
SPMM or SYMM, plus ordering number logic from catalog), or
approved equal, for operation of one _____ (specify [50, 70,
100 or 150(55V)] watt high pressure sodium [HPS] or [70, 100
or 175] watt metal halide or mercury) medium-base lamp from
a nominal _______ (specify 120, 208, 220, 240, 277, 347 or
480 volt , 60 Hz or 220 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 optical
assembly that shall provide an IES Distribution Type _______
(specify MC3 or SC5 according to photometric selection table in
the catalog). The luminaire shall be UL/cUL Listed SUITABLE FOR
WET LOCATIONS. Standard construction is IP55. Ballast, hous­ing, optical and luminaire assembly shall all be from the same
manufacturer.

MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION

For convenience, the luminaire is shipped assembled with me­dium base E26 lamp installed in socket, ready for installation.

The luminaire shall include a heavy-duty die-cast aluminum
housing with a _______ (specify dark bronze, black, charcoal
gray, aluminum or white) paint finish, _______ (specify acrylic
2-inch [51 mm] drop lens, polycarbonate 2-inch [51 mm] drop
lens or flat tempered glass), medium base socket and lamp,
and choice of _______ (specify square pole, pole-top yoke or
wall) mount. There shall be a prewired photoelectric control
receptacle available.

SPMM
There shall be a mounting bracket with removable cover, nut

plate hole and strain relief assembly for easy access wiring or
optional wall mounting plate.

SYMM
There shall be an integral yolk arm assembly for mounting on

3-inch (76 mm) OD pole tenon.

SYMM

SPMM

OPTICAL ASSEMBLY

The optical assembly shall be enclosed, sealed and gasketed
with a standard heat and impact-resistant tempered flat glass
or optional _______ (specify UV stabilized polycarbonate or
acrylic prismatic 2-inch [51 mm] drop lens).

The optical assembly shall have a one-piece hydroformed alu­minum reflector with a _______ (specify chemically bonded
lightweight non-breakable ALGLAS
resistance, durability and easy cleaning [MC3] or an Alzak✝
finish [SC5]) on inside and outside surfaces.

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

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finish providing corrosion-

BALLAST OPERATION

The luminaire shall contain a _______ (specify) type ballast* in
full compliance with lamp-ballast specifications available to the
fixture manufacturers from the lamp manufacturers at the time
of fixture manufacture. 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 reliably start and operate the lamp in ambient
temperatures down to -20

-40°F for HPS.

°

F for metal halide or mercury and

Guide Form Specifications – 2011

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