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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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