Howard Industries HID Ballasts Part Numbering Designation
HigH inTensiTy DisCHarge (HiD) ballasTs
Core and Coil Ballasts
Identifying the Ballast Model Number
1
Lamp Type
Ballasts
Electronic
HID Ballast Model Number example: Metal Halide (M), 400 watt (0400), 120/208/240/277 line voltage (71), *core and coil (C), CWA circuit (2), 60 line
frequency/1lamp (1), standard design (1), replacement kit (K).
M
Column 1:
Selects the proper lamp type.
M = Metal Halide/Pulse Start MH
S = High Pressure Sodium
Compact
Fluorescent Ballasts
HID
Ballasts
MS = Metal Halide/High Pressure Sodium
Column 2 3 4 5:
Selects the proper lamp wattages.
0035 = 35 Watt
0050 = 50 Watt
0070 = 70 Watt
0100 = 100 Watt
0150 = 150 Watt
0175 = 175 Watt
0250 = 250 Watt
0320 = 320 Watt
0350 = 350 Watt
0400 = 400 Watt
0750 = 750 Watt
0875 = 875 Watt
1000 = 1000 Watt
1500 = 1500 Watt
Column 6 7:
Selects the proper input operating voltages.
120 0 2
120/277 2 3
120T/480 2 9
120/208/240/277 7 1
120/208/240/277/480 8 1
2 3 4 5
Lamp Code
0400
LAMP CODE
LAMP WATTAGE
LINE VOLTAGE
6 7 8 9
Case Type
Line Voltage
Circuit Type
Frequency, number of
lamps and insulation
7 1 C
CASE TYPE
Column 8:
Indicates the type of case used.
Case Construction Type.
Core and Coil C
Utility - Tabbed U
CIRCUIT TYPE
Column 9:
Indicates the type of circuit used.
Design Type
R-HPF - Reactor 1
CWA - Constant Wattage Auto Transformer 2
HX-HPF - High Reactance-High Power Factor 5
PS-CWA - Pulse Start Constant Wattage
Autotransformer 6
Multiple Lamp Reactor 8
Multiple Lamp CWA 9
LINE FREQUENCY AND NUMBER OF LAMPS
Column 10:
Ballast operating frequency and total number of
lamps that the ballast can operate at any one time.
Frequency No. of Lamps Insulation Class
60 1 H (180) 1
60 1 N (200) 2
60 1 H (180) E
* E = EISA 2007 Compliant (Circle E)
E
2
10 11
Design
12
Accessories
Updates
1 1
DESIGN UPDATES
Column 11:
Indicates design revisions that are deemed significant enough for a model number change.
ACCESSORIES
Column 12:
Accessory codes are used to specify components included in
the ballast order. This code is not part of the model number
included on the label, but will be used as an extension to
identify accessories.
CORE AND COIL ONLY NO SUFFIX
Ballast with welded bracket B
Ballast with oil cap C
Ballast with dry cap D
Ballast with standard starter E
K
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Ballast Kits
Identifying the Ballast Model Number
Lamp Type Wattage Input Volts Circuit Type Packaging
M - 400 - 4T - CWA - K
M - Metal Halide 175
250
400
1000
1500
MP - 400 - 4T - PSCWA - K
MP - Pulse Start Metal Halide 50
70
100
150
250
400
750
875
1000
S - 150 - 4T - HXH - K
S - High Pressure Sodium 35
50
70
100
150
250
400
1000
LAMP TYPE WATTAGE INPUT VOLTS
4T
5T
480T
2T
4T
5T
120
4T
5T
CWA Kit
HXH
PSCWA
RXN
RXH
HXH
CWA
Kit
Kit
Electronic
Ballasts
Fluorescent Ballasts
Compact
Ballasts
HID
• M = Metal Halide
• MP = Pulse Start MH
• S = High Pressure Sodium
• Metal Halide - 175, 250, 400, 1000, 1500
• Pulse Start - 50, 70, 100, 150, 250, 400, 1000
• High Pressure Sodium - 35, 50, 70, 100, 150, 250,
400, 1000
CIRCUIT TYPE PACKAGING
RXN - Reactor Normal Power Factor*
RXH - Reactor High Power Factor
HXN - High Reactance Normal Power Factor*
HXN - High Reactance High Power Factor
CWA - Constant Wattage Autotransformer
PSCWA - Pulse Start CWA
* For Normal Power Factor High Reactance and Reactor ballasts, the ballast operates without
the use of a capacitor. Therefore, a capacitor will not be included with the kit. For all other
circuit types, a capacitor is included and standard.
Metal Halide Ballast Kit
• Ballast
• Capacitor
• Mounting Bracket
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Pulse Start Ballast Kit
• Ballast
• Capacitor*
• Starter
• Mounting Bracket
• 2T - 120/277v
• 4T - 120/208/240/277v
• 5T - 120/208/240/277/480v
• 120 - 120v
• 480T - 120T/480v
K - Kit
High Pressure Sodium Ballast Kit
• Ballast
• Capacitor*
• Starter
• Mounting Bracket
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