Howard Industries MP1000/BU Specifications

Specification Sheet

5/4/2012

MP1000/BU

Project:

1000 Watt BT56 (Clear) Lamp

Metal Halide Lamps

Metal Halide

MOL

LCL

Catalog#:

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Ordering Information

Howard Catalog Number (Ordering Code) MP1000/BU

UPC Code 01229

ANSI Designation M47/O

Description Metal Halide

Package Quantity 6

Physical Characteristics

Bulb Size BT56

Bulb Finish Clear

Base Mogul (EX39)

MOL (Maximum Overall Length) (in.) 15.38

LCL (Light Center Length) (in.) 9.5

Operating Characteristics

Lamp Watts (Nominal) 1,000

Approx. Initial Lumens 107,000

Approx. Mean Lumens 85,000

Average Rated Life (Hours) 15,000V/10,000H

Color Temperature (K) 4,200

CRI (Color Rendering Index) 65

Operating Position

Base Up

Note:

1. WARNING: THIS LAMP CAN CAUSE SEROUS SKIN AND EYE INFLAM-

MATION FROM SHORT WAVE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION IF THE OUTER
ENVELOPE OF THE LAMP IS BROKEN OR PUNCTURED. DO NOT USE
WHERE PEOPLE
WILL REMAIN FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES UNLESS ADEQUATE
SHIELDING OR OTHER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE USED. Lamps that
will automatically extinguish when the outer envelope is broken or punctured
are commercially available.

2. When operated on ballasts having a sustaining voltage less than 270V, lamp

life may be signicantly reduced.

3. Lamps classied as E-type are to only be used in suitably enclosed luminaries.
Please see Howard HID Lamp Warning.

4. Electrical Shock and Burn Hazard: Do not remove or insert lamp when
power is own. If outer glass bulb is broken, shut off power immediately and
remove lamp after it has cooled.

5. Protect lamp from direct contact with liquids to avoid breakage from thermal
shock.

6. This lamp must be used only with proper circuit and auxiliary equipment and
suitable ballast.

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7. Do not scratch the glass of bulb or subject this lamp to undue pressure as
either may cause lamp to break. Replace scratched, cracked, broken or dam­aged bulbs immediately.

8. The lamp should be screwed rmly, but not forcibly, into the socket to reduce
the possibility of loosening due to vibration. Use of excessive force may result
in lamp breakage.

9. Do not touch hot lamps with ngers, skin or any ammable material. Lamps
may remain hot after being turned off.

10. Keep combustible materials away from lamp during operation.

11. Do not paint the lamp to prevent its overheating or breakage.

12. This is a discharge lamp and requires some time to restart and come up to
full brightness after a power interruption. Lamps may require 2 to 4 minutes to
relight.

13. Recycle lamps in accord with local, state, and federal disposal laws.
See: www.lamprecycle.org.

14. Specications subject to change. Actual results may vary.