MasterColor Elite Protected Ceramic Metal Halide ED-17 4200K Lamps provide excellend lumen maintenance and outstanding performance over time in a protected lamp.
Benefits
Excellent color - Up to 93 CRI (color rendering index)
Color stability over life within +/- 200 K
Lamp to lamp color consistency over life
High lamp efficacy
Elite 50W lamp provides 29% more initial lumens as compared to a standard MasterColor Protected CMH ED-17 50W lamp*
Elite 50W lamp provided 52% more mean lumens as compared to a standard MasterColor Protected CMH ED-17 50W lamp+
* Philips MasterColor Elite Protected CMH ED-17 4200K 50W Lamps provide 4645 initial lumnes compared to MasterColor Protected ED-17 50W lamp at 3600 iniitial lumens.
+ Philips MasterColor Elite Protected CMH ED-17 4200K 50W Lamps provide 3716 mean lumens compared to MasterColor Protected ED-17 50W lamp at 2450 mean lumens.
Features
Application versatility
Universal operating position
Suitable for use in open fixtures
Dimension, base and light center length are same as standard MasterColor ED-17 lamps
Available in 50W, 70 W and 100W Elite lamps
Applications
Ideal for general lighting,downlighting,and flood lighting.
Warning & Safety
R "WARNING: These lamps can cause serious skin burn and eye inflammation from short wave ultraviolet radiation if outer envelope ot the lamp is broken or puntured. Do not use where people will remain for more than a few minutes unless adequate shielding or other safety precuations are used. Certain lamps that will automaticallly extinguish when the outer envelope is broken or punctured are commercially available." This lamp complies with FDA radiation performance standard 21 CFR subchapter J. (USA:21 CFR 1040.30 Canada: SOR/DORS/80-381)
WARNING: The arc-tube of metal halide lamps are designed to operate under high pressure and at temperatures up to 1000ºC and can unexpectedly rupture due to internal or external factors such as a ballast failure or misapplication. If the arc-tube ruptures for any reason, the outer bulb may break and pieces of extremely hot glass might be discharged into the surrounding environment. If such a rupture were to happen, THERE IS A RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, BURNS AND FIRE. These lamps are designed to retain all the glass particles, should an arc tube rapture occur. The following operating instructions are recommended to minimize the occurrences.
The arc-tube of metal halide lamps are designed to operate under high pressure and at temperatures up to 1000ºC and can unexpectedly rupture due to internal or external factors such as a ballast failure or misapplication. If the arc-tube ruptures for any reason, the outer bulb may break and pieces of extremely hot glass might be discharged into the surrounding environment. If such a rupture were to happen, THERE IS A RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, BURNS AND FIRE. These lamps are designed to retain all the glass particles, should an arc tube rapture occur. The following operating instructions are recommended to minimize the occurrences.
RELAMP FIXTURES AT OR BEFORE THE END OF RATED LIFE. Allowing lamps to operate until they fail is not advised and may increase the possibility of inner arc tube rupture.
