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PERFORMANCE DATA FOR SYLVANIA MERCURY LAMPS

(Dofs for Reflector Mercury Lomps Refer To Engineering Bulletin 0-329)

lile experienced by consumers in vcrrying group replocement periods. The uselul economic life of cr mercury instcllction is dependent on the survivql cnd the mcrintenqnce chqrccteristics ol the lcrmp under the speci{ic opercrting condiIncrecrsed mercury lcrmp
hcrs cqused cr rise

tions. The tcrbulcrr presentction

ol rcrtings, based on specilic lile test results under optimum opercrting conditions, is presented cs cr guide {or those who must use such inIormqtion. Most mercury lcmps mcrnufcrctured in the United Stotes qnd used for rocrdwcry or industricl lighting purposes, dre mqnufactured to conform to standards set up by the United Stcrtes of America Stcrndcrrds Institute (USASI). The subcommittee rc78-4), which estcblishes the stcrndards Ior mercury lcrmps, consists of representcrtives {rom lcrmp, lumincrire, qnd bqllast mcrnufcrcturers qnd consumer crdvisors. Specific electrical cnd physiccrl, but not light output, pcrlcmeters ol the lcmps qre evolved crnd crgreed to by the members of this committee. Included in these pcrameters crre the crllowable variqtions in design. The ollowcrble vcriation of lomp opercrting voltcrge from the nominql is +-10 volts for 90 volt lcrmps, -+I5 volts lor 130 crnd I35 volt Icrmps qnd -+ 25 volts for 265 volt lcrmps. Voltcge rise to end of li{e mqy approximate one percent in ecch
5000 hours.

under mcrrgincrl conditions. Ncrturcrlly, there ore further compliccrtions presented by lcrmp crnd circuit power factor vqriqtions crnd by current wcrve shcrpe chcrracteristics. These crffect the wcttcge delivered to the lomp crnd the light output (lumens) delivered by the lomp initiolly cnd throughout life. The electriccrl relationships during stcrting, which grectly dilIer {rom stobilized opercting conditions, mcry significcntly cr{fect the mcintqined light output. The genercrl clcrssilicction of the bollost, its input voltcge crnd the opercrting crrc tube voltcge o{ the lcmp, produce significcrnt vqriqtions in delivered light output <rnd wcttoge
consumed.

If c rcrtio ol peck to RMS grecrter thcrn I.414 is provided to stcrrt the lamps, up to q vqlue oI 2.0 mcrximum, the RMS voltage mcry be decreqsed in the rctio of two percent Ior ecrch one percent increcrse in peck voltoge. The RELIABILITY FACTOR shown mecns simply thcrt crt cr given tempercrture for excrmple OoF, 90% of the lcrmps ol 100 hour crging will ignite and stcbilize ct the voltcrge shown. The stcrrting voltcrge requirements of mercury lcmps remqin substcntially constant throughout life., These requirements crre governed by the ccthode chcrnges os lcmps oge. Users <rre ccrutioned crs to the use ol these dctcr in mcrking cppliccrtion of lcrmps

this product. Vqrious combinqtions of lomp voltcges crnd permissible bcllcst currents ccrn produce widely varying wcttages. The process by which these lcrmps recrch their stcrbilized output cqn be extremely importcrnt in determining the delivered light output of lclmps over their lives. Inordinotely long wcrm up or stcrbilizcrtion times cqn result in ruinous bombcrrdment of ihe lcmp ccrthodes. This significcrntly reduces lcmp li{e, crnd the sputtering ofl of electrode mqteriql cquses poor lumen mcinten<rnce early in life. These problems have been minimized by improved lcrmp design. The voltcrge required for stcrrting mercury lcrmps is relcted to their cmbient tempercrture crt sicrrting iime. Sylvcrnic uses the genercl pcrcmeters estcblished by USASI for testing lcrmps under specified test conditions. For stcrting on cr stcrndqrd recrctor, which hcrs a current crest fqctor oI I.4I4 (sinusoidcrl outpui), the minimum stariing volt<rges shown will assure relicble stcrrting.

The lcmp operoting voltcrge is the prime electriccrl chcrrqcteristic which lcmp mcnufacturers ccn build into the lamp. Sylvcnia lamps fcrll <rs closely crs possible to the nominql lcrmp crrc tube opercrting voltcrge. The bcllcrst mqnufqcturer's design controls the current delivered to the lcmp. Understandobly, tolerqnces cre cllowed in

significcrnt to note thcrt qs we proceed from the to the regulated output circuit, the effect ol line voltcge vqriqtion on light output becomes progressively less. Using the sqme compcrrctive progression from recrctor to <ruto-trqnsformer to reguioted output circuit, the dilferences in opercting wcrttoge between lomps of hiqh qnd low crrc iube operoting voltoges increcrse. This chcrnges lighi ouiput markedly. The performcnce datq crre ctverqge vqlues given {or representotive lcrmps opercted on commercicl bcrllasts meeting USASI stqndqrds for mercury lcmp bcllcsts.

Ii is

recrctor to the autotrcrnsformer

In summcrry, the interrelcrtionship between the mercury iomp, iis bcllcsi, its environmeni qnd the method by which is is opercted, is cI more sensitive qreq thcrn generolly is reclized if mqximum delivered light is to be obtcined throughout the life of the lamp. This relctionship mqndctes cqreful consideration of the ballcrst which is purchcrsed io opercrte the lomp. Operction of ct mercury lcrmp outside of its specified opercting porcrmeters by use o{ incrdequctely designed bcrllcrsts, which mqy represent reduction in initicrl cost, mcry wipe out these sqvings by loss of useful delivered light <rnd lcmp

life. The per{ormcnce dqtq shown cpplies only to

lcmps opercrted with ballcrsts thct meet USASI stondcrrds set up by subcommittee C82-2 on mercury lcrmp

bcrllosts.

SYLr'ANIA

MERCURY
LIGHT
OVERALL LENGTH
C ENTER

LAMF
VERTICAL OPER IN ITIAL

NOMINAL
LAMP
USASI

BU LB

wATTs (A)

DESIGNATION

srzE (B)

Nickel - Plaled

{All

BASE TYPE Screw Type)

Brass

ARC
LENGTH { lnches)

(lnches)

LENGTH ( lnches)

COLOR DESIGNATION

(100 Hr.)
LUMENS {C)

PERCENT IN

IND

40

H45AZ

CLEAR
B.2T

I 200

H45AY/C H4sAY/DX
H43AZ

MEDIUM

6r/z

33/q +3/16

2I

/32+

lle

COLON IMPNOVED

It65
r

DATA

NOl
AVA

Brite White Deluxe

CLEAR B-21

260

2800

7S

H43AY

lC

MEDIUM

61/z

33/a+3

/16

I-3 /64-+

Ya

COI.OB IMPROVED Brite White Deluxe

CLEAR

2t00
3r50
4100

H43AY/DX
H38AZ

H38AY/C H38AY/DX
r00 H38-4HT

B-2i

MEDiUM

6'12

33/q

+3 /16

l-3 / 64+

t/8

COLOR IMPROVED

4000 4300

Brite Whiie Deluxe

CLEAN
BT-25

4I00
4100

?o (
7

H38-4lA/C

H38.4JAlw
H38.4TA/DX H39.22K8 r75 H39-22KC/C

MOGUL

7 r/z

f3l16

COLON IMPBOVED I-3 /64+

t/B

4.5

WHITE Brite White Deluxe

CLEAS COLOR IMPROVED

4490 4400 7850 7850

8500

69,5
6

9.5

I3.5
91,0 89.0

H39-22KC/W H39-22KClY H39.22KClDX

H37.5KB

8T.28

MOGUL

8 s/16

5-f3/I6

73/qtVe

WHITE YELLOW Brite White Deluxe

CLEAR COTOR IMPNOVED

4750 8s00
r

DATA NOI
8

9.0

2000

I0.8
89.0
8 8

250

H37.5KC/C

o
400

H37.sKC/w
H37-5KC/DX H33. AR
H33- CD

BT-28

MOGUL

s/r6

+3/I6
7 +Va

t+1/"

11850
I
r r

WHITE Brite White Deluxe

3000 3000
9500

5.0

s.0

T- 16

MOGUL

11

l3l16-f

CLEAR CLEAB

NOT AT OI '

20s00 20s00 23000

r

H33- GL/C H33. GL/W H33. GL/Y H33- GLlDX

H40- 7MA

BT-37

MOGUL

IlYz

7 +r/q

l3lI6+

COLOR IMPROVED

I0.6
B

WHITE YELLOW Brite White Deluxe

BT-37

7.5 NO']

0000

DATA
87.5 91.0

23000 20500 20500

125

H40- 7GLlC

MOGUL

LlYz

7 +r/a

13

/ 16+

1/4

CLEAR COLOR IMPNOVED CTEAB

I0.0
91.0

H35-l8NA
700

4r000 4r000
44500 44500 ss000 55000 61000 ss000 57500

H35.t8ND/C H35-r8ND/W H35.l8ND/DX H34-t2GV

BT-4 6

MOGUL

141/z

IYz

+3/e

5+%

COLOR IMPNOVED

89.0
8

WHITE

5.5

Brile Tlfhite Deluxe

CLEAR
BT-56

I5.5
8

5.0

H34-l2GW/C H34-r2cW/W
H34-I2KY /C
r 000

MOGUL

153/e

r/z

3/a

5 sl|

-t

t/4

COLOR IMPROVED

84.0 77.0 84.0 77.0 77.0

8
B

WHITE COLOB IMPROVED WHITE Brite White Deluxe

CLEAB BT-56

H34.r2KYlW
H34.r2GW/DX H36-r5GV

6t000
57500 57500
63000 57500 60000 63000 85000 85000

8.0 6.0

H36-IsGW/C H36.tsGW/W H36.tsKY/C H36-lsKY/W

H36.r5GW/DX
r 500

MOGUL

r5%

9Yz

3/e

57/8

't

Y4

COLOR IMPNOVED WHITE

COLOR IMPROVED

77.0 87.0
B

WHITE Brite White Deluxe DATA GIVEN FOR

15OO

I.O

77.0

H36.lsGV

WATT OPERATION

CLEAR

H36-rsGWiC

oF H36-1sGV AND H36-GW/C rAMPS

colon

IMPnovED

MI

IP
OPERAT]ON

PERFCDRrytANCE
ITIAL ( r00 Hr.) LUMENS (C)
IN

DATA
VOL TS

VATE MEAN LUMENS AS ENT INITIAL FOR LiFE I NDICATED

HORIZONTAL OPERATION APPROXIMATE MEAN LUMENS AS PERCENT INITIAL FOR LIFE

I

TO ASSURE GIVEN STARTING RELIABILITY AT INDICATED TEMP

DICATED 24000 Hr.

e8%

(D)
F

NOM NAL
Horiz.

CURRENT {AMPS)

RATED

{NOM NAL)
H

AVERAGE
LI FE
(

eo7.

lr.

24000

6000 Hr

+5U

(JF

{D)

eo% {D)

oriz.

Hou.s

I I45
. NOT PRESENTLY

AVAITABLE

lll0
2650

DATA NOT PRESENTLY AVAILABLE

87
B5

I50-

L7

0"

I80

90

8B

0 s3

54

r 6000

NOT

2560

NOT

240200-

2\A210.

zzJ

130

r35

0.64

0.65

t 6000

PPLiCABLE

3800 3800 4200

87
B5

APPLICABLE

130

r30

0.8 5

O.BB

l 6000

68.0 78.0 72.0 64.5 59.5

5
I

7 6

4.0 6.5 2.0

3900 3900 4200 4200

7 450

/J.5
6

200*

21.0-

ool

130

8.0
8.0

i30

0.8 5

0 88

24000

620
9
8

9.5 8.0 5.0

0

0.3 6.5

92.0
90.0
B

7450 8000 4500 8000

I 1400
r 1250
r

84.s
NOT

7.0

82

204

21.0

t 1.,

r30

128

I.50

1.55

24000

AVAILABLE
B

DATA NOT AVAILABLE

B

4.5 6.5 2.0

0

7.0
7.5

82.0
8

8 8

2.5 8.5

85

78
7

2300 2300

79

3.0

I90.

2r0

225

130

129

2.r

2.15

24000

8.4

79.5

IT APPLlCABLE
8 8

18s00
I I

NOT A PLICABLE
89.5 B6.s
B

6000

7.5 5.0
1.5

9500 9s00

5.0
o4l

8r.5
7

2r750
9500 21750
t
r

2.0

6.5

190-

210

I35

I30

a,

3.4

24000

NOT

AVAILABLE
81.5

DATA NOT AVAILABLE

82.0 89.0 87.0 89.0
B 6.0

6.5

NOT APPLICABLE
8

9500 9s00

NOT

APPLICABLE
84.0
B

215-

aot

375

265

1.7

6000

7.0
E

39000 39000 42000 42000 52000 s2000

oo 79
7

0.0 5.0 5.0

2rs

325-

375*

265

250

2,8

3.0 s

24000

81.0 81.0 81.0 79.0 70.0

80
/J

7 7

9.0

NOT \PPLICABLE

s8000 52000 55000 s8000

NOT APPLICABLE
200

aaa

27<

135

134

8.0

8.1

6000+

70.0 84.5
7 7 6

8 7 7
B

3.5 8.5 0.5 2.0 8.5 0.5

54500 54500 60000 54500 57000 60000

9.0 4.0
5.5
ot
E

8r.0
7

375"

265

4.0

4.3

24000

3.0

80.0
7

5.5

7 7

5.0

70.0 65.5

73.0

MEAN LUMENS FOR 2OOO HOUR MEAN TUMENS FOR 20t]O HOUR

LIFE

76000
7600O

LIFE

DATA NOT AVAILABTE OR APPLICABLE

2000

REFERENCE NOTES
presented for physicol, electricqi cnd phoiometric chqrqcteristics qre nomincrl vqlues. Dimensionoi ond electricql vqlues presented are equcl to or exceed USASI stcndords wherever opplicoble.
Dcrtcr

(A) Nomincrl lomp waits do not include bollcrst wattoge, bcrllost wcttoge is <rpproximoiely l0-I5% of lcmp woits. Consult individucl bollost mqnufcrcturers dctcr.

(B) Bulb diqmeier given in eighths of on inch. Dimension given is nominql dimension. (C) Approximote initicl lumen volues given ofter 100 hours of operction wiih Iomp operoted ot rcted
wcrtts.

(D) Minimum storting volts required io dssure given stcrrting reliability of indicated temperoiure denotes, for exomple, thot ct 0.F with 210 volts open circuit voltoge ovcrilable thot 90% of the 400 watt lomps will igniie ond stcbilize to g5yo o{ their minimum rcried voltoge wiihin 15 minutes. Although q iower open circuit voltcge moy ignite ihe icmp, <r higher open circuit voltlge ttron this minimum moy be required for proper wqrm_up, stobilizction crnd reliobility of siarting throughout the life of the lomp. See (*) note. *Higher voltoge may be required to mcintcin lcrmp
operation. **Dcriq on Sylvcnio Mercury Reflector Lomps mcy be Iound in seporcrte Engineering Bulletin. Mcrintenqnce charqcieristics ond electricol porometers ore the scrme crs those given Ior comparoble wcttcge types in this bulleiin.

DATA

NOT PRES

AVAILABL

SURVIVAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SYLVANIA MERCURY LAMPS

t00

02

t
I

9r
8

(t

9.0

z.

S
\

\ \

DATA NOT AVA

89.0
B {

(E

=) U
(t,

c = J
E
lrj

NOT APPLICA
8

z.
CL

90.6

lrJ

()

DATA NOT AVA

8

7.5

APPL

91.0 89.0
B

5.5

85.5
8

4000

8000

t2,o00

t6,o00

20,000

24,000

5.0

84.0
77 .0

N
PPL]

BURNING TIME - HOURS FIGURE I

84.0

77.0 77.0
B

7 7
B

7l

MEAN Ll

R. L. Petrie coDE NO.33r67

Markeiing Appliccrtions Engineering Dept.

APPROXIMATE LUMEN MAINTENANCE CHARACTERISTICS SYLVANIA MERCURY LAMPS

Figures 2-7 illustrcrte the rqnge ol mointqined Iumen vqlues of Sylvcnicr Mercury Lcmps rcrted crt i6,000 crnd 24,000 hours.
100

r00

90

90
H39 H33 H35 H37 H36 H38

80

80 H39

7a

70

z
= f 60

H33 H35 H37 H36 H38

=64 z5a
o

; o

>40

t40
-30
20

-30
20

t0

t0
0

4000

100

r00

9A

90

80

80 H39 H33 H35 H37 H36

70

:60
250
o

z -60

H39 H33 H35 H37 H36

2to
*4O
o

zoo c30
20

H38

d30
20

t0
0

10

100

VIRTICAL.5]LVER WHITE AND

BRITE WHITE DELUXI

HORIZONTAL.
100

SILVER WHITE

AND

BRITE WHITE DELUXE

90

90

80

80

7A

H39 H33 H35 H37

350 =

; zs0
o

H36
H38

z : I j = 4
o
E

70
H39 eo H33 H35 H37

5A

H36

>40
g

'

H38 30

30

2A

7A

to
0

1o