Specification Sheet F32T8 Instant Start Parallel Lamp Operation escent Ballast Project:

Specification Sheet

EP3/32IS/MV/MC/HE

7/21/2014

3 Lamp

Standard Ballast Factor High Efficiency

Multi-volt

High Efficiency

Project:

Catalog#:

Approved by:

F32T8 Instant Start Parallel Lamp Operation

Lamp Type

No. Of

Lamps

Lamp

Watts

Line

Voltage

Ballast

Factor

Input

Watts

Input

Current

(amps)

Power

Factor

F32T8*

F32T8/ES/30

F32T8/ES/28

F32T8/ES/25

F25T8

F17T8

F40T8

FB32T8

FB31T8

FB28T8

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

120

277

32

32

32

32

30

30

30

30

28

28

28

25

25

25

25

28

25

25

25

25

17

17

40

40

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

28

28

28

28

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

3

2

3

3

2

3

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

2

2

* Primary Lamp Design

Ballast Specifications

• Ballast shall have a five-year warranty

• Ballast shall be UL Listed and CEE Listed

• Ballast shall be sound rated Class A

• Ballast shall be Class P Type 1 Outdoor

• Ballast shall have a Lamp Current Crest Factor of <1.7

• Ballast shall withstand line transients as specified in ANSI C62.41-1991

• Ballast shall comply with the limits of FCC Part 18 Class A

• Ballast shall have a lamp operating frequency greater than 40kHz

• Ballast shall have a 0 o F minimum lamp starting temperature for primary lamp

• Ballast shall be Instant Start

• Ballast shall be Parallel Lamp Operation

• Ballast shall have minimum Power Factor of 98% for primary Lamp operation

• Ballast shall operate within +/- 10% of the ballast specified line voltage at 60 Hz

• Ballast shall have a maximum case hot spot temperature of 70 Celsius

0.88

0.88

0.99

0.99

0.88

0.88

0.99

0.99

0.88

0.88

0.99

0.99

0.90

0.90

1.00

1.00

0.90

0.90

1.00

1.00

0.92

0.92

0.95

0.95

0.88

0.88

0.99

0.99

0.88

0.88

0.99

0.99

0.88

0.88

0.99

0.99

84

83

63

63

79

77

59

58

72

70

54

51

68

66

50

53

68

68

51

50

45

45

78

77

84

83

63

63

80

79

61

60

72

70

54

53

0.71

0.31

0.53

0.24

0.65

0.28

0.48

0.21

0.60

0.26

0.45

0.20

0.56

0.25

0.43

0.19

0.56

0.24

0.42

0.18

0.38

0.17

0.65

0.29

0.71

0.31

0.53

0.24

0.67

0.29

0.51

0.22

0.60

0.26

0.45

0.20

THD

Ballast

Efficacy

Factor

0.98

0.98

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.98

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.98

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.96

0.98

0.96

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.98

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.98

0.98

0.97

0.98

0.98

0.98

0.97

<10%

<10%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<10%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<10%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

<10%

<15%

1.05

1.06

1.57

1.57

1.11

1.14

1.67

1.70

1.22

1.25

1.83

1.86

1.32

1.32

1.95

1.95

1.32

1.38

1.96

1.96

2.04

2.04

1.22

1.23

1.05

1.06

1.57

1.57

1.10

1.11

1.62

1.65

1.22

1.25

1.83

1.86

Wiring Diagram

BLACK

WHITE

RED

BALLAST

LAMP

LAMP

LAMP

For 2-lamp operation cap one blue lead

BLUE

BLUE

BLUE

Dimensions

L: 9.5”

W: 1.3”

H: 1.09”

M: 9.0”

Wiring diagram is for lamp connection purposes only. Lead wires may exit the ballast differently than depicted in the diagram.

Side Ballast View

Bottom Ballast View

W

H

M

L

0.31

W

• Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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