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LAMP ORIENTATION
Ageing/lamp stabilisation:
Due to initial chemical stabilisation it is very important, that we age lamp for a period of
100 hours without switching and dimming. During this stage gases inside fluorescent tubes
stabilize (mercury vapur is evently distribuited during complete length of the lamp) which
result in better lamp bahaviour.
Unstabilized lamps man not work correctly in terms of colour, rendering and flickering
during dimming at low levels. As a consequence lamp may result with shorter service life.
Amalgam technology:
Not only linear fluorescent tubes are affected by this matter. In some cases righ
position can improove fixture efficiency also with compact fluoescent lamps. In many
cases the heat is worst enemy of efficiency; lamps are affected by the heat and their
lumen output is much lower than in normal room temperatures. In such cases we
suggest to use lamps with Amalgam technology wich emits more light at higher
temperatures.
Lamp orientation:
To ensure otimum lamp performance in multi-lamp systems is strongly advised to
position all lamps in a correct way. Normally the lamps must have the same orientation,
but in multi-lamp overlapping techology it’s recommended to arrange the lamps in way
that ‘cool’ spots and ‘hot’ spots are facing each other (manufacturer’s lamp label - cool
spot).
Clasical lamp arragement
Horizontal
Single/ dual lamp overlaping
Horizontal
Vertical
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