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  rev. 2008-01-10        

The fixture name is built up from:

Lamp technology + size and shape + mount + number of lamps + style details

Lamp Technologies

Lamp technologies are the same as for lamps

Sizes and shapes

•1x4 = 1' x 4' rectangular
•2x4 = 2' x 4' rectangular
•1x8 = 1' x 8' rectangular
•2x2 = 2' x 2' rectangular
•xs = exit sign, single face
•xd = exit sign, double face
•wp = wall pack
•lb = low bay industrial HID
•hb = high bay industrial HID
•mb = mini bay enclosed HID for parking garages, entrances, etc.
•pot6 = kit for upgrading a recessed ceiling pot 6" diameter
•pot8 = kit for upgrading a recessed ceiling pot 8" diameter
•pot10 = kit for upgrading a recessed ceiling pot 8" diameter
•st2 = strip 2' long fluorescent
•st3 = strip 3' long fluorescent
•st4 = strip 4' long fluorescent
•st8 = strip 8' long fluorescent
•dr10 = drum 10" diameter
•sq10 = square 10"
•sq14 = square 14"
•gl = globe
•ws = wall sconce
•jj = jam jar

Mounts

•r = recessed into ceiling
•s = surface mounted on the ceiling
•w = surface mounted on a wall
•c = chain hung
•p = pendant mounted
•ref = reflector only, to be installed in existing fixture
•pt = pole top
•pc = pole canopy (square box, opaque sides)
•cv = cove (concealed uplights at the edge of an architectural detail)

Other Information

•g = wire guard
•o = open (no lens)
•w = wrap around lens
•f = flat lens
•e = enclosed HID fixture
•v = vapour proof
•sp = shallow profile
•tm = tandem (one ballast shared between two fixtures)
•bx = box fixture with solid sides and flat lens
•4 = 4ft tubes end-to-end in an 8ft fixture
•x1 = 1 lamp
•x2 = 2 lamp
•sh = shower
•ret = retrofit of existing fixture, main fixture body remains, no centering kit needed
•rek = retrofit of existing fixture, main fixture body remains, centering kit included
•whip = includes wiring harness (whip) for tandem ballast installation

 



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