LIGHT SOURCES 6-23

Table 6-5. Characteristics of Several Mercury-Vapor-Discharge Lamps

Used in General Lighting
DESIGNATION*

A-Hl
B-Hl
F-Hl
A-H4 C-H5 A-H6H A-H9 E-Hl A-H12
400
452
440/lamp
100
120
250
290
286/Iamp
1,000
1,095
3,000
3,220
400
450
1,000
Watts, with single-lamp
transformer
Watts, with two-lamp
transformer
Lumens at 100 hours
Lumens (approx. initial) . .
.
Lamp lumens per watt at
100 hours
Over-all lpw (single-lamp
transformer)
16,000
16,000
40
35.4
3,000
3,000
30
24.4
10,000
10,000
40
34.5
65,000
65**
59.4
120,000
120,000
40
37.3
20,000
20, 000
50
44.2
60,000
60,000
60
Rated average life (hours) .
.
5 hours per start
10 hours per start.
4,000
6,000
1,000 2,000
3,000
75 3,000 2,000
3,000
2,000
Outer bulb size T-16
Clear
Mogul||
t
T-10
Clear
Admed.
Any
T-14
Clear
Mogul
Any
T-2
Clear
Ts-in.
sleeve
Horiz.
T-9h
Clear
S-c term.
Any
T-20
Clear
Mogul
screw
Any
T-28
Clear
Base type
Burning position
Mogul
screw
mech.
Any
Max. over-all length (inches)..
Light center length (inches)
Vapor pressure (atmospheres)
Number of electrodes
13
7|
1.2
3
6
Glass
5|
8
3
1
Quartz
8
5
4-4.5
3
If
Quartz
3i
110
2
1
Quartz
ft
54f
0.55
2
48
Glassft
11
7
2.5
3
2f
Quartz
14
9
1.5
3
5
Supply voltage (primary
volts)t
Lamp-operating volts
Transformer secondary open
circuit voltage
Lamp-starting current (am-
115,230
136
220
4.7
3.2
115, 230
130
247
1.3
0.9
115, 230
135
250
2.9
2.1
115,230
840
1,200
2.5
1.4
230, 460, 575
535
850
9.3
6.1
115
135
220tt
4.7
3.2
115
135
220
12
Lamp-operating current (am
8.2
Power factor (per cent on lag
60, 90, 95
7 min
7 min
50,90
3 min
3 min
50, 90, 95
4 min
4 min
3 sec
2 sec
90
7 min
8 min
4 min
4 min
Starting time to full output .
.
4 min
(Examples A-H4, B-H4, C-H4, and S-4 all
These
*
The suffix number indicates the transformer required,
operate on an H4 transformer).
f
Burning position. A-Hl and F-II1 are for base-up burning, B-II1 is for base-down burning.
types must be operated within 10 degrees of vertical.
X
Supply voltage. Transformer design is centered for the range of standard voltage circuits.
Power factor. The higher power factor is obtained with transformers incorporating integral correc-
tion. Transformers for operating two lamps of types A-Hl, B-Hl, A-H5, and C-H5 have an over-all power
factor of 95 per cent.
||
The F-Hl lamp is designed for street-lighting service and, except for a mechanical-type base, it has
the same characteristics as the A-Hl.
f
A-H6 is water-cooled and requires a water jacket of quartz or heat-resisting glass. B-H6 is air-cooled
and rated at 900 watts. Its characteristics are similar to the A-H6.
**
Initial lumens per watt (life less than 100 hours).
ft
Single bulb lamp; the outer bulb is the arc tube.
XX
For normal indoor use. Higher open circuit voltages are desirable for dependable starting at lower
temperatures.
The starting characteristics of type A-Hl are shown in Fig. 0-16. When
the current flow
r
s the argon arc is seen for a few
r
seconds as a bluish glow
that fills the entire arc tube. The voltage rapidly increases until the
lamp reaches a stable operating condition. This takes place in about 7
minutes, at which time all of the mercury is completely vaporized and the
lamp operates at about 136 volts, 3.2 amperes. At this stage the arc no