Electronic Ballasts Index

ME-DTC Advanced Lighting Technology Products -Since 1974

Premira® 50 Year Electronic Ballast -The Worlds Bests

Maintenance Engineering’s Premira® Electronic Ballasts feature Multivolt™ Voltage Sensing Technology (VST™)for use with both 120 volt or 277 volt lighting systems

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 ELECTRONIC BALLAST INDEX

T8 Electronic Ballast

PREMIRA* Energy Saving Design and Premium Construction.  Designed to maximize lamps life.  Up to 47% savings over magnetic ballast.  Instant Start and new Program Start designs available.  For F32T8 and F96T8/Instant Start Lamps.

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T12 Electronic Ballast

PREMIRA* Energy Saving Design and Premium Construction.  Designed to maximize lamps life.  Up to 38% savings over magnetic ballast.  Available for F40T12, F96T12/Instant Start, and F96T12/HO lamps.

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F32T8 & F40T12 Fluorescent Bulb & Ballast Kits

PREMIRA Lamps & Ballast packages from Maintenance Engineering ltd. when purchased as a kit and products used together in the same fixture include 10-year guarantee on Premira Xtrabrite lamps and 50-year guarantee on Premira electronic ballasts.

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General Ballast Operational Characteristics

Installation

-Must match ballast to lamp type [F32t8, F40T12, F96T8/IS, F96T12/IS F96T12/HO]

-The following lamp types will only operate on the following M.E. Ballasts:

F40T10 lamps….F40T12 Ballasts Only

F32T8/ES 48″ 30w, 28w, and 25w Energy Savers….F32T8 Program Start and F32T8 Instant Start Ballasts

F25T8 36″ and F17T8 24″ lamps….F32T8 Program Start and F32T8 Instant Start Ballasts

-M.E. ballasts are designed for 120v or 277v systems.  Must match voltage to correct ballasts.

-Multi-Volt™ Ballasts will work on both voltages.

-Minimum Starting Temperatures:  F32T8…O°F, F40T12…50°F, F96T8/IS…32°F, F96T12…O°F, F96T12/HO…-20°F, Ballasts with any Energy Saving Lamps…60°F

-M.E. recommends using Licensed Electricians for wiring and installing.  Incorrectly hooking up the ballast can short it out and will void the warranty.

-Not for use on dimming circuits.

Troubleshooting

-If  lamps are hard to start even with the new ballasts, check that the ballasts and fixture are grounded properly per electrical code.  Electronic ballasts require a good ground.

-Lamps that are switched on/off more than 2 times/day should be used with Program Strart T8 or Rapid Start T12 ballast for maximum life.

-Extreme ambient temperatures will shorten ballast life and void warranty (below Minimum Starting Temperatures, and over 100°F).

ALL ENERGY SAVINGS CALCULATED AT $0.10/kwH