Product Announcements: Ballasts

Technological advancements in fluorescent lamp and electronic ballast designs have led to the development of innovative, space-saving fluorescent fixtures. Philips Bodine LP Series low-profile fluorescent emergency ballasts accommodate such fixtures. (read more)

The new Philips Bodine 2012 Solutions product catalog from Philips Emergency Lighting is available. The 40-page color catalog provides information on the company's emergency, specialty and energy-saving product lines, including fluorescent emergency ballasts, emergency LED drivers, inverters, HID backup ballasts and generator-compatible units. (read more)

The Philips Bodine ARC Keeper family is designed to eliminate nuisance downtime in HID metal halide lighting systems and allow HID fixtures to serve as emergency lighting units. ARC Keepers work by preventing the lamp arc from extinguishing during short-duration AC utility power disturbances. No arc loss means no need for the lengthy restrike periods common to HID systems. (read more)

Philips Bodine REDiTEST self-testing/self-diagnostic fluorescent emergency ballasts automatically test emergency lighting for 30 seconds every 30 days and for 90 minutes once a year according to code. In addition, they continuously monitor charging current and battery voltage. An LED and audible alarm alert maintenance personnel to ballast status. (read more)

Philips Bodine compact fluorescent emergency ballasts (FEBs) from Philips Emergency Lighting are designed specifically for compact lamp fluorescent fixtures. They allow you to easily covert new or existing fluorescent fixtures into code-compliant emergency lighting. (read more)

Linear fluorescent lamps serve as a mainstay in commercial, industrial and institutional lighting. Philips Bodine fluorescent emergency ballasts for linear lamps operate most single and bi-pin fluorescent lamps, including U-shaped, HO, VHO, circline and energy-saving and 4-pin long compacts. They are compatible with electronic, standard, energy-saving and dimming AC ballasts. (read more)