Posted on: March 12, 2020
Philips MHN-TD
Double-envelope, single- or double-ended Metal halide lamps
Benefits
- All types are UV-Block for reduced health and fading risks
Features
- Quartz discharge tube containing high-pressure mercury and a mixture of dysprosium, holmium and thulium halides (MHN-TD) or tin iodide (MHW-TD), with sodium and thallium added for colour correction and arc stabilization
- Double-ended lamps housed in a tubular clear UV-Block quartz evacuated outer envelope
- Restricted burning position
Applications
- Indoors – accent lighting, general lighting in downlighters, e.g. in shops and malls
- Outdoors – floodlighting monuments, facades and billboards
- Downlighters, uplighters and wall-washers, e.g. in shops and malls
Warning & Safety
- Use only in totally enclosed luminaire, even during testing (IEC61167, IEC 62035, IEC60598)
- Control gear must include end-of-life protection (IEC61167, IEC 62035)
- The luminaire must be able to contain hot lamp parts if the lamp ruptures
- A lamp breaking is extremely unlikely to have any impact on your health. If a lamp breaks, ventilate the room for 30 minutes and remove the parts, preferably with gloves. Put them in a sealed plastic bag and take it to your local waste facilities for recycling. Do not use a vacuum cleaner.