High Five: New T5 covRguard® Lamps Ideal High-Bay HID Replacements
August 18, 2010
CLEVELAND, Ohio — (NYSE: GE) — Five new T5 covRguard® high-output, Starcoat® Ecolux® fluorescent lamps from GE are ideally suited for use in indirect and up-lighting applications and as part of an HID system replacement in settings, such as food processing plants, food warehouses and distribution centers, grocery stores and restaurants. The all-ECO line simplifies recycling and disposal for end-users.
Each of the five 54-watt lamps – F54T5/830/HO/ECO/CVG, F54T5/835/HO/ECO/CVG, F54T5/841/HO/ECO/CVG, F54T5/850/HO/ECO/CVG and F54T5/865/HO/ECO/CVG – features initial lumens of 4850, mean lumens of 4560, an industry-leading color-rendering index of 85 and a 20,000-hour rated life. Color temperatures available include 3000K, 3500K, 4100K, 5000K and 6500K, respectively.
Protect your products, customers and reputation
Designed to operate under extreme conditions and withstand temperatures up to 400-degrees F, T5 covRguard high-output, Starcoat Ecolux fluorescent lamps offer outstanding shatter resistance with a 10-mil thick shield that helps to contain glass fragments and phosphors if a lamp is broken. In addition to meeting all FDA, USDA and OSHA guidelines, these new GE covRguard lamps are NSF-certified for use in food-service areas.
Other covRguard advantages:
- outstanding energy efficiency for favorable total cost of light;
- no assembly required provides installation convenience and labor cost savings; and
- lowest loss of initial light of any shielded product currently on the market.
For more information about T5 covRguard high-output, Starcoat Ecolux fluorescent lamps or other lamp or ballast products from GE Appliances & Lighting, please call 1-800-GE-LAMPS or visit
http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/.
Starcoat
®, covRguard
® and Ecolux
® are registered trademarks of General Electric Company.
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