Vossloh Schwabe Q400.612 167330 – Huge UK Based Stock

Q400.612 Technical Information

Output 400W
Current 3.25A
Voltage AC 230V, 50Hz
Δt 75K
Power factor 0.56λ
Energy efficiency A2
Capacitor required 25μF
Q400.612 dimensions L 180mm x W 66mm x H 53mm
Weight 2.88kg

Mercury vapor lamps are high-intensity discharge lights that produce intense light, heat, and UVB radiation, making them useful for applications like outdoor lighting, factories, and as a heat/UVB source for reptiles in large enclosures.

They are energy-efficient and long-lasting, but are not dimmable, require a warm-up period to reach full brightness, and have a “cool-down” period before they can be re-ignited if turned off. When they break, the mercury inside is hazardous, so the area should be evacuated, ventilated, and the waste should be handled as hazardous material.

Metal halide (MH) lamps are high-intensity discharge (HID) lights that produce bright, white light by passing an electric arc through a gas mixture of vaporized mercury and metal halides. They are known for high luminous efficacy, long lifespan (compared to older technologies), and excellent colour rendering, making them suitable for large indoor and outdoor areas like sports arenas, warehouses, and streets. However, they require a ballast to operate and have a warm-up period to reach full brightness.

About Wire Wound Ballasts

Wire-wound ballasts, commonly referred to as magnetic or electromagnetic ballasts, are traditional lighting control devices designed to regulate the voltage and current supplied to discharge lamps, such as fluorescent tubes and High-Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps. They consist of copper wire wound around an iron core to create an inductor that restricts current flow, preventing lamps from drawing too much power and burning out.

Key Characteristics and Functions

Operating Principle: They use electromagnetic induction to manage current. When power is turned on, they provide a high-voltage surge to ignite the lamp, then limit the current to a steady, lower level once the lamp is running.

Components: They consist of a copper coil, an iron core, and often a capacitor.

Whenever an electric light goes on around the world, Vossloh-Schwabe is likely to have made a key contribution to ensuring that everything works at the flick of a switch.

Vossloh-Schwabe has been around for more than 100 years. Headquartered in Germany, and with more than 500 employees at several production and sales sites throughout the world, Vossloh-Schwabe counts as a technology leader within the lighting sector. Top-quality, high-performance products form the basis of the company’s success.

Vossloh-Schwabe’s extensive product portfolio covers all lighting components: LED systems with matching control gear units, highly efficient optical systems, state-of-the-art control systems (Blu2Light and LiCS) as well as electronic and magnetic ballasts, ignitors and lampholders.

Vossloh-Schwabe operates based on a global, uniformly applicable quality management system. All production sites as well as the most important and largest distribution sites are also certified in accordance with ISO 9001.

The environmental management certification process in accordance with ISO 14001 was introduced in 2004 and the certification of all production sites took place at the end of 2005.

All quality relevant processes are subject to permanent monitoring and are managed using defined figures. All products are checked for compliance with the high Vossloh-Schwabe quality requirements along then entire production chain. Employees receive constant internal and external training to ensure that this standard is maintained.