GE SHOWBIZ - Manual (Page 51)

GE LIGHTING - SHOWBIZ™ ENTERTAINMENT LIGHTING CATALOGUE 96
Additional Special Precautions for the Operation of Metal Halide Discharge Lamps
1 Check that replacement lamp is correct type for the application, that rating, cap and control gear
are correct.
2 Lamps having outer bulbs must not be operated if the outer glass is broken.
3 Instructions given with metal halide lamps must be carefully followed in all respects. Protection
against the explosion of lamp must be maintained, do not remove any covering or shields until
the lamp is located in an approved enclosed housing.
4 Certain lamps generate ozone in use and should be operated only in well ventilated locations.
5 Metal halide lamps with quartz envelopes without glass outer bulbs may emit short wave ultra
violet radiation which is harmful to eyes and skin. Operators must be shielded from direct or
indirect short wave ultra violet radiation.
GE LIGHTING - SHOWBIZ™ ENTERTAINMENT LIGHTING CATALOGUE 97
Planar (MP) C13
Monoplane
Filament designation
The configuration of the filaments in all tungsten filament lamps is identified by a prefix letter or
letters, followed by a number. The letter indicates whether the wire is a single coil (C) or coiled coil
(CC); the number indicates the form or arrangement of the coil on its support structure. Note that the
illustrations are not to scale.
2C8 2CC8 C6 Oval CC6 (Reflector)
Biplanar (BP) C13d
Biplane
CC8 (Reflector) C6 CC6 C8 CC8
C2V C7A C9