The electronic ballast that thinks like a magnetic
Remember those old magnetic ballasts? Almost completely replaced by electronic ballasts due to their lighter weight and flicker-free light output. Well, magnetic ballasts may be long gone but they have features worth remembering – they were simple to fix and had a high tolerance of supply voltage variations.
When redesigning the Power Gems range a touchstone for our design philosophy was to come up with an electronic ballast which behaves as far as possible like a magnetic. The proof of our success is in our latest ballasts, which capture the best bits.
Capturing the best bits
The new Power Gems ballasts have an impressively wide operating voltage range – to the extent that we have removed the hard switch-off limits – because the last thing you want is a light switching off mid-shot.
We’ve also made them easy to maintain. Thanks to the modular design unique to Power Gems ballasts, they can be fixed quickly and safely.
Doing away with ‘supply too high’
The new Power Gems ballasts will power through most foreseeable supply variations. If a very deep supply brown-out occurs then the ballast first goes into a low-power operating mode, rather than switching off, much as you would get with a magnetic ballast. At the top end of supply variation the internal capacitors are uprated so voltage surges do not pose a danger to the ballast. So you won’t be seeing any ‘supply too high’ messages on the front panel.
Huge technological advances
All our products are based on an advanced design using the latest silicon carbide power device technology. We have pioneered this technology, to give you smaller, lighter and more reliable ballasts – all for less cost. So now it is possible to have the best of both worlds.
Is it really better?
The Power Gems range is modern, compact, and cool-running. Every parameter has been improved ? size, weight, noise, ambient temperature range and ability to withstand harsh mains conditions. The power components can be interchanged in a few minutes ensuring equipment is always ready for use. Each product comes fully-loaded with features, and we offer maximum flexibility due to the extensive use of microprocessor control. Contact us to find out more.
