Philips HF-Matchbox Blue

HF-M BLUE 124 SH TL/TL5/PL-L 230-240V

Robust design, compact form

HF-Matchbox Blue is an affordable, reliable, compact, lightweight and high-frequency ballast for use with system wattages below 25 W in combination with TL mini, TL-D, TL5 and TL5c, PL-T/C, and PL-L/S lamps. The HF-M Blue range has a robust design, meets all relevant international safety and performance standards and has an energy efficiency index (CELMA EEI ) of A2. The ballast is primarily designed for Indoor application. For outdoor application, the luminaire should be minimum ClassⅠand need to be sufficiently protected against water & dust. The installation should also be guard against any lightening surge or any other necessary electrical protection as deemed in such typical installation & application.

Benefits

• Automatic restart (after voltage dip or lamp exchange) ensures easy operation and hassle-free re-lamping.
• Suitable for use in class I or class II luminaires

Features

• Suitable for emergency DC operation between 190 and 254 V
• Programmed, flicker-free, pre-heated start (<0.8 s); over 8,000 on/off switches on one lamp (depending on lamp/ballast combination)
• Automatic restart (after voltage dip or lamp exchange) ensures easy operation and hassle-free re-lamping.

Applications

• Used with movement-detection control systems like Philips OccuPlus in applications where lamps burn for a long period of time and the switching cycle is infrequent (e.g. a maximum of three times per day)
• Mainly for indoor applications such as spotlights, downlights, light boxes, and emergency and security fixtures used largely in retail stores, office buildings, hotels, private homes and residential buildings
• Domestic applications such as outdoor garden lighting, garage areas, stairways