Thermal temperatures

[CCDTHOMAS]

Part of our PM is to do thermal temperatures at the tombstone of flourscent lighting, is there a formula or a spec sheet that would give me the temperature that the lamps at the tombstones should not exceed? I have simple 2 lamp 32 watt instant start ballast.

 

[LarryFine]

I guess nobody knows, but I just can't resist anymore.

Isn't "Thermal temperatures" redundant?

 

[Volta]

Part of our PM is to do thermal temperatures at the tombstone of flourscent lighting, is there a formula or a spec sheet that would give me the temperature that the lamps at the tombstones should not exceed? I have simple 2 lamp 32 watt instant start ballast.

I don't know of any, but if you start your own log of different lamp and ballast types and the temperatures, let us know what you find!

And watch out for Larry, he might get redundant again :grin:.

 

[480sparky]

Start taking readings. Once you find a bunch of them with roughly the same temp, then that's your normal operating range.

 

[LarryFine]

Start taking readings. Once you find a bunch of them with roughly the same temp, then that's your normal operating range.

When I buy a thermometer, I look for one that reads in the middle of the range of them.

 

[480sparky]

When I buy a thermometer, I look for one that reads in the middle of the range of them.

But the question (OP) is, what is the middle of the range?

 

[mcclary's electrical]

The bean counter who asked you to PM a tombstone should tell you

 

[iwire]

The bean counter who asked you to PM a tombstone should tell you

:grin:

I agree, I cannot even begin to think of the payback time on IR scans of $1 tombstone.:roll: