Specification Sheet
INDOOR LIGHTING
Guide Form Specifications – 2011
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GE 
Lighting  Solutions
GUIDE FORM SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
MINI•GARD
TM
 FLUORESCENT LUMINAIRE
ENCLOSED AND GASKETED
The complete luminaire designated ________ (identify) shall 
be a GE MINI.GARD
TM
 fluorescent luminaire, ordering number 
________ (specify MGA, plus ordering number logic from cata-
log or approved equal, to operate ________ (specify one [13 
or 26] watt or two 26-watt fluorescent) lamp(s) from a nominal 
________ (specify 120, 277, or 347) volt, 60 Hertz power source 
and shall be capable of starting and operating the specified 
lamp within the limits specified by the lamp manufacturer. The 
luminaire shall contain a  
completely prewired integral ballast and optical assembly suit-
able for continuous service, either indoors or outdoors, in an 
ambient temperature of 40 degrees C.  Standard construction 
is IP55.  The luminaire shall be UL Listed SUITABLE FOR WET 
LOCATIONS and UL Listed to Canadian National Standards and 
Codes for Indoor/ Outdoor Locations.
The optical assembly shall include a ________ (specify large 
glass globe with or without Maxi-Lux
®
 guard).  The optical as-
sembly shall also include as an accessory ________ (specify no 
reflector or dome, deep dome or angle dome reflector). 
External reflectors shall be aluminum with a chemically bonded 
lightweight non-breakable ALGLAS
®
 finish on inside and outside 
surfaces for corrosion resistance. 
The Maxi-Lux guard shall be of inverted design for improved 
photometric performance. 
The optical assembly shall contain a compact double biaxial 
socket for fluorescent lamps.  The 52-watt fluorescent unit shall 
have provision for two 26-watt lamps. The optical assembly 
shall be charcoal filtered. 
OPTICAL ASSEMBLY
* FOR MORE DEFINITIVE INFORMATION, REFER TO BALLAST 
SPECIFICATIONS IN TECHNICAL DATA  
SECTION.
MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION
For ease of installation and to facilitate maintenance and re-
placement, the MGA luminaire shall be supplied as components 
- ballast, mounting, optical and accessories.  A lamp shall be 
included but shall not be installed.
The luminaire shall include a die-cast low copper aluminum 
housing with electro-epoxidized gray paint finish inside and 
outside.  All external hardware shall be stainless steel. There 
shall be provision for a ballast safety chain. 
The luminaire shall be ________ (specify ceiling, flexible pen-
dant, angle stanchion, pendant, straight stanchion or wall) 
mounted.  A stainless steel closure screw in the ballast housing 
shall mate with a polymer coated insert in the mounting com-
ponent. 
BALLAST OPERATION
The luminaire shall contain a standard ________ (specify HPF 
Reactor or  NPF Reactor) type ballast* in full compliance with 
lamp-ballast specifications available to the fixture manufac-
turer from the lamp  
manufacturers at the time of fixture manufacture. 
The ballast shall reliably start and operate the lamp in  
ambient temperatures down to - 32°F. 


