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6. Remote dimming modules for high power loads
a. Where lighting loads exceed the full rated capacity of single
dimmers, provide a Nova T
a incandescent dimmer driving
high power modules. High power module and dimmer shall
be from the same manufacturer to ensure compatibility.
b. High power modules shall be remotely mounted.
c. High power module shall be rated and UL listed for control of
incandescent, magnetic low voltage, electronic low voltage,
fluorescent, and neon/cold cathode loads in increments of
2,000 Watts up to 30,000 Watts.
7. Fan-Speed Controls:
a. Fan-speed controls shall be UL Listed, CSA and NOM
approved, Lutron Nova T
a style.
b. Quiet fan-speed model shall provide three speed settings
with slide-to-off function.
c. Quiet fan-speed control shall provide single-pole control of
one paddle fan (1.5A max.).
d. Fully variable model shall provide fully variable fan-speed
control with slide-to-off function.
e. Fully variable model shall provide single pole control of
multiple paddle fans, ventilation or exhaust fans (12A max.).
8. Switches:
a. Switches shall provide on/off control of any 120/277 VAC
load up to 20A. Switches shall be UL Listed as general-use
AC switches, Lutron Nova T
a style.
b. Switches shall be available in single-pole, 3-way and 4-way
configurations.
B. Accessories Lutron Nova T
a Style
1. Receptacle Components Lutron Nova T
a Style
a. All receptacles shall be UL Listed, CSA and NOM approved.
b. Receptacles shall be two pole, three wire ground and rated
for 15A or 20A as specified at 125 VAC. All receptacles shall
be NEMA configuration type 5-15R or 5-20R.
c. Isolated Ground Receptacles shall be Lutron Nova T
a style
with two pole, three-wire ground and rated 15A or 20A as
specified at 125VAC. Configuration shall be of the duplex
type with rectangular NEMA WD-6 design. Receptacle face
shall be orange with black isolated ground triangle or
standard Nova T
a colors with orange isolated ground
triangle.
d. Ground-fault interrupter receptacles shall be Lutron Nova
T
a style with two-pole, three-wire ground and rated 15A or
20A at 125VAC. Configuration shall be of the duplex type
with rectangular NEMA WD-6 design. Receptacles shall
have a 5 milliampere ground-fault trip level with "test" and
"reset" buttons.
e. Receptacles for dimming use shall be Lutron Nova T
a style
with two pole, three-wire ground and rated 15A or 20A at
125VAC. Designed to reject standard NEMA plugs and
accept only the special mating Lutron replacement plug.
2. Telephone Jack and Cable TV Jack Components Lutron
Nova T
a Style
a. Contractor shall provide an appropriate barrier (partition) to
isolate jack from high-voltage wiring when ganged with a
dimmer, fan-speed control, switch, or receptacle. This
complies with NEC Articles 800-3 and 820-13.
b. Telephone jacks shall be designed to mate with standard
4- or 6-conductor modular jacks, and be compatible with
2, 4 or 6 conductor lines. Telephone jacks shall meet
FCC Part 68, paragraph F standards to ensure compatibility
with U.S. telephone systems.
s. 3-Way controls shall wire using conventional 3-way and
4-way wire runs.
t. Contractors shall install all backboxes with a minimum
wallbox depth of 2.5 inches.
2. Incandescent Dimmers
a. Provide incandescent dimmers for direct control of up to a
full 20A lighting circuit, which is derated by 20% to 16 Amps
per the NEC.
b. Dimmers shall have a high-end of no less than 95% of line
voltage.
c. Dimmer shall be capable of operating in either 3-way switch
location.
3. Electronic (Solid-State) Low Voltage (ELV) Transformer Dimmers
a. Dimmers shall contain circuitry specifically designed to
control the input of electronic (solid state) low voltage
transformers. Dimmers using standard phase control shall
not be acceptable.
b. Provide ELV dimmers for direct control of up to 600 watts of
electronic low voltage load.
c. Dimmers shall have a resettable overload protection that
automatically shuts off when dimmer capacity is exceeded.
Protection methods that are non-resettable or require the
device to be removed from the wall to reset shall not be
acceptable.
d. Dimmers shall be designed to withstand a short, per UL
1472 section 5.10, between load hot and either neutral or
ground without damage to the dimmer.
e. Dimmers shall have a high-end of no less than 90% of line
voltage.
4. Magnetic Low Voltage (MLV) Transformer Dimmers
a. Provide MLV dimmers for direct control of up to 1500VA of
120 volt magnetic low voltage load.
b. Provide MLV dimmers for direct control of up to 1000VA of
277 volt magnetic low voltage load.
c. Dimmers shall contain circuitry specifically designed to
control and provide a symmetrical AC waveform to the input of
magnetic low voltage transformers per UL1472 section 5.11.
d. Dimmers shall not cause a magnetic low voltage
transformer to operate above the transformers rated
operating current or temperature.
e. Dimmers shall have a high-end of no less than 95% of line
voltage.
f. Dimmer shall be capable of operating in either 3-way switch
location.
5. Fluorescent Dimming Ballast Dimmers
a. Provide Fluorescent dimmers for direct control of fluorescent
dimming ballasts up to the manufacturers specified rating.
b. Dimmers shall be designed to operate the following ballasts.
Dimmers and ballasts shall be produced by the same
manufacturer to ensure proper ballast/control compatibility:
1) Hi-lume
® Architectural Dimming Ballasts (1% 3-wire)
2) Hi-lume
® CompactTM Lamp Dimming Ballasts
(5% 3-wire)
3) Eco-10
TM Lighting Management Dimming Ballasts
(10% 3-wire)
4) Eco-10
TM Lighting Management Dimming Ballasts
(10% 0-10VDC)
5) Tu-Wire
TM High Performance Dimming Ballasts
(5% 2-wire)
c. Dimmers shall be designed to provide full ballast output at
high-end.
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