Instruction manual

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2.4.6  Supply Voltage for QT 
with 30 mm height 
Valid for: QT-FH MULTIWATT and QT-FQ 
Recommended voltage range for continuous operation 
AC voltage  198V ... 264V, 50/60 Hz 
DC voltage  176V ... 264V 
Performance at undervoltage 
Lamp ignition 
U
N
 ≥ 198V Î reliable lamp start 
Voltage drop during operation 
U
N
 ≥ 176V Î operation possible 
U
N
 < 176V Î damage to ECG 
   possible 
2.4.7  ECG for 120V / 277V 
Line Voltage 
T5/∅ 16 mm fluorescent lamps are also getting more popular in North 
America (USA, Canada). Historically in the US-market have been 
established lamps in 4 ft length besides the types of 240 cm. 4 ft is also 
known as 48 inch type (1 ft = 30.48 cm) and is acc. to our typical 120 cm 
types. Related to the straight fluorescent types FH
®
…HE and FQ
®
…HO 
this means 1,149 mm for FH
®
 28 W HE and FQ
®
 54 W HO. 
OSRAM SYLVANIA offers the complete range for FH
®
…HE and FQ
®
…HO 
under PENTRON ECG. The specification there is PENTRON High 
Performance T5 lamps for FH
®
 and PENTRON High Output T5 for FQ
®
lamps. 
OSRAM SYLVANIA also offers the ECG for the North American line 
voltages 120 V / 277 V und 60 Hz line frequency as shown at a glance: 
MULTIWATT ECG for FH
®
 fluorescent lamps: 14, 21, 28 and 35 W HE 
Types:   QTP 1x28T5/UNV PSN  suitable for 120-277 V 
    QTP 2x28T5/UNV PSN  suitable for 120-277 V 
ECG to operate FQ
®
 54 W HO 
Types:   QTP 1x54T5UNV/PSN  suitable for 120-277 V 
    QTP 2x54T5UNV/PSN  suitable for 120-277 V 
For a large number of differnt lamp types including T8 OCTRON a variety 
of dimmable and non dimmable types is available. 
Information about availability under: 
OSRAM LIGHT CONSULTING (OLC) 
Hellabrunner Straße 1 
81536 München 
Tel:  +49-89-6213 3076    Fax:  +49-89-6213 2020 
2.5 Automatic Lamp 
Restart 
With all QUICKTRONIC
®
 for operation of T5/∅ 16 mm-fluorescent 
lamps FH
®
…HE, FQ
®
…HO and FC
®
, automatic restart takes place after 
a change of lamp provided the power supply is maintained. 
Should in the case of a twin-lamp ECG no automatic lamp restart take 
place after lamp replacement and could an ECG-failure be excluded, 
please proceed as follows: 










