Unlike light bulbs, halide lamps have no filament between lead-in wires to conduct electricity---just a gas. Once this gas is ionized it becomes conductive and a direct connection to power could easily result in a short circuit. For this reason, most gas discharge lamps use an "inductive" ballast of magnetic coils. Unfortunately, this results in a huge influx of current when power is turned on.
OLECs unique Capacitive Ballast Technology gives their lamps a ballast which is tuned to the specific application, thereby saving electricity and lamp life. As the gas in a lamp heats, it vaporizes the various additives which then effect the spectral color. OLEC lamps are designed with additives that put the greatest amount of energy into the specific light spectrum of the material to be exposed. This Spectral Matching results in the fastest exposure possible, at each wattage level. OLECs SPECTRAMATCH™ colored lamp ends correspond to the lamp's spectral output to help you choose the correct lamp for your application.
Not all 5 kW lamps are created equal. A mismatched lamp wastes energy, but a lamp matched to your materials concentrates its energy for fastest exposures. The Efficiancy of OLEC SPECTRAMATCH™ Lamps are due to each lamp being precisely engineered for the task at hand. Properly maintained lamps must be operated at precise temperatures (750º - 950º C in the center) to keep all the additives in a vaporized state. While conventional lamps merely blow continuous cool air at the hottest part of the lamp, OLECs unique Servo-Controlled Cooling system monitors lamp temperature and sends the optimum amount of cool air in proportion to the demand. This ensures consistent exposures and longer lamp life.
OLEC lamps will yield about 30,000 exposures in use with approximately 100 exposures per day. Beware of lamps that sell for less but don't give you the consistent quality, exposure speed, and long life you need. The rapid deterioration of Brand X lamps results in lost savings due to the lamps being changed more often.
When you consider all the differences, only OLEC lamps offer the highest quality and the best value.
• OLEC lamps are engineered to the precise requirements of your OLEC exposure system
• OLEC lamps give uniform output, better intensity, and longer lamp life
• OLEC lamps allow you to achieve higher quality
• OLEC lamps may cost less than one penny per exposure.
• Brand X lamps give poor results
• Brand X lamps may cost you money in down time, wasted materials, and safety hazards
• Brand X lamps can cause uneven out-put, and inefficient performance.
• Brand X lamp voids your OLEC warranty.
Get the quality you need and the value you demand with OLEC replacement lamps.