Detroit People Mover Station - Detroit, Michigan
Lighting Design: Berbiglia Associates, Inc.
Architecture: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
Luminaire: HSS-13187
The Kirlin Solution to Metal Halide Energy Regulations
Kirlin is leading the industry again. Four years ago Kirlin introduced an entire line of metal halide luminaires
dedicated to pulse start technology. It is with this line that you are now prepared to comply with a wave of
new state regulations that are designed to eliminate probe start technology from the marketplace.
Beginning in 2005, several states have proposed or passed appliance standards for metal halide luminaires.
These new regulations prohibit the sale of 150-500 watt probe start ballasts or metal halide luminaires that
use probe start ballasts. Below is a list of states that are proposing or have passed such restrictions:
State
AZ
CA
CA
CO
CT
IL
Wattage
150-500
150-500
150-500
150-500
150-500
150-500
Burn
Position*
V&H
V
H
V&H
V&H
V&H
Effective
01/01/08
01/01/06
01/01/08
01/01/08
10/01/06
01/01/09
State
MA
NY
OR
RI
VT
WA
Wattage
150-500
150-500
150-500
150-500
150-500
150-500
Burn
Position*
V&H
V&H
V&H
V
V&H
V&H
* V - Vertical, H - Horizontal
Effective
01/01/09
01/01/08
01/01/08
01/01/08
06/01/07
01/01/08
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06/06
The Kirlin Solution to Metal Halide Energy Regulations
For more information, including specification sheets and photometry, on these and all other Kirlin products,
please visit www.kirlinlighting.com or call your local Kirlin Sales Representative for catalogs.
The basis for these new regulations is the significant advantages that pulse start metal halide technology
offers over probe start technology. It is these same advantages that led Kirlin to dedicate an entire catalog
(Pulse Start Metal Halide catalog – 02PS) in 2002 to pulse start metal halide.
Pulse Start Advantages
Pulse start technology has long been used in lower
wattage (20-150 watt) metal halide lamps and has
recently migrated into the higher wattage lamps
(175-1000 watt). Pulse start lamps do not use a
starting probe in the arc tube, thereby allowing a
better and more efficient arc tube design. The result
is an arc tube with more uniform heat distribution
across its surface which leads to all of the following
pulse start lamp advantages:
• Longer Lamp Life - up to 50% longer life than
probe start lamps.
• Greater Lumen Output - initial lumens up to 25%
greater than, and mean lumens up to 50%
greater than, probe start lamps.
The Kirlin Solution - Pulse
Start Metal Halide Catalog
In 2002, Kirlin recognized the
overwhelming advantages of
pulse start technology and
was the first company to
introduce to the industry a
complete pulse-start metal
halide product line (Pulse
Start Metal Halide catalog –
02PS). This catalog contains
(including recent additions)
over 200 pulse-start luminaires and Kirlin’s
exclusive WhisperPack™ ballasts. Designs
include:
• Better Lumen Maintenance - up to 25% better
than probe start lamps.
• E-Lamp, T6, T4.5, PAR lamps
• Better Color Maintenance - color temperature
variation: ±150°K (probe start lamps: ±300°K ).
• 4” to 22” Apertures
• Higher Efficacy - lumens per watt: 65-85
(probe start lamps: 45-65 LPW).
• Shortened Re-strike Times - restrike time: 3-5
minutes (probe start lamps: 10-15 minutes).
• Higher Efficiency - For 277V systems, higher
efficiency linear reactor ballasts may be used
with pulse start lamps, reducing total wattage
consumption 5-15%.
• 20W up to 1000W
• Round and Square, Recessed, Surface, Wall
Bracket and Pendant
• Downlights, Wall Washes, Adjustables and
Offsets
• Open, Open Appearance, Regressed Lens, KLens and X-CELL Cross Baffles
• Concrete Pour and Vandal Resistant
For more information on this catalog, and all other
Kirlin luminaires, please visit www.kirlinlighting.com
or contact your local Kirlin Representative.
3401 East Jefferson Avenue • Detroit, MI 48207-4232
313-259-6400 • FAX 313-259-3121 • info@kirlinlighting.com • www.kirlinlighting.com