Medium Pressure Lamp Warranty

1. This lamp emits large amounts of ultraviolet radiation which can be extremely harmful to eyes and skin. Great Care should be taken to insure that personnel are not exposed to direct or reflected radiation from this lamp. Suitable eye and skin protection must be employed when lamp is in operation.

2. This lamp generates ozone gas during operation. Operating equipment and work areas should be adequately ventilated to comply with the OSHA regulations for ozone.

3. This lamp should be handled only when cold and with clean cotton gloves. Alcohol can be used to remove finger prints and all external foreign matter. Premature devitrification is directly related to a clean outer surface.

4. This high intensity electric discharge lamp will operate properly only if the auxiliary equipment conforms to the physical, electrical, and thermal specifications established by the manufacturer.

5. This lamp is warranted for the number of hours set forth below providing the outer bulb surface does not exceed 850ºC and the foil seal does not exceed 300ºC.

6. This warranty applies to the lamp only and cannot be expanded or modified. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied and of all other obligations or liabilities on its part. The manufacturer neither assumes nor authorizes any other persons to assume for it any other liability in connection with the sale, operation, or failure of this lamp. This warranty does not apply to accidental breakage, nor responsible for the costs involved during lamp replacement. All shipping costs for replacement consideration are the responsibility of the customer.


Warranties do not cover the following customer related responsibilities:

1. Any surface contamination or devitrification. (the major source of any lamp failure).

2. Bowed lamps.

3. Poor lamp contactors indicated by discolored end fittings.

4. Distorted and overheated tubing and/or overheated foil seals.

Lead wires burned off. Maximum allowable temperature is 200ºC.


Warranty Guideline

Warranty period is for 1 year after date of invoice or hourly guidelines below.

Mercury Lamps

200-300 W/in. 1000 Hours

400+ W/in. Manufacturing Defects

Metal Halide Lamps

Manufacturing Defects Only

Rapid/Instant Start Lamps

None


THIS WARRANTY IS RESTRICTED TO REPLACEMENT OF THE LAMP ONLY AND THE MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE.

ALL PLASMA DISCHARGE LAMPS HAVE A NORMAL 365NM UV OUTPUT FALL OFF OF APPROXIMATELY 25% DURING THE FIRST 1000 HOURS OF LIFE AND DOES NOT INDICATE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT." DO NOT RETURN A LAMP UNTIL WESTERN QUARTZ HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND AN RA# HAS BEEN ISSUED.