Precision engineering guarantees an equal light spread...
German manufacturer BLV has introduced a lamp specifically designed to meet the technical demands of the fibre optic market. The BLV MHR metal-halide lamp uses a short axial arc to optimise the reflector's effectiveness, ensuring the maximum amount of light is directed into either single fibres or fibre bundles.
To ensure an equal spread of light, BLV has developed a unique laser guided system to position the arc tube within the arc reflector, guaranteeing pinpoint accuracy at the focal point .Once in positioned, the lamp is pre-focused to ensure that maximum light output is centered at the desired point.
The short arc reflector also allows the BLV MHR lamp to be housed within a more compact unit, a valuable advantage for lighting designers working on installations where space is at a premium. Other benefits that have been designed into the BLV MHR lamp include an optional hot re-strike version allowing the lamp to be re-lit immediately without waiting for a cool-down period to elapse. It can also be used with standard metal halide ballasts and ignitors, and so can be used as a direct replacement for an existing fibre optic lamp without any readjustment in the setup.
The new lamp was developed by the research and development team in BLV's German factory. Training programmes are available for designers & manufactures of fibre optic systems interested in learning more about the use of MHR technology in fibre optics.
MHR lamps are available in 100, 150 or 250 watt options with an average life ranging from 4,000 hours for the MHR 150 N up to 6,000 hours for the MHR 100 D and MHR 100 D/HR. Comprehensive product information can be found on the BLV web site www.blv.co.uk with full technical specifications available as pdf documents for rapid download.
