GE UltraSport User manual

PRODUCT
GUIDE
GE Lighting Systems, Inc.
“The greatest highlight in all of sports!”
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Sport TMFloodlight
Ultra
✭

General Electric has been
a world leader in sports
lighting for almost 70 years.
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GE is . . . Sports Lighting!
NOTE: Patents have been applied for on one or more features referenced in this product guide.
Just a few GE Ultra ★ Sport lighted facilities . . .
PROFESSIONAL
★ Bradley Arena Hockey/Basketball Milwaukee, WI
★ Coors Field Baseball Denver, CO
★ Bowie Field Baseball Bowie, MD
★ Montreal Forum Hockey/Basketball Montreal, Quebec
★ Jaguar's Stadium Football Jacksonville, FL
★ Sam Houston Track Horse Race Track Houston, TX
★ Memorial Park Softball Las Vegas, NV
INTERNATIONAL
★ Brisbane Club Cricket Brisbane, Australia
★ Abu Dhabi Racetrack Horse Race Track Abu Dhabi, UAE
★ Karnataka Stadium Cricket Bangelore, India
★ Marcana Stadium Soccer Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
★ Spaceage Electric Soccer Abu Dhabi, UAE
★ Venecia International Soccer Doha, Qatar
COLLEGE
★ University of Maryland Soccer College Park, MD
★ Skidmore College Soccer Saratoga Springs, NY
★ Rutgers University Soccer New Brunswick, NJ
★ University of Virginia Field Hockey & Soccer Charlottesville, VA
★ Princeton University Football Princeton, NJ
★ Michigan State University Football East Lansing, MI
★ Syracuse University Soccer Syracuse, NY
HIGH SCHOOL
★ Ottowa Hills High School Tennis Ottowa, OH
★ Hoover High School Baseball Birmingham, AL
★ Rodeo Park High School Baseball Tucson, AZ
★ Coronado High School Football/Track San Diego, CA
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The GE Ultra★★
★★
★SportTM floodlight continues that
tradition of sports lighting leadership established
with the first lighted field in 1924. GE lighting
engineers continue to develop technology and
products that focus on one simple goal: Provide the
highest quality and greatest value to our customers!
GE Ultra★★
★★
★SportTM floodlights illuminate major
stadia such as Coors Field in Denver (back cover)
and Bradley Arena in Milwaukee (right).

What Is Ultra✭SportTM?
The Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight is the combination of proven
lamp, optical and ballast technology from various lighting
applications packaged together for the first time in a state of the
art sports lighting design.
The end result is unmatched light output and efficiency with
excellent visibility and color rendering for players, spectators
and color TV broadcasting.
Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlights also offer outstanding control of
unwanted glare and spill light pollution. And it offers affordable
optional control features like Instant Hot Restart and System
2TM Bi-Level lighting controls. When you look at all the features
the Ultra★★
★★
★Sport has to offer, you will agree that Ultra★★
★★
★Sport is
light years ahead of the competition.
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WhatDoestheUltra✭Sport
Floodlight System Mean to
You? . . . Fewer Fixtures!
The Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight system significantly reduces the
number of fixtures required to provide the same required light
levels and uniformity ratios. As a result you get:
★★
★★
★Lower installation costs
★★
★★
★Lower structural costs
★★
★★
★Lower maintenance costs
★★
★★
★Less energy consumption
Applications
★★
★★
★IESNA Class III to major stadia where premium quality
lighting and excellent glare control is required.
★★
★★
★Medium to large indoor arenas.
★★
★★
★Large stadia and arenas where color TV recording and
broadcasting will be common, and excellent color rendering
and high vertical plane illumination is required.
★★
★★
★Sports fields and arenas where optional instant hot restart is
desired in case of momentary power interruption or large
line dips. This feature can be critical when TV recording and
broadcasting is taking place and revenues
may be at risk if there is a short duration
power loss that could cause an 8 to 12 minute
fixtureblackout.
★★
★★
★Facilities requiring instant off/on capability
for dramatic theatrical lighting choices.
★★
★★
★Other general floodlighting applications
where premium lighting is required from a
high wattage metal halide source.
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Internal Glare/Spill Light Control
System Features
Advanced Metal Halide Lamp—The Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight
takes advantage of metal halide lamp technology, proven by
decades of use in all types of lighting applications. It uses an
advanced generation of lamps specifically designed for use in
sports lighting. Offered in a choice of 2000, 1500 or 1000 watts,
these white light sources feature a double-ended design without
an outer bulb, and provide an average rated life of 3000, 6000
and 10,000 hours, respectively. A standard mogul-base 1500W
metal halide lamp has an average rated life of 3000 hours.
These advanced lamps also provide excellent color rendering
with a 4000 degree Kelvin color temperature.
New Optical Design—A two-piece reflector configuration is
utilized featuring a Rear/Primary reflector and a Front/
Secondaryreflector.
The Rear/Primary reflector is made of press-molded glass
featuring a special high reflectance coating for a mirror like
finish and 95% visible light reflectivity. The Front/Secondary
reflector is spun from high quality specular aluminum and has a
GE patented ALGLAS®finish.
This new lamp/reflector configuration produces a more
efficient and effective oval light distribution with very tight
vertical light control to minimize wasted light and maximize light
on the playing field.
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NEW ULTRA
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✭ SPORT TECHNOLOGY
OLD TECHNOLOGY
Internal glare arc cutoff skirts—
no effect on EPA/windload;
higher efficiency
External visors/louvers add to
EPA/windload; reduced efficiency
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Rear Access Re-lamping and Fixed Aiming—The
Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight’s rear reflector cover serves as an access
door to the optical for re-lamping and maintenance without any
adjustment to the aiming of the floodlight. The cover hinges
open 90 degrees for easy access.
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Broken Glass Shutdown Circuit—Metal halide light sources
produce ultraviolet (UV) radiation. If a person is directly exposed,
this radiation can cause discomfort and sometimes permanent eye
damage. Normally UV radiation is absorbed in a lamp’s outer bulb
or jacket.
Unjacketed lamps rely on a luminaire’s optical lens to absorb
UV. If the lens of a fixture that uses an unjacketed lamp is broken,
the escaping ultraviolet radiation can create a potential health risk
to players and spectators.
Because of this risk, Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight is the first sports
lighting fixture to feature a Broken Glass Shutdown Circuit .
The system continuously senses the integrity of the front door
glass. In the unlikely event that the lens is broken, the system
automatically shuts off power to the lamp. A Broken Glass
Shutdown Circuit is a standard feature on all Ultra★★
★★
★Sport
luminaires.
Instant Hot Restart—Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlights can be
ordered with a new optional instant hot restart feature. After a
momentary power interruption or line voltage dip which
causes the lamp to extinguish, the hot restart pulse will restart
the lamp within two seconds of power reapplication.
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Technical Description
Luminaire Construction—Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight’s optical
reflectors and electrical components are enclosed and protected
in integral, but thermally isolated, heavy-duty aluminum housings.
Rear Reflector Housing—The Rear/Primary reflector is
housed in a non-corrosive high pressure die-cast aluminum cover
hinged to the main housing ring and held shut by four corrosion
resistant fasteners. High temperature gaskets completely seal the
rear reflector housing to the main housing.
Rear Re-Lamping—The rear reflector cover serves an access
door to the optical and provides no-tool entry for re-lamping and
maintenance without any adjustment to the aiming of the
floodlight. The cover hinges open 90 degrees where it is
physically stopped.
For safety, a lamp power disconnect circuit removes power to
the lamp when the rear access door is opened.
Front Reflector Housing—The 20-inch (508mm) Front/
Secondary aluminum reflector is enclosed in a heavy-duty spun
aluminum casing. The front tempered door glass is 1/8-inch
(3.2mm) thick and is permanently sealed and gasketed to the
casing. A high temperature gasket seals the front optical.
Hydro✭✭
✭✭
✭GardTM Filtered Optics—The entire optical is sealed,
so that all thermal air transfer moves through an advanced
filtering system with particle trapping, chemical absorbing and
moisture controlling properties—critical for unjacketed metal
halide lamp life and optimum optical performance.
Main Power Train Housing—The main housing is made of
lightweight high-pressure die-cast aluminum and is integral to the
entire system.
The main housing design isolates the upper optical ring from
the lower electrical compartment for excellent thermal transfer.
The lower compartment contains all electrical components
including the optional hot restart components, in a compact low
wind load design.
Unlike other sports lighting fixtures that offer hot restart, the
Ultra★★
★★
★Sport does not require any external add on modules or
transformers that attach to the standard unit or protrude into the
reflector and reduce photometric performance. All hot restart
components mount inside the standard housing, so both the
standard and hot restart units have the same external appearance
and performance.
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Photometric Performance—Traditional sports lighting
systems use metal halide lamps with large bulb jackets and mogul
base sockets located in the axial center-line of the optical. This
lamp design impedes optical efficiency by producing inefficient
symmetrical light distributions with too much light in the upper
beam. Some upper beam light is lost in the sky and grandstands or,
in the worst case, can be the source of light trespass and glare.
The Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight, on the other hand, utilizes an
advanced double-ended metal halide lamp without a bulb jacket
and a new unique reflector design.
The elimination of the outer bulb allows placement of the lamp
arc into the focal point of shallow parabolic reflector forms
needed to build high center beam candle power and provide the
highest beam efficiency possible with wide beam distributions.
This new lamp/reflector configuration produces a more
efficient, oval light distribution with very tight vertical light control
to minimize wasted light and maximize light on the playing field.
Glare/Spill Light Control—The Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight’s
precise optical design limits the amount of vertical spill and light
pollution without the use of external visor/louver assemblies that
increase wind loading and structure costs. Optional internal cutoff
skirts are available and provide direct cutoff of the arc tube at 15
degrees above the floodlight’s center aiming point for optimum
glare control without the high losses normally associated with
external glare reducing devices.
Photometric Choices—Different combinations of primary and
secondary reflectors, in conjunction with the new double-ended
lamp, provide multiple oval light distributions.
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TM Floodlight
W01
WW1
S01
M01
Beam
Efficiency
= 53%
Total
Efficiency
= 86%
Beam
Efficiency
= 54%
Total
Efficiency
= 85%
Beam
Efficiency
= 65%
Total
Efficiency
= 84%
Beam
Efficiency
= 70%
Total
Efficiency
= 84%
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S01 =Stadium oval without internal glare control
(NEMA 4X2)
S02 =Stadium oval with internal glare control
(NEMA 4X2)
M01 =Medium oval without integral internal glare control
(NEMA 4X2 [64x24])
M02 =Medium oval with integral internal glare control
(NEMA 4X2 [70X24])
W01 =Wide oval without integral internal glare control
(NEMA 5X3 [81X38])
W02 =Wide oval with integral internal glare control
(NEMA 5X3 [81X37])
WW1 =Extra wide oval without internal glare control
(NEMA 5X4)
WW2 =Extra wide oval with internal glare control
(NEMA 5X4)

Lamp Specification—The Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight
takes advantage of metal halide lamp technology,
proven by decades of use in all types of lighting
application. It uses an advanced generation of lamps
specifically designed for use in sports lighting.
Offered in a choice of 2000, 1500 or 1000 watts, these
white light sources feature a double-ended design
without an outer bulb, and provide an average rated
life of 3000, 6000 and 10,000 hours, respectively.
These advanced lamps also provide excellent color
rendering with a 4000 degree Kelvin color
temperature. They are designed for an orientation of
horizontal plus or minus 4 degrees, and have no tilt
factor.
Lamp Installation—Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlights are
shipped with lamps installed.
The double-ended metal halide lamp mounts
transversely to a specific orientation by inserting the
lamp ends into pre-focussed ceramic holders. It is
held in place by stainless steel spring clips that snap/
lock in place. The electrical connection of the lamp is
separate from the mechanical support, and is made by
connecting the spade ended-lamp leads to the socket
terminals and tightening with a screwdriver.
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Metal Halide Metal Halide
2000 Watt Double-Ended 1500 Watt Double-Ended
GE Lamp Number MQI/2000/T9/40 MQI/1500/T8/40
Catalog Number—OSRAM Sylvania M2000T9/DE M1500/T9/DE
ANSI Designation U134 U133
Burning Position Horizontal ± 4 Degrees Horizontal ± 4 Degrees
MOL 10.00 Inches (254mm) 10.00 Inches (254mm)
LCL 5.00 Inches (127mm) 5.00 Inches (127mm)
Arc Length 4.25 Inches (108mm) 4.25 Inches (108mm)
Base Ceramic #10 Spade Ceramic #8-10 Spade
Lamp Volts 250 ± 10 Volts 265 ± 10 Volts
Lamp Current 8.5 Amps 6.3 Amps
Ignitor Pulse (Peak) 4000-5000 Volts 4000-5000 Volts
Pulse Width @ 3600 volts One Microsecond One Microsecond
Minimum Pulse Required 4000 Volts 4000 Volts
Initial Lumens 200,000 160,000
Lumens at 100 Hours 100% 100%
Lumens at 40% Rated Life 85% 85%
Average Rated Life 3000 Hours 6000 Hours
Color Temperature 4000° Kelvin 4000° Kelvin
CRI RA=65+ RA=65+
Hot Restart Capability Yes Yes
Lamp Seal Temperature Not to exceed 450 degrees C. Not to exceed 450 degrees C.
Bulb Wall Temperature Not to exceed 950 degrees C. Not to exceed 950 degrees C.
LAMP DATA

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Ballast System—All Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlights feature the new
compact GE AccuwattTM ballast system in which the ballast is
direct mounted to the aluminum housing with a thermal wedge
for optimum heat transfer.
GE AccuwattTM 2000, 1500 and 1000 watt auto-regulator circuits
are designed to start and stabilize their respective double-ended
metal halide lamps at their design center.
Ballast dielectric material is rated for a 200 degree C maximum
operating temperature.
Every ballast undergoes a 2500 volt RMS “High Pot” and a
10KV “til” test in accordance with ANSI C82.4, C82.6 and C92.1
specifications. The ballast circuits are also designed to sustain a
nominal lamp over a line voltage dip of 50% for up to four
seconds when operating at nominal line voltage according to
ANSI specification C82.6.
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Optional System 2TM Bi-Level Controls—The choice of
high/low two-level lighting is also available. System 2 Bi-Level
controls utilize a 15 volt AC signal that is hard wired to the
floodlight to switch capacitance and change wattage.
The 2000/1500 watt and 1500/1000 watt system choices are
available for separate game time and practice light levels.
The ballast circuit will reliably start and stabilize a
nominal lamp in ambient temperatures down to -29
degrees C. The unit is rated for operation in up to
40 degree C ambient temperatures.*
Ballast Maintenance—Electrical access is
achieved from the rear of the fixture without any
adjustment to the aiming required. The rear
housing cover is held in place by four captive
corrosion-resistant cad-polymer coated screws.
Optional Instant Hot Restart—The
Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight can be ordered with a new
optional instant hot restart feature. After a
momentary power interruption or line voltage dip
which causes the lamp to extinguish, a 34KV hot
restart circuit will restart the lamp within two
seconds of re-application of power.
% Allow-
able Line Line Power Line % Allow-
Line Voltage Operating Line Factor Starting able Line
Watts Volts Variation Amperes Watts % Amperes Voltage Dip
2000 208 11.2 2125 10.0
*25°C 240 9.5 2115 8.5
Max 277 8.3 2115 7.2
Ambient 347 ±10 6.6 2122 90+ 5.6 50
480 4.8 2132 4.4
1500 120 14.4 1630 11.2
*40°C 208 8.5 1630 6.9
Max 240 7.3 1630 5.6
Ambient 277 ±10 6.3 1630 90+ 4.7 50
347 4.8 1620 3.9
480 3.7 1630 2.8
1000 120 9.0 1080 6.6
*40°C 208 5.4 1070 4.1
Max 240 ± 4.8 1080 90+ 3.5 50
Ambient 237 4.1 1080 2.9
347 3.6 1070 2.9
480 2.6 1088 1.8
NOTE: For 50Hz voltages, contact factory.
*See ballast table for wattage limitations.

Structural Data
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EaseofInstallation/Maintenance
Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight comes with the following installation and
maintenancefeatures:
★★
★★
★Completely assembled with the lamp installed for fast, low-
cost installation
★★
★★
★Rear re-lamping with no-tool access
★★
★★
★Rear access to ballast compartment
★★
★★
★Permanent,fixedaiming
★★
★★
★Die-castdegree indicators
★★
★★
★Easy-to-use aiming sight
Mounting—The Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight comes standard with a
heavy-duty steel mounting trunnion finished with a zinc-rich
epoxy powder paint for superior corrosion resistance. It can be
either top or bottom mounted, is precision balanced for accurate
aiming and is capable of withstanding wind forces equal to 125
MPH with a 1.3 gust factor without misalignment of the
floodlights.
Aiming—Simply open the rear re-lamping door and align the
lamp's quartz shutoff tip with the front glass crosshair and target.
Once these three points are aligned, tighten the trunnion bolts.
Because all access to maintain the Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight is
from the rear, the aiming never needs to be disturbed to re-lamp
or perform ballast maintenance.
Wind Loading/EPA—The maximum effective projected area
(EPA) per floodlight is 3.1 sq ft (0.29 sq M).
Weight—The maximum weight is 55 lbs (25 kgs) standard, and
75 lbs (34 kgs) hot restart.
Vibration—The Ultra★★
★★
★Sport floodlight has passed vibration
tests at 2 G’s for 100,000 cycles in each of three planes; vertical,
horizontal and diagonal with no damage to the system.
Classification—IP55
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Dimensional Data and Ordering Information
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DIMENSIONS
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ULTS 02 M 5 A P
PRODUCT ID.
XXXX
WATTAGE
XX
VOLTAGE
X
BALLAST TYPE
X
OPTIONS
XXX
ULTS =
Ultra✭Sport
ULTK =
Ultra✭Sport
with Instant
Hot Restart
ULTI =
Ultra✭Sport
Indoor Re-
mote Ballast
ULTR =
Ultra✭Sport
Indoor Re-
mote Ballast
with Instant
Hot Restart
01 = 1000
51 = 1500
02 = 2000
M=MH
NOTE: Lamp
orientation is
horizontal ±4
degrees
Standard:
Lamp installed
in socket.
0=120/208/
240/277
Multivolt
1=120
2=208
3=240
4=277
5=480
D=347
NOTE: For
50Hz voltages
contact
factory
See Ballast
and Photo-
metric Selec-
tion Table
A=Autoreg
B=System 2TM
Bi-Level
Controls
Autoreg
(see Tech-
nical Sec-
tion 9000)
NOTE: Not
available
with ULTK
or ULTR
(Hot Re-
start)
F= Fusing (Not avail-
able with multivolt)
P= Pre-wired with 6-ft
(2M) #14/3
LISTED
UL
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ORDERING NUMBER LOGIC
S01 = Stadium Oval without
Internal Glare Control
Skirts (NEMA 4X2)
S02 = Stadium Oval with
Internal Glare Control
Skirts (NEMA 4X2)
M01 = Medium Oval without
Internal Glare Control
Skirts (NEMA 4X2)
M02 = Medium Oval with
Internal Glare Control
Skirts (NEMA 4X2)
W01 = Wide Oval without
Internal Glare Control
Skirts (NEMA 5X3)
W02 = Wide Oval with Internal
Glare Control Skirts
(NEMA 5X3)
WW1= Extra wide oval without
Internal Glare Control
(NEMA 5X4)
WW2= Extra wide oval with
Internal Glare Control
(NEMA 5X4)
OPTICAL
XXX
LIGHT SOURCE
X
M02
All light sources are clear unless otherwise indicated.
Approximate 55-80 lbs
Net Weight (25-36 kgs)
Effective 3.1 sq ft
Projected Area maximum
(0.29 sq M
maximum)
BALLAST AND PHOTOMETRIC SELECTION TABLE DATA
Photometric Curve Number 35-17 - - - -
Light Ballast Type Socket
Wattage Source All Voltages Position S01 S02 M01 M02 W01 W02 WW1 WW2
1000 MH A,B** Fixed C/F C/F C/F C/F C/F C/F C/F C/F
1500 MH A,B** Fixed 9085 9086 9087 9088 9089 9090 9412 9413
2000* MH A,B** Fixed 9085 9086 9087 9088 9089 9090 9412 9413
NOTE: C/F = Contact factory. *Not available in multivolt or single 120 volt. **Not available with Instant Hot Restart
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