68 Sign Lighting
Signs have two purposesto attract attention and to convey a message. And during nighttime hours, sign lighting must provide visibility and legibility to deliver the appropriate message. The lighting must create contrast between the sign s background and the sign face and legend. The Panel-Vue and Sign-Vue II products are designed to illuminate highway signs, corporate logo signs and building facades utilizing a prismatic refractor that evenly distributes lighting on the sign face with maximum efficiency. This provides a high message visibility and readability - hot and dark spots are eliminated by the superior optical assembly that provides uniform illumination over the entire sign face. This uniform lighting creates the desired contrast to generate the visibility and legibility for enhanced message delivery. Panel-Vue Sign-Vue II HOLOPHANE Outdoor Lighting I NFRASTRUCTURE Sign Lighting 69
Panel-Vue /Sign-Vue II Applications SIGN LIGHTING Typical Applications Highway Guide Signs Corporate Logo Signs Building Facades Features Prismatic glass reflectors Uniform, maximum light over entire sign Ease of maintenance Weathertight design Integral ballast Mounting choice of top or bottom of sign Lamp Types 7-400 watt metal halide 00-400 watt high pressure sodium 00-400 watt mercury Approvals UL/CUL listed, wet locations 70
I NFRASTRUCTURE Product Catalog Prismatic glass refractor: Uniformly disperses the maximum amount of light over entire sign face with minimal energy consumption. Integral ballast: Labor and installation cost is reduced since remote ballasts, electrical boxes, some wire and conduit and drilling on the back of the sign are eliminated. Mounting: Three and four bolt patterns are available on and 6 centers as well as direct arm mount onto 4 round conduit or square tubing. Low profile: The shallow profile provides a clean, clutter-free look that does not obstruct the message. Weathertight design: The entire luminaire meets all UL- 7 rain test requirements and is listed for Wet Locations. HID lamps: Long life, easy maintenance light sources such as mercury vapor, metal halide and high pressure sodium mean maintenance person catwalk time is minimized. Reduced maintenance: Optional door latches and quick disconnect, in addition to long life Holophane ballast and HID lamps mean maintenance time is minimized and safety is improved. Panel-Vue 8 x 6 Sign Performance Results (mounting down 4 out) Test # Avg. Max./Min. Avg./Min. Max. Gradient 3773 3.7 3.33..88 3760 4.80 3.4.90.64 37 4.64 3..07.78 3769 67.89 3.7.94.7 3763.94.3.86.60 3766 3.98.38.77.9 Sign-Vue II x Sign Performance Results Test # Mounting Avg. Max. Avg. Max. /Min. /Min. Gradient 4090 down 4. out 3.3 4.63..33 40907 down 4. out.70 4.9.3.93 4089 down out 38.07 4.0.4.9 40904 3 down 6 out 8..0.83.8 40896 down 4. out 3.99 7.4 3.43.3 40893 down 4. out 6.94 4.60.69.38 Variety of mountings and accessories WG: Wire Guard S: Side entry T: Mounting shield for over sign mount ing for Panel-Vue only HOLOPHANE Outdoor Lighting I NFRASTRUCTURE Panel-Vue and Sign-Vue II 7
Panel-Vue /Sign-Vue II SIGN LIGHTING Product Features Refractor: Prismatic pressed borosilicate glass refractor evenly distributes lighting on the sign face with maximum efficiency for high message visibility and readability. Door Assembly: Heavy duty die cast aluminum door and integral glare shield. 3 Hinge: Hinge components are die cast into the door and housing. 4 Housing: Rugged die cast aluminum housing contains reflector, integral ballast, ballast cover. Weathertight Design: Weather resistant rubber blend gasket. 6 Mounting: 30mm (. ) round pipe or 40mm (. ) square tube. 7 Built-in Ballast: Copper wound pre-wired ballast integral to housing, eliminates remote ballast, boxes, wire, conduit and drilling on back of sign. 8 9 Reflector: Precisely engineered hydro-formed one piece aluminum reflector. Lamp Socket: Porcelain enclosed, factory prewired. 9 8 4 6 3 7 Specifications The Sign-Vue II and Panel-Vue high intensity dis charge luminaire shall be engineered and man u fac tured for sign lighting en vi ron ments. It shall be UL listed Wet Locations at 40 C ambient temperature when mounted with refractor pointed up or down. It shall be made of corrosion resistant ma te ri als which operate despite rain, snow, or sun light. The housing, reflector and electrical assembly com prise a unitized heavy duty luminaire only 70mm (0.7 ) high, 80mm (.7 ) long and 0mm (0. ) wide, which shall conform to the following: Housing: The die cast alu mi num poly es ter painted hous ing with a seven stage pretreatment process, shall support and enclose the reflector, electrical as sem bly, conduit supports and interact with the hingeable door to pro vide a weathertight lamp en vi ron ment. A weather-resistant gasket shall seal the door to the housing when the AISI Series 300 stainless steel, door latch bolts or stainless steel latches are secured. The integrally cast hinge shall allow the door assembly to stand open by itself, when it is opened away from the sign face thus providing full access to all electrical components. Lamps and sockets shall be accessible by opening the door assembly but other electrical com po nents shall have shields to prevent accidental contact during relamping. Ballast com po nents shall be heat sunk against the cast aluminum housing for long life ex pect an cy. The housing and door shall be designed to not allow the reflector to be optically changed if they are touched by ladders. The die cast clamp shall grip 30mm (. ) round rigid steel pipe or 40mm (. ) square steel tube (sup plied by others) and prevent luminaire ro ta tion after leveling and tightening. The housing shall be capable of bolting to the sign structure or plate by using the mounting bracket shown on the draw ings. When the fixture is to be bolted in place, the housing shall be provided with a DN0NPT (.7 ) tapered pipe thread hole for electrical wiring. Integral housing supports shall enable the complete luminaire to be vibration tested to g in its op er at ing position for 00,000 cycles. Condensation weep holes and a gasketed wire entrance shall be provided, for all standard, refractor up, units. Door Frame: The die cast aluminum polyester painted door frame with integral glare shield shall have cast self supporting hinges, and AISI Series 300 stainless steel latch bolts or stainless steel latches. The door shall support the refractor when open and com press the refractor gasket and housing to prevent rain or snow from en ter ing the lamp cavity when latch bolts are fully secured. Optional stainless steel suitcase latches may be used to securely close the door in lieu of the latch bolts. Optical Performance: The optical train shall include a one piece hydro-formed aluminum reflector, precisely contoured to distribute light across the prismatic inner surface of the one piece pressed boro sil i cate glass thermal shock resistant refractor. The intricate array of prisms on the inner face of the refractor shall direct the light onto the sign face with maximum efficiency and uniformity. The outer glass surface shall be kept clean by rain. The lighting system shall provide a minimum of footcandles and a maximum of footcandles vertical to the sign surface. The max i mum to minimum uniformity ratio shall not exceed for il lu mi nance or luminance on the sign face. Each luminaire shall have a minimum ef fi cien cy on the sign face of %. Illumination on the sign shall not exceed a gradient ratio of. Gradient ratio is defined as follows: The vertical illumination level in any one square foot area on the surface of a sign divided by the il lu mi nance level of any adjacent one square foot area. Electrical Components: All electrical components shall be factory prewired and tested after as sem bly. The nickel plated or stainless steel screw shell, lamp grip, or position oriented (for all metal halide fixtures), porcelain enclosed, pulse rated lamp socket shall grip the lamp in its proper reflector ori en ta tion and maintain pos i tive electrical contact by preventing lamp back-out. Ballast: The copper wound ballast shall operate the watt lamp at volts with the following operating characteristics: starting current less than op er at ing current; primary lamp ex tin guish ing voltage, volts; operating line current, amps; input wattage, watts; secondary open circuit voltage, volts; and have its power factor over 90%. It shall operate in a minimum ambient starting tem per a ture of - F and shall provide lamp wattage regulation of ± % for line volt ag es of ± %. Warranty: The electrical assembly shall be fully warranted for a period of 6 years and the housing for a period of years from the date of manufacture. 7
Ordering Information How to Construct a Catalog Number I NFRASTRUCTURE Product Catalog Example: PANL LUMINAIRE 00HP WATTAGE 3 VOLTAGE D 4 MOUNTING G COLOR QL 6 OPTIONS 3BOLT 7 ACCESSORIES PANL SNVW 8QL 00HP 00MV AHP 7MH 7MV 0HP 0MH 0MV 400HP 400MH 400MV 0 4 7 34 48 MT VT DT D T S G B L QL QD SL SW F F 3BOLT 4BOLT BOLT6. WG-3 DOORPROP Lamp 098 Distributions Panel-Vue Mounting heights are 4 Sign-Vue II 0. 0. 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0. Catalog Number Information STEP : LUMINAIRE STEP : SOURCE AND WATTAGE PANL Panel-Vue 8QL 8W Induction SNVW Sign-Vue II 7MH 7W MH 0MH 0W MH 400MH 400W MH 7 mm 00MV 00W MV (0.8) 7MV 7W MV 0MV 0W MV 76 mm (.70 ) 400MV 400W MV 00HP 00W HPS AHP 0W HPS, V 0HP 0W HPS mm 400HP 400W HPS (0. ) Maximum Weight: 7 kg., (60 lbs.) Maximum EPA: 4. 7 mm (0.8) Maximum Weight: 7 kg., (60 lbs.) Maximum EPA: 4. 76 mm (.70 ) mm (0. ) Available in PANL only. Specify voltage of 0, 08, 40 or 77. Luminaire not UL listed. Not available with MT STEP 3: VOLTAGE 0V 0 08V 4 40V 7 77V 34 347V 48 480V MT Multi-voltage VT Vari-tap DT, 3 Dual-tap 0/40V 0, 08, 40 or 77V; not available with SL or SW 0, 77 or 347V; only available with 0HP, 400HP, 0MH and 400MH 3 Only available with 0 MH and 400 MH STEP 4: STEP : G Gray B Brown MOUNTING D Standard Mounting with Refractor Up T Top Mounting with Refractor Down S Side Mounting with Refractor Up Available with Panel-Vue only Mounting bracket is required. Pipe/ tube assembly not included D T S COLOR STEP 6: OPTIONS L Latch Closure QL Latch Closure with Quick Disconnect QD Quick Disconnect SL On/Off Switch with Latch Assembly for use with 0 and 40V only SW On/Off Switch for use with 0, 40V and DT only NA with SW STEP 7: ACCESSORIES (Ships separately) F Single Fuse Assembly for 0, 40, 77 and 347V F Double Fuse Assembly for 08, 40 and 480V 3BOLT Bracket for 3 Bolt Mounting 4BOLT Bracket for 4 Bolt Mounting BOLT6. Bracket for 6. Mounting WG-3 Wire Guard DOORPROP Doorprop for Positive Door and Refractor Support Lamp Appropriate Lamp Shipped 098 T Mounting Accessory. Conversion Kit To Mount Refractor Down When mounted in standard, refractor up position; for Panel-Vue only HOLOPHANE Outdoor Lighting I NFRASTRUCTURE Panel-Vue and Sign-Vue II 73