Philips Protected Metal
Halide “O” Rated Lamps
Ideal for manufacturing
facilities, retail establishments
and warehouses
Shrouded Arc Tube for
“O” Open Fixture Rating
Extended Eyelet Mogul (EEM) Base
(EX39 Exclusionary Mogul)
“O” rated for safe
operation in open fixtures*
Philips Protected Metal Halide“O” Rated Lamps
Protective quartz shroud provides extra level of safety
• Shrouded arc tube for "O" open fixture rating
No shut-off required
• Ideal for 24-hour a day, 7-day a week operations
(relamp fixtures at or before the end of rated life)
Extended eyelet mogul base will operate in both
standard and exclusionary sockets
Satisfies the 2005 NEC for use in open luminaires†
* Relamp fixtures at or before end of rated average life.
† The 2005 NEC states that luminaires that use a metal halide lamp shall be provided with either a containment
barrier that encloses the lamp (historically referred to as an enclosed luminaire) or shall be provided with a
means, typically a special lampholder, that will only accept ANSIType-O metal halide lamp. (Exception—this
requirement will not apply to open luminaires with thick-glass parabolic reflector PAR lamps.) For more
information regarding use ofType-O, S, and E metal halide systems, please refer to the NEMA white paper
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