The Tridonic PC 2x35-6 T5 Combo is a combination electronic ballast and emergency lighting unit to run: 2 x 35 Watt T5 fluorescent tubes PC T5 Combo Ballasts have the following features: - Low profile casing - Lightweight one-part emergency lighting unit - Simple wiring - No compatibility problems - 1 or 3 hour rated duration - Hot lamp restart in normal operation - Cathode heating in emergency mode - AC operation of all lamps - Automatic restart after relamping in normal operation - Green charge status display LED - Optional test switch - Checking the emergency lighting function by interrupting the unswitched phase - Short circuit proof battery connection - Polarity reversal protection for battery. This should be used with a 6 cell battery pack

T5

Product description

• Combination of electronic ballast and emergency lighting unit
• For T5 fluorescent lamps
• Low-profile casing (21 x 30 mm cross-section)
• For manual testing of the emergency lighting function
• 5-year guarantee

Properties

• Lightweight one-part emergency lighting unit
• Simple wiring
• No compatibility problems
• 1or 3 h rated duration
• Selectable operating time (jumper)
• Lamp warm start in normal operation
• Cathode heating in emergency mode
• AC operation of all lamps
• Automatic restart after relamping in normal operation
• Green charge status display LED
• Intelligent Voltage Guard (overvoltage indication and undervol- tage shutdown)
• Optional test switch
• Checking the emergency lighting function by interrupting the unswitched phase
• IDC (insulation displacement connection)
• Electronically controlled battery charging
• Deep discharge protection
• Short-circuit-proof battery connection
• Polarity reversal protection for battery

Batteries

• High-temperature cells
• NiCd or NiMH batteries
• D, Cs or LA cells
• Blade terminals for simple connection
• 4-year design life
• 1-year guarantee
• For battery compatibility refer to chapter „Ballast-Lumen-Factor (BLF)“

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Standards, page 7

Wiring diagrams and installation examples, page 10

Ordering data                                                                                                             

Min. lamp starting temperature (normal -15 °C operation)

Min. lamp starting temperature (emergen- 0 °C

Type                                  Article number               Number Packaging, of cells carton

Packaging, pallet

Weight per pc.

1 According to EN 61347-2-7

Product description

• A green LED indicates that charging current is flowing into the battery

Product description

• For connection to the emergency lighting unit
• For checking the device function

Ordering data

Ballast lumen factor (BLF) in %

PC T5 COMBO lp for T5 fluorescent lamps, 3 or 1 h

Lamp type                      Wattage                                   BLF in emergency lighting mode in % for rated operating time

Technology and capacity

Design           Number of cells

Type                           Article

number

Assignable batteries

For 3-hour operation: 4 Ah D cells NiCd or 4 Ah LA cells NiMH. For 1-hour operation: 1.6 Ah Cs cells NiCd or 2 Ah Cs cells NiMH.

Ballast lumen factor (BLF) in %

PC T5 COMBO lp for T5 fluorescent lamps, 3 or 1 h

Lamp type                       Wattage                       BLF in emergency lighting mode in % for rated operating time

Technology and capacity

Design           Number of cells

Type                            Article

number

Assignable batteries

For 3-hour operation: 4 Ah D cells NiCd or 4 Ah LA cells NiMH. For 1-hour operation: 1.6 Ah Cs cells NiCd or 2 Ah Cs cells NiMH.

Ballast lumen factor (BLF) in %

PC T5 COMBO lp for T5 fluorescent lamps, 3 or 1 h

Lamp type                       Wattage            BLF in emergency lighting mode in % for rated operating time

Technology and capacity

Design           Number of cells

Type                            Article

number

Assignable batteries

For 3-hour operation: 4 Ah D cells NiCd or 4 Ah LA cells NiMH. For 1-hour operation: 1.6 Ah Cs cells NiCd or 2 Ah Cs cells NiMH.

Standards

• EN 61347-2-3
• EN 61347-2-7
• EN 60929
• EN 55015
• EN 61000-3-2
• EN 61000-3-3
• EN 61547
• EN 60068-2-29
• EN 60068-2-30
• EN 60068-2-64
• according to EN 50172
• according to EN 60598-2-22
• Mains ballast complies with end of lamp life (EOL) test 2

Note:

The PC T5 COMBO lp is not intended to be used for high risk task area lighting.

Isolation and electric strength testing of luminaires

Electronic devices can be damaged by high voltage. This has to be considered during the routine testing of the luminaires in production.

According to IEC 60598-1 Annex Q (informative only!) or ENEC 303-Annex A, each luminaire should be submitted to an isolation test with 500 VDC for 1 sec- ond. This test voltage should be connected between the interconnected phase and neutral terminals and the earth terminal. The isolation resistance must be at least 2 MΩ.

As an alternative, IEC 60598-1 Annex Q describes a test of the electrical strength with 1,500 VAC (or 1,414 x 1,500 VDC). To avoid damage to the elec- tronic devices this test must not be conducted.

Basic insulation between supply and battery circuit

Restarting after lamp replacement

Note: Before servicing luminaires the mains supply should always be discon- nected.

If faulty lamps are changed with the mains connected they can be made to restart automatically provided an interval of 2 seconds is left after removal.

• Single lamp combined units always restart
• Twin lamp combined units that do not restart automatically will do so if the first lamp that was inserted is removed and re-inserted.

Working voltage (Uout), THD, lamp current

Technical data batteries

Accu-NiCd 4.2 / 4.5 Ah

Battery voltage/cell                                                   1.2 V

Cell type                                                                   D

Case temperature range

to ensure 4 years design life                                         +5 °C to +55 °C Max. short term temperature (reduced life-time)      70 °C

Max. number discharge cycles                                     4 cycles per year plus 4 cycles during comissioning

Max. storage time                                                      6 months

Accu-NiMh

2.0 Ah

Battery voltage/cell                                                   1.2 V

Cell type                                                                  Cs

Case temperature range

to ensure 4 years design life                                         +5 °C to +55 °C Max. short term temperature (reduced life-time)      70 °C

Max. number discharge cycles                                     4 cycles per year plus 30 cycles during comissioning

Max. storage time                                                      12 months

4.0 Ah

Battery voltage/cell                                                   1.2 V

Cell type                                                                  LA

Case temperature range

to ensure 4 years design life                                         +5 °C to +40 °C Max. short term temperature (reduced life-time)       70 °C

Max. number discharge cycles                                     4 cycles per year plus 30 cycles during comissioning

Max. storage time                                                      12 months

Accupack-NiMH

2.2 Ah

Battery voltage/cell                                                   1.2 V

Cell type                                                                  Cs

Ambient temperature range

to ensure 4 years design life                                         +5 °C to +35 °C

tc point                                                                   +40 °C

Max. short term temperature (reduced life-time)            70 °C

Max. number discharge cycles                                     4 cycles per year plus 4 cycles during comissioning

Max. storage time                                                      12 months

Type                               Lamp

Wattage        Uout²

THD at 230 V, 50 Hz,

Lamp

4.0 Ah

Battery voltage/cell                                                    1.2 V

Cell type                                                                   LAL

Ambient temperature range

to ensure 4 years design life                                         +5 °C to +35 °C

tc point                                                                   +40 °C

Max. short term temperature (reduced life-time)             70 °C

Max. number discharge cycles                                     4 cycles per year plus 4 cycles during comissioning

Max. storage time                                                      12 months

For further information refer to corresponding battery datasheet.

¹ In emergency operation

² Max. voltage between output terminals / Max. voltage between output terminal to earth

Storage, installation and commissioning

Relevant information about storage conditions, installation and commissioning are provided in the battery datasheets.

Care should be taken to ensure batteries and emergency units don’t exceed their maximum temperatures.

Intelligent Voltage Guard

Intelligent Voltage Guard is the name of the new electronic monitor from Tridonic. This innovative feature of the new PC COMBO family of combined electronic ballasts and emergency lighting modules from Tridonic immedi- ately shows if the mains voltage rises above a certain threshold.

Measures can then be taken quickly to prevent damage to the control gear. If the mains voltage rises above 306 V the lamps start flashing on and off. This signal “demands” disconnection of the power supply to the lighting system.

New PC COMBO with xitec processor

Is the very latest in lighting management design technology. The lamp friendly warm start is delivering maximum lamp life and enables high switch- ing frequency applications. Smallest power loss and new freedom in the lamp design thanks to convincing thermal management.

Energy class CELMA EEI = A2

PC T5 COMBO lp ignition technology (smart heating) optimises lamp start and ensures no energy is wasted. After the lamp has struck the filament heating is reduced automatically to a defined minimum value. This reduction in filament heating, saves energy, yet maintains the proper operating condi- tions for the lamp. The lamp is always operated within specification.

Smart Heating (normal operation)

Innovative heating circuit. Reduced filament heating after lamp has struck.

Ambient Temperature

PC T5 COMBO lp

Life-time

PC T5 COMBO lp is designed for an average life-time of 50,000 hours under reference conditions and with a failure probability of less than 10 %.

This corresponds to an average failure rate of 0.2 % for every 1,000 hours of operation.

CE marking

The PC T5 COMBO lp units are CE marked for compliance with the low volt- age directive.

Certificates of compliance are available to allow luminaires to be CE marked for compliance with the EMC directive.

Mechanical details

Channel and Cover manufactured from 0.4 mm white precoated steel.

LED charge indicator

• Green
• Mounting hole 5 mm diameter, 1 – 1.6 mm thickness
• Length of LED lead 750 mm (Bezel supplied fitted to LED)
• Insulation temperature rating: 90 °C

Test switch

• Mounting hole 0 mm diameter
• Length of test switch lead 550 mm

Battery leads

• Quantity: 1 red and 1 black
• Length: 1300 mm
• Wire type: 5 mm² solid conductor
• Insulation temperature rating: 90 °C

Termination 1

Push on 4.8 mm receptacle to suit battery spade fitted with insulating cover

Termination 2

9 mm stripped insulation

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Side fixing feature

tc

The nominal ta and tc point are related to the ballast life duration. The rela- tion of tc to ta temperature depends also on the luminaire design. If the measured tc temperature is approx. 5 K below tc max., ta temperature should be checked and eventually critical components (e.g. ELCAP) measured.

Detailed information on request.

Screw M4, screw head diameter 8–10 mm

Jumper selection:

3 hours operation as supplied for use with 4 Ah NiCd D or 4 Ah NiMH Cs cells.

Remove the jumper for 1 hour operation and use with Cs 1.5 Ah NiCd or

2.0 Ah NiMh cells.

Electrical connections

In low temperature applications an starting aid is required for the emergency lamp which is referenced to the metal case of the unit. This starting aid does not need to be earthed.

The combined unit is intended to be earthed by the q marked terminal con- nection.

Two phases can be used as switched and unswitched line. Note:

All electrical connections to the unit must be made when both permanent

and switched mains supplies are disconnected

Batteries

Connection method: 4.8 x 0.5 mm spade welded to end of cell

For the stick batteries this connection is accessible after the battery end caps have been fitted.

To inhibit inverter operation, only disconnect the batteries by removing the connector from the battery spade tags.

Note:

The battery charger of the PC T5 Combo lp is short circuit protected. After a battery short circuit the protection device will be resetted after a short while.

Battery must not be connected to earth.

Storage

It is recommended to disconnect the battery before store or delivery. A long term storage in open circuit leads to battery self discharge and deactivation of chemical components. It could be required to charge and discharge the batteries a few times to recover the initial performance.

RFI

Tridonic ballasts are RFI protected in accordance with EN 55015.

To operate the luminaire correctly and to minimise RFI we recommend the following instructions:

• Connection to the lamps of the “hot leads” must be kept as short as pos- sible (marked with *)
• Mains leads should be kept apart from lamp leads (ideally 5–10 cm dis- tance)
• Do not run mains leads adjacent to the electronic ballast
• Twist the lamp leads
• Keep the distance of lamp leads from the metal work as large as possible
• Ballast should be earthed, over the
• Mains wiring to be twisted when through wiring
• Keep the mains leads inside the luminaire as short as possible

Wiring advice

The lead length is dependant on the capacitance of the cable.

For safety reasons, the PC T5 COMBO lp must only be earthed in the case of a safety class 1 luminaire. Earthing is not required for the device to operate. Connection to earth reduces radio interference

With standard solid wire 0.5/0.75 mm² the capaci- tance of the lead is 30–80 pF/m. This value is influenced by the way the wiring is made.

• keep lamp wires short
• lamp connection with multi-lamp ballasts should be made with symmetrical wiring
• for 1 and 2 lamp ballasts: hot leads 1,2,7,8 and cold leads 3,4,5,6 should be separated as much as possible
• The LED, test switch and battery wiring should be routed separately and kept as far away as possible from the high frequency lamp leads to avoid
• To avoid the damage of the control gear, the wiring must be protected against short circuits to earth (sharp edged metal parts, metal cable clips, louver, )

IDC interface

• Solid wire with a cross section of 5 mm² according to the specification from WAGO
• Alternatively a flexible lead with a cross section of 75 mm²

Horizontal interface

• Solid wire with a cross section of 5–0.75 mm² according to the specification from WAGO
• Solid wire with a cross section of 0 mm² with an insulation diameter up to 2.5 mm
• Strip 9 mm of insulation from the cables to ensure perfect operation of the terminals
• Loosen wire through twisting and pulling

wire preparation:

0.5 – 0.75 mm²

8 – 9 mm

Loosen wire through twisting and pulling

PC T5 COMBO lp wiring diagrams

Test switch                                                                                                                                                                          Test switch

Battery

Charge Indicator (LED)

Earth

Pink (–)           P

Orange (+)     O

PC 1/xx T5

Combo lp            4

Battery

Charge Indicator (LED)

Earth

8

7

Pink (–)           P                                          6

Orange (+)       O                                              5

4

Unswitched Line                                                                           3

Neutral                                                                         2                      

Switched Line                            

Unswitched Line                               Neutral            

Switched Line                            

3

2                                       „E“

hot leads

Wiring diagram PC T5 COMBO lp with single T5 lamp                                                               Wiring diagram PC T5 COMBO lp with twin T5 lamp

hot leads

Lamp „E“ for Integrated emergency operation

Additional information

Additional technical information at www.tridonic.com ® Technical Data Guarantee conditions at www.tridonic.com ® Services

Life-time declarations are informative and represent no warranty claim. No warranty if device was opened.