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New NEMA Standard Provides LED Specifications for HID Retrofits

American National Standard for Electric Lamps—LED Lamp Specification Sheets for HID Replacement and Retrofit Applications offers LED Lamp specification sheets for HID replacement and retrofit applications as the means of communication of critical lamp characteristics including:

• Intended-use ballasts (if applicable)
• Reference circuit (if applicable)
• Identify input voltage requirements (for use with mains voltage)
• Light Distribution
• Other characteristics, which may include physical dimensions and/or temperature ratings for operation

The standard covers all types of HID replacement and retrofit applications using LED lamps. The minimum contents and format of the specification sheet are provided.

ANSI C78.55 is available for $100 here.

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Craig DiLouie

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