Fluorescent-Lamp Ballast includes infrared dimmer.
Press Release Summary:
Model Eco-10(TM) IR offers personal control of overhead lighting through use of handheld IR transmitter. Lighting can be individually set to various levels, reducing eyestrain. Unit can be installed like standard non-dimming ballast or like 3-wire dimming ballast and used with central control system. Featuring low-profile size of 9.5 x 1.6 x 1.0 in., device comes in single- and 2-lamp models for 32 W, T8 lamps.
Original Press Release:
Lutron Introduces New Fluorescent Ballast with Built-In Infrared Dimmer
Coopersburg, PA (May 6, 2003) - Expanding upon its already vast line of fluorescent dimming solutions, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., has introduced the Eco-10(TM) IR-a fluorescent ballast with built-in infrared dimmer.
Designed to make individual fixture control simple to specify and install for both new construction and retrofit applications, the Eco-10 IR offers personal control of overhead lighting through the use of a handheld IR transmitter. Overhead lighting can be individually set to various levels, reducing eyestrain, increasing comfort and improving employee satisfaction and productivity.
The Eco-10 IR can be installed like standard non-dimming ballasts offering simple, individual fixture control. It can also be installed like a 3-wire dimming ballast and used with a central control system-such as Lutron's GRAFIK 6000(TM), digital microWatt® or RadioTouch(TM)-for optimal energy management.
"The new Eco-10 IR ballast truly has a lot to offer everyone," said David Bennett, Lutron's commercial marketing leader. "Designers and specifiers will appreciate the versatility it affords them. Installers will find that it's very simple to work with. The individuals who use it will like the fact that they can easily adjust fluorescent lighting to best suit the type of work they're doing. And managers and administrators will have the ability to create a visual environment that increases employee comfort and productivity and improves energy performance."
Featuring a low-profile size (9.5"l x 1.6"w x 1.0"h) that expands the possibility for individual control to additional fixture types, the Eco-10 IR works seamlessly with Lutron's digital microWATT(TM), RadioTouch(TM) and other Lutron lighting controls to provide central lighting and energy management capabilities. It is available in 1- and 2-lamp models for 32W, T8 lamps (277 V).
For more information on the new Eco-10 IR ballast from Lutron, please call the Lutron 24 hour hotline at 800-523-9466 or visit the web at lutron.com/ballast.
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., headquartered in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of lighting controls, architectural lighting control systems, and shading solutions for residential, commercial, and institutional applications.
