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- Today we're looking at the Phillips CoreLine
Highbay Generation 4 by Signify.
So let's get it out the box and see what we've got.
Now, Gen4, it only seems like a matter of weeks
since we're in Generation 3, but LED technology
is moving all of the time,
so Philips keep up to date with that changes,
so that normally means better performance
and better features.
So, the first thing I notice on this packaging
is that they've moved to cardboard,
which is yeah, obviously a lot better,
a lot easier to manage, a lot easier to recycle.
And here's what we've got in the box.
So, let's just put the packaging out the way for now.
So, a lot of the time you'll hear these LED
Highbay replacements referred to as UFO's,
and a lot of them actually look like
an alien landscape, especially when you look at the back,
but this CoreLine unit is pretty sleek,
normal environment you'd expect to see these in
is factories, warehouses, but this one, nice design,
it wouldn't be out of place in possibly some
of those big box retail environments as well.
Now, what you have to remember is
however big that looks, it's tiny compared
to the shoebox you're typically replacing.
So the version I've got here is 10 thousand lumens,
and that comes in at 69 watts,
nearly 150 lumens per watt,
so that's the prime motivator most people
are moving to LED's for that energy saving,
but this range goes all the way up to 25 thousand lumens,
so you can typically replace everything
from those typical 250 watt to 400 watt metal hayaline
lamp sources that are still out there in the droves.
So, let's dive in and have a look at the bit
that the electrician knows about,
how do you connect it up?
It's quite simple.
There's this in line connector,
so it's just a case of unscrewing the barrel.
Yeah, first thing to remember,
make sure you put the cable glamper over your wire
before you start wiring it in.
I'll just chop that to length.
Chop that to length.
And prepare the ends.
(wire cutter snapping)
Now, a lot of people obviously think
that the main driver to fit LED Highbay
is obviously energy saving,
but like to not forget about those salient benefits
of LED technology.
It's that move to a better type of lighting,
so a lot of the existing HID units,
still even in some cases have sodium lamps in there.
So, imagine working the day in orange light
and moving over to a nice crisp white light.
And this range comes in everything from 4000 kelvin,
which I've got here, all the way up
to six and a half thousand kelvin.
Along with, obviously, that improved light quality,
you can also think about that instant light
from the moment you switch it on,
so a traditional unit that we've replaced here
like this shoebox, you switch them on,
and you're waiting, and you're waiting,
and there's a lot of noise,
and then eventually you get that working light.
But obviously then remember if that power fails,
we have a dip, the lights can fail,
and then you have to go through the process again.
LED, we don't have that.
Instant light from the moment you switch it on.
Just finish up this connection.
Put the ferrules on there, Oliver ferrule
at eFixx, as everyone will know.
Okay, so then it's just the three screw terminals
in this connector.
Now, the useful thing about this connection method
is you're not actually opening up the fixture itself,
so you're preserving that IP65 rating.
There's no risk of damaging that integrity
because you don't need to go in there.
So, it's a maintenance free fitting,
no amps to replace, so you never need to open it up.
Interesting, it seems to be designed as well
to allow for disassemble at the end of life,
so everything seems to be screwed together in there.
Not that we're going in there to have a look.
Another little interesting point to look at
on the back of here is something here,
we'll see Service Tag, which we'll come back to later
to see what that means and what that does.
So I have done that connection,
so screw the barrel back in place on that connector,
and then tighten up the cable glands to give the IP rating
back to the connector.
And there we go, job done, simple.
Okay, so we'll look at the mounting options.
Now, these units typically would be hanging
from a roof and the hook mount will
be the most popular option, and that comes with the unit.
And that's quite simple, just screw it into the back.
There is an alternative to have a mounting bracket.
So, say you're going to wall mount it, you can do that.
So, scoot it all the way into there.
There is a little grub screw on the side of this unit
just to stop that hoop coming out.
So, just tighten that up,
and that's really secure,
and then we've got this other additional screw
that goes through the hoop to make sure
it doesn't come off the chain.
So, I'm not seeing we're gonna get any earthquakes
in the UK, but you never know,
someone might hit that with a forklift
or something like that if they're not being careful
where they're going.
So that's the mounting options.
A few of the things to look at on the unit,
obviously factories, warehousing
can be quite dusty environments.
This sleek design means you're not gonna have
a liability for lots of dust to sit on top of the unit.
It's quite a free flowing design.
If you think of some of those other UFO's
I mentioned earlier with the big heat sync structures
on the back that can mount up the dust.
Spin it over, I'll take this cellophane that comes with it,
the driver's inside there.
We've got this nice optical surface here.
It comes in two beam angles,
so this is the 90 degree version,
and interesting things there again,
this surface is all smooth,
so again, we're not gonna get a dust buildup.
Now, if we think of our traditional Highbay,
flies, dust inside there.
It's probably, nevermind the lumen maintenance.
Now, this unit here has a lumen maintenance
of 80% output at 50 thousand hours,
but in the industrial environment,
it can actually be the dust that causes
the biggest lumen loss.
So, you will still need to clean them,
but certainly not as much as the traditional unit,
and you've got this flat surface,
so there's not gonna be a big dust buildup there.
You know, the major event of LED technology
to get that payback is the long lamp life.
But, obviously, if you're going to fit a unit,
you want to be sure, up high,
that you're not gonna have to go back there
and replace it with premature failures.
This Philips unit comes with a five year warranty.
Now, that's backed by Philips Heritage
in the lighting sector, so you can be sure
when you're putting that unit up there,
it's gonna be supported for that time.
I flip the unit back over,
let's revisit this Service Tag on the back.
In the Gen3 product, the barcode simply took you
through to a data sheet for the product.
But this Service Tag opens up a whole load
of new possibilities that we haven't seen before.
So, we think that's worthy of a separate video,
so check that out either above my head,
or check the playlist at the end of this video.
So, all that remains to do in this video is,
as you would do at a trade show,
blind the audience with the Highbay.
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