Flameproof Fluorescent Light Fitting Zone 1 2 21 22 | ATX FDB258BUM

Appleton ATX FD Series Hazardous Area Lighting | Zones 1 & 2 21 & 22

Flameproof light fittings

Zones 1 & 2 – Zones 21 & 22

Product Category: Hazardous Area Lighting | Flameproof Fluorescent Light Fittings

Appleton ATX FDB258BUM

Flameproof ATX FD Series cylindrical fluorescent light fittings manufactured by Appleton ATX can be installed in hazardous areas designated as Zone 1, Zone 2,  Zone 21 and Zone 22. The design of this flameproof lighting product along with its high degree of corrosion resistance, make them an ideal light fitting to provide hazardous area lighting for indoor or outdoor areas that are exposed to dirt, water, moisture and corrosive conditions.

Explosion proof and flameproof light fittings are typically used in petrochemical facilities, underground tunnels, oil refineries, pulp and paper mills, painting, sewage and water treatment facilities, warehouses, and other general manufacturing facilities.

LIGHT FITTING SPECIFICATION

  • The Appleton ATX FD Series allows quick and easy installation of fluorescent lighting fixtures with 2G11 or Bi-pin G13 lamp holders
  • The light fittings are supplied with an energy efficient and self inducting ferromagnetic ballast on a removable gear tray
  • They feature easy connection to wire and disconnect with plug-in terminal blocks
  • Supplied with an external and internal ground/earth connection
  • Easy access to lamps through threaded entry cap. The light fittings are available as standard duty or with emergency battery back-up
  • Supplied with O-ring for improved ingress protection – IP Rating: IP66/68
  • Light fitting is supplied with one M20 blanking plug
  • Impact resistant borosilicate glass sealed tube – Impact Resistance Rating: IK08
  • 3 lamp versions: 2 x 58 Watts | 2 x 36 Watts | 2 x 18 Watts
  • See also: Zone 1 Fluorescent | Zone 2 Fluorescent
  • Light Fittings ATEX Zone 1 | Light Fittings ATEX Zone 2
  • Floodlights ATEX Zone 1 | Floodlights ATEX Zone 2

Hazardous Area Lighting ATEX - Appleton

Appleton ATX Flameproof Fluorescent Light Fittings
Appleton ATX Order Code Wattage Number of Lamps Gas Group Light Fitting Model Light Fitting Weight Volume dm³ (in³)
FDB258BUM 58 Watts 2 IIB 1.5 18.2 kg | 40.12 lbs 119 (7261.83)

 

➡ For replacement of conventional fluorescent light fittings please refer to Zone 2 LED type hazardous area lighting

t rating (Gas) and surface temperature (dust) table

Light Fitting Model Flameproof Lamp Type Gas – T Rating Dust – Surface Temperature
Without External Reflector With External Reflector Without
External
Reflector
With
External
Reflector
Ta = 40°C (104°F) Ta =
55 °C (131 °F)
Ta =
70 °C (158 °F
Ta =
40 °C (104 °F)
Ta =
55 °C (131 °F)
1.5 Fluorescent G13 | Magnetic Ballast
1 x 58 Watts/2 x 58 Watts
T6 T6 N/A T6 T5 80°C
(176°F)
95°C
(203°F)
Fluorescent G13 | Electronic Ballast
1 x 58 Watts/2 x 58 Watts/3 x 58 Watts
T6 T5 N/A T6 T5 84 °C
(183 °F)
95 °C
(203 °F)
Thorne & Derrick | Hazardous Area Lighting Specialists | Explosive Atmosphere Specialists
Hazardous Area Lighting Control Station Plug Junction Box

Lighting | Control Stations | Plugs & Sockets | Junction Boxes | Hazardous Area ATEX Certified Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres | Zone 1 & Zone 2

 

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