Do Q-Lab’s Fluorescent UV and Xenon Lamps Meet International Standards for Irradiance ?
Do Q-Lab's Fluorescent UV and Xenon Lamps Meet International Standards for Irradiance?
AMETEK BROOKFIELD
ASCOTT ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT LTD
ATP ENGINEERING BV
BINDER GmbH
BUCKLEYS (UVRAL) LTD
COATMASTER
DAKOTA ULTRASONICS
DEFELSKO CORPORATION
FORMAT MESSTECHNIK GmbH
HACH LANGE
HANGON
HANNA INSTRUMENTS FRANCE
HILDEBRAND
KERN & SOHN GmbH
LABOMAT ESSOR
LAUDA
LENETA COMPANY
MITUTOYO FRANCE
Q-LAB CORPORATION
RHOPOINT INSTRUMENTS
RK PRINT COAT INSTRUMENTS Ltd
SIGMUND LINDNER GmbH
TABER INDUSTRIES
TAYLOR HOBSON LIMITED
TESTO
TQC BV
VEOLIA WATER STI
VERIVIDE
WALLACE
X-RITE EUROPE GMBH
Labomat Essor guides you here in the choice of lamps for your UV aging enclosures QUV models or Xenon models Q-Sun
Labomat Essor guides you here in the choice of lamps for your UV aging enclosures QUV models or Xenon models Q-Sun
Choice of lamps for QUV speakers
Pregnant compatibility
| UVA 340 | UVA 340+ | UVB 313 | UVB 313 + | QFS 40 | UVA 351 | |
| QUV Basic | okay | okay | okay | |||
| QUV Solar Eye (with irradiance regulation) | okay | okay | okay | okay | ||
| Compatible radiometer CR 10 | okay | okay | okay | okay | ||
| Compatible UC 10 Universal Calibrator | okay | okay | okay | okay | okay |
UV lamp irradiance range
| UVA-340 | UVA-340 + | UVA-351 | UVB- 313EL | UVB- 313EL + | QFS-40 | |
| Typical irradiance | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.48 |
| High irradiance | 1.55 | 1.55 | ||||
| Maximum irradiance | 1.55 | 1.70 | 1.55 | 1.23 | 1.70 | 0.86 |
1 The above values are in units of W / m² / nm unless otherwise indicated.
2 All lamps in enclosures equipped with SOLAR EYE irradiance control are guaranteed for 8,000 hours at typical irradiance.
UVA-340 + and UVB-313EL + lamps are also guaranteed for 1,500 hours at high irradiance and for 750 hours at maximum irradiance.
Choice of lamps for Q-Sun speakers
Speaker Compatibility
| X-1800 | X-1800 + | X-1850 | X-1850 + | |
| Spectral guarantee | 1500 h | 3000 h | 1500 h | 3000 h |
| Q-SUN Xe-1 and Xe-3 Gen 3 | okay | |||
| Q-SUN Xe-2 Gen 3 | okay | |||
| Q-SUN Xe-1 and Xe-3 Gen 4 | okay | |||
| Q-SUN Xe-2 Gen 4 | okay |
Xenon arc irradiance range
Typical irradiance:
| W / m2 / nm @ 340 nm | W / m2 / nm @ 420 nm | W / m2 @TUV (300-400 nm) | |
| Daylight-F | 0.80 | 75 | |
| Daylight Q and Daylight-B / B Extended-UV (-Q / B, -QuartzD) | 0.68 | 1.50 | 75 |
| Window (-Q, -B / SL, -SF5, -IR, -B04E) | 0.55 | 70 |
Minimum irradiance 0.25 @ 340nm, 0.45 @ 420nm, and 20 @TUV.
Typical irradiance can be achieved with X-1800 + or X-1850 + lamps in all Q-Suns in "E" configuration with a spectral guarantee of 3000 h
Maximum irradiance: Q-Sun Xe-1 and Xe-3 first, Q-Sun Xe-2 in parentheses
| W / m2 / nm @ 340 nm | W / m2 / nm @ 420 nm | W / m2 @TUV (300-400 nm) | |
| Daylight-F | 1.30 (0.95) | 120 (85) | |
| Daylight-Q and Daylight-B / B Extended-UV (-Q / B, -Quartz) | 1.10 (0.80) | 2.20 (1.75) | 120 (85) |
| Window (-Q, -B / SL, -SF5, -IR, -B04) | 0.85 (0.65) | 108 (80) |
Maximum irradiance that can be achieved with X-1800 + or X-1850 + lamps in all Q-Sun models in "E" configuration with a spectral guarantee of 1000 h
Do Q-Lab's Fluorescent UV and Xenon Lamps Meet International Standards for Irradiance?
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Labomat Essor guides you here in the choice of lamps for your UV aging enclosures QUV models or Xenon models Q-Sun