Almost an electronic lighting ballast: DEOS Safety
 

 
OSRAM DEOS Safety starters offer superior comfort and meet the highest demands of safety and economic efficiency.
 
The safety starters offer decisive advantages in comparison to conventional starters without switch-off function:

• Automatic and reliable switch-off of defective or fluorescent lamps, that have reached their end of life, thus avoiding annoying flickering and unscheduled maintenance work.
• Built in circuit breaker to protect both the starter and the ballast
• Suitable for operation on both conventional and low-loss ballasts
• Four times longer service life compared to conventional starters
• System is immediately ready for use again by simply pressing the red button following an interruption
• Number of switches: ranging from >10000 switches to > 60000 switches in inductive operation, resulting in a service life of approx. 2 to 10 years
• Up to 20% increase in lamp lifetime in the case of fluorescent lamps
• Suitable for protection class II
• In compliance with international standard IEC 60155 regarding safety and dimensions
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OSRAM quality starters (510 KB)