This lamp can cause serious skin burn and eye inflammation from shortwave ultraviolet radiation if outer jacket or envelope of the lamp is broken or punctured. Do not use where people will remain for more than a few minutes unless adequate shielding (tempered glass or other suitable enclosure materials described in paragraph 1 above) or other safety precautions are used.  Lamps that will automatically extinguish when the outer envelope is broken or punctured are commercially available.

THIS LAMP CONFORMS TO FEDERAL STANDARD 21CFR1040.30

To minimize the hazards described above:

Metalarc lamps will operate satisfactorily only if the auxiliary equipment (eg. Ballast, starter, capacitor, & socket) conforms to electrical specifications set forth in the Product Bulletins available from GTE Sylvania.  Metalarc lamps will not operate with auxiliary equipment designed for mercury lamps of the same wattage.

Lamps should be screwed into the socket firmly without using undue pressure.  Screw lamp into socket using dome end rather than the larger lamp diameter to avoid damaging the lamp.

This lamp is equipped with a date-recording base.  There is no guesswork about the burning life of the lamp. (Simply scratch through the appropriate code numbers, the month and year the lamp is installed).

The letters “BD”, “BU-HOR”, “BU”, “HOR”, or “U” appear on the outer jacket beneath the Sylvania logo, and specify the position in which the lamp must be operated.  Thee positions are as follows:

BD-Base Down, lamp must be operated only in a position which is within 15 degrees of Base Down Vertical.

BU-HOR Base Up to Horizontal, lamp must be operated in a position plus/minus 90 degrees of Base Up.

BU-Base Up Only, lamp must be operated in a position which is within 15 degrees Base Up.

HOR-Horizontal, lamp must be operated only in a position which is within 15 degrees of horizontal.

U-Universal, lamp must be operated in any burning position.