Axis 2-Lamp Light Harvesting 32 Watt 277 Volt Ballast

Auto Dimming, Energy Efficient, Fluorescent Ballast 

2-lamp, T-8, 32 Watt 277 Volt Ballast

A "ballast" is an electronic component that regulates voltage in lighting. Axis Technologies has developed an innovative new ballast with the aim of expanding daylight harvesting into mainstream lighting fluorescent applications. The patented Axis Daylight Harvesting Dimming Ballast is a new technology that transforms the ballast, a once standard lighting industry staple, into a dynamic energy saving system that can reduce lighting energy costs by up to 70%. The Axis Ballast utilizes an individual photo sensor to automatically adjust the amount of electrical current flowing to the light fixture and then dims or increases lighting in conjunction with the amount of available sunlight.

Saving Energy is easy with the Daylight Harvesting Axis Technologies Fluorescent Ballast. When windows or skylights provide natural daylight to a room, the Axis Ballast uses integrated automatic controls to reduce your energy and daytime peak demand load.

The Axis Ballast automatically responds to daylight, reducing electric light only when the room grows brighter, and then increasing electric light only when the room grows dimmer. The light levels never drop below the minimum designed levels. Cloud passing over? No problem; the Axis Ballast’s continuous control response is immediate!

The Axis Ballast was designed to be simple and effective. It offers:

-     Easy Installation, No Maintenance.
-     No Commissioning.
-     Reliable, Seamless, Energy Savings.
-     Integrated Controls; no External Controls Required.

Best of all, the automatic energy savings comes without distraction to room occupants. How? Simply because the change in daylight ambient light level is far more significant in the room then the change in the electric light, allowing the dimming and brightening to go unnoticed.

The Axis Ballast is great for the environment! Reducing your energy reduces the need for more power plants, and reduces the pollutants from power plants. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfor dioxide, and nitrogen oxides can be reduced significantly by reducing the amount of electricity produced from power plants. Plus, the Axis Ballast helps you qualify for LEED environmental compliance.

There are many types of fixtures that work well with the Axis Ballast:

Office Fixtures:  Troffers, Surface Mounted, Linear, Perimeter.

Schools:  Troffers, Pendant Industrial and Linear.

Warehouse and Industrial:  T-8 Hybays and Lowbays with motion sensors.

Garages:  Linear fluorescent, Strips and Corridor fixtures. Any location where there is a daylight contribution.

Retrofit Applications

Any fixture that is in an area with daylight contribution can be easily retrofitted with the Axis Daylight Dimming ballast. No additional wiring or controls are necessary. The ballasts work well with motion sensors, and existing control systems at the panel or switch level. If you are installing skylights in an existing facility the Axis ballast is the easiest solution available to upgrade the lighting system. By changing out the ballasts and leaving the original fixtures the project will exceed the energy savings anticipated with installing expensive new T-8 energy efficient fixtures while dramatically lowering the initial cost of the project. Retrofitting existing fixtures is an attractive choice because of the fine tuning feature Axis ballasts offer. Instead of making a 2 or 3 lamp fixture out of a fixture with 4 lamps, the existing fixture can be retrofitted and then tuned to the light level of the proposed retrofit. This saves the time and expense of buying "kits" to reposition the lamps and all of the associated labor that follows. Simply install the 2, 3 or 4 lamp Axis ballast you need for the job and fine tune the lamp output in 10% increments.

Guarantee Superior Performance

The Axis ballast is completely automatic, using only the power necessary to light the room to your determined level and reducing power when daylight contributes to the room lighting. Dimming response is immediate, leaving room occupants unaware of its operation. It requires no maintenance and carries a standard five year warranty.

Various Models Include: 

AX232B120  T8 2-lamp 32 Watt 120 Volt Ballast

AX232B277  T8 2-lamp 32 Watt 277 Volt Ballast

AX332B120/277  T8 3-lamp 32 Watt 120/277 Volt Ballast

AX432B120/277  T8 4-lamp 32 Watt 120/277 Volt Ballast