Thru-HullSeaLite

®

150W-HID

Operating Instructions

DANGER! Thru-Hull SeaLites
® should
® must be allowed to cool before it can be restarted. The ballast can safely be turned on at any time, however. If the sailboat lamp is too hot to start when the ballast is turned on, the ballast will enter a programmed restart sequence and will periodically attempt to restart the lamp over the next 25 minutes. Neither the ballast nor the lamp will be harmed by this action. The lamp may not start at all, and then has to wait at least an hour before relighting. 5. The HID-X version is equipped with a flood sensor and an overheat sensor. In the event that water enters the fixture, it will automatically shut off. If the temperature inside the fixture exceeds a predetermined temperature, it will automatically shut off. In either case for boats, a fault will be indicated by the red light on the lid of the ballast box. If the light does not operate properly, please refer to the Troubleshooting Guide on page 17 to determine the cause of the malfunction. only be operated with the external sapphire port and flange fully submerged in water. Operating the light while the flange is not fully submerged may result in fire, injury, damage, loss of property and even death. Marine lights that are fully submerged while the vessel is at rest may lose direct contact with the water when the marine boat is underway. In addition, lights mounted on the stern of a vessel may tend to overheat while the boat is underway, even if they are fully submerged. This is due to the high concentration of bubbles in the water directly behind the stern of most vessels when they are underway. Exercise caution when operating the lights while the vessel is underway. Thru-Hull SeaLites
® should not be operated continuously over extended periods of time. The light should be turned off for at least 30 minutes once a week to ensure that the lamp fails passively at the end of its useful life. Thru-Hull SeaLites
® should always be turned on and off by applying and removing power from the ballast. No attempt should be made to disconnect the ballast from the lamp while the lamp is running. 1. To turn the Thru-Hull SeaLite
® on, apply power to the ballast. If the lamp is cool, it will light immediately, but will be quite dim until it warms up. It will take about 2 minutes for the lamp to reach full brightness. 2. The lamp should be allowed to run for at least 10 minutes each time it is turned on. Running the lamp for shorter periods may shorten the lamp’s life. 3. To turn the lamp off, turn the power to the ballast off. 4. The HID lamp used in the Thru-Hull SeaLite 16
Rev. B 8/13/07