Advance's most basic ballast design, the open core & coil configuration consists of one, two, or three copper or aluminum coils on a core of electrical-grade steel laminations. Advance's exclusive core & coil Metal Halide design and manufacturing process insures unparalleled reliability and safety as well as superior performance. Inclusive to a number of different products, including Advance's VAL-U-PAK and Metal Halide Ballast Replacement Kits and Class N (-200°C insulation) and 5-TAP™ models, Advance's Metal Halide core & coil design for HID ballasts optimally supports a range of commercial, industrial, and public/recreational applications. Advance's Metal Halide core & coil ballasts are suitable for such venues as parking lots and garages, landscape lighting, and sports lighting.
The #1 manufacturer of ballasts and drivers for fluorescent, HID, and LED lamps in North America, Advance has been at the forefront of the lighting industry for over 60 years. Since the first Advance ballast was manufactured in 1945, Advance has built a reputation for excellence based on its broad line of reliable and high-quality products, extensive technical expertise, superior customer service and logistics, long-standing industry partnerships, and demonstrated leadership and proactivity within the lighting and electrical products industries. Supporting a wide variety of new construction, renovation, retrofit, and replacement applications, Advance ballasts and drivers have provided the benefits of reliability, versatility, energy efficiency, and long life in millions of lighting installations worldwide.
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