GE Non-Cycling Lucalox 14672 (LU70/ECO/NC) HPS Lamp — 70W | ANSI S62 HPS Arc Tube | 6,300 Lumens | E39 Mogul Screw Base

The GE Lucalox® High-Performance 14672 (LU70/ECO/NC) Lamp is a commercial-grade, high-intensity discharge (HID) high pressure sodium capsule engineered exclusively for municipal post-top fixtures, outdoor perimeter security wall packs, public roadway brackets, multi-level parking structures, and industrial task reflectors. Delivering 6,300 initial lumens of high-visibility 1900K warm amber illumination, this premium clear lamp features an authoritative ANSI S62 specification tracking profile and utilizes an advanced Non-Cycling (NC) arc tube matrix to optimize field maintenance cycles. Outfitted with a heavy-duty, brass-alloy E39 Mogul Screw base and a robust ED23.5 hard glass envelope, it ensures superior lumen maintenance up to 90% across its extended 30,000-hour rated average service life.

ADL Supply Expert Application & Replacement Guide

The GE Lucalox® Non-Cycling ALTO 14672 lamp is an established electrical field contractor baseline specified universally across civil post-top roadways, commercial storage warehouses, industrial parking structures, and outdoor perimeter security lighting grids. Operating via a high-purity clear gas-discharge chamber, this unballasted lamp requires a matched external magnetic or electronic core-and-coil ballast loop to deliver structural high-voltage ignition strikes and safely control operational current parameters at 1.6 Amperes continuous load. The specialized Non-Cycling (NC) structural formatting prevents typical end-of-life flashing behaviors, enabling building maintenance networks to protect host transformer circuits from intense voltage stress while making it easy to identify and locate spent components.

Critical Ballast Coordination and High-Heat Mogul Socket Seating Parameters: Commercial facility managers and electrical crews executing routine maintenance retrofits must analyze line circuit properties closely prior to checkout: this high pressure sodium element tracks a strict ANSI S62 ballast tracking registry. Forcing or striking this 70W component down lines driven by legacy mercury vapor or standard metal halide components will trigger immediate color cycling instability, damage internal transformer blocks, or lead to an early arc tube shutdown.

Furthermore, turn the oversized E39 Mogul screw base firmly into the porcelain socket receiver track until the bottom center contact locks completely flush against the line terminal. Because driving a continuous discharge payload inside an ED23.5 housing pushes outer envelope thresholds to intense operating temperatures, any thread cross-seating, surface carbon pitting, or socket degradation will generate high contact resistance. This resistance prompts rapid localized thermal expansion that can shatter the glass pinch-seal or fuse the lamp base permanently into the host luminaire socket assembly.

Detailed Product Specifications

• Brand Name: GE Lighting (Current Lighting Solutions / Lucalox® Specialty HID Portfolio)
• Product Series Line: Non-Cycling (NC) High Pressure Sodium Family
• GE Factory Product Order Code SKU: 14672
• Manufacturer Description Model Nomenclature: LU70/ECO/NC
• Manufacturer Factory Parts Tracking Identifier: 14672-LU70-ECO-NC
• Official Industry ANSI Equipment Code / Ballast ID: S62
• UPC Barcode Number (GTIN-12): 043168146722
• Global Trade Logistics Code (GTIN-13): 00043168146722
• Core Technology Class: High Intensity Discharge (HID) — High Pressure Sodium Gas-Discharge
• Primary Control Requirement: External Matched ANSI S62 Ballast & Ignitor Network Mandatory
• Operational Power Draw: 70 Watts Nominal
• Nominal Arc Tube Operating Voltage: 52 Volts AC Baseline Circuit Drop
• Continuous Operating Current: 1.60 Amperes continuous circuit running current
• Initial Luminous Brightness: 6,300 Lumens (Post standard factory seasoning burn)
• Design Mean Lumens (Optic Depreciation): 5,670 Lumens measured at 40% calibrated lifecycle
• Systemic Luminous Efficacy Ratio: 90.0 Lumens per Watt (LPW nominal)
• Color Temperature Configuration: 1900K Warm Amber White
• Color Rendering Index (CRI): 22 Ra nominal baseline
• Base Type Configuration: E39 Mogul Screw Base (Solid single-contact brass thread formatting)
• Bulb Material Class: High-Purity Borosilicate Hard Glass
• Maximum Base Shell Temperature Limit: 210°C (410°F Maximum Safe Socket Entry Threshold)
• Maximum Bulb Wall Operating Temperature: 400°C (752°F Outer Hard Glass Chamber Heat Limit)
• Bulb Shape Enclosure Code: ED23.5 Structural Shape Casing Profile (ED75 width equivalent)
• Maximum Overall Length (MOL): 7.75" Inches (196.8mm actual outer body height face-to-contact)
• Light Center Length (LCL Dimension): 5.00" Inches (127.0mm precision alignment center target axis)
• Nominal Bulb Profile Diameter (MOD): 2.94" Inches (74.6mm maximum outer bulb width clearance)
• Rated Average Service Lifespan: 30,000 Hours (Calibrated high-reliability non-cycling performance target)
• Chassis Burn Position Limit: Universal (U) — Base can be operated up, down, or horizontal
• Fixture Safety Rating: Open or Enclosed Fixtures Approved (Universal containment build / Open Rated "O")

Operation, Safety & Mounting Compliance

High-Pressure HID Strike, Ignition & Restrike Cooling Loops

This High Pressure Sodium lamp operates via an internal metallic vapor arc discharge matrix that requires an external high-voltage starting strike pulse from a matched ballast network. Following initial arc striking, the capsule undergoes a standard 3 to 5-minute warm-up session as the sodium-mercury amalgam vaporizes to full luminosity output.

In the event of a sudden utility line power drop or localized interruption, the lamp cannot strike instantly while hot; it requires a built-in restrike cooling delay window lasting approximately 2 to 3 minutes. This cooling period allows internal chamber pressures to drop back down to safe baseline strike parameters, protecting your facility circuits and fixture internal components from extreme over-amperage stress.

Commercial Equipment Industry Cross-References

This standard 70W S62 ED23.5 mogul-base HPS bulb serves as a direct drop-in replacement or alternative for the following lines:

• Philips Lighting Match: Philips Ceramalux® 467258 SON 70W E39 ED75 CL HID Lamp
• Osram Sylvania Match: Sylvania 67497 LU70/PLUS/ECO Lumalux Non-Cycling HPS Lamp
• Halco ProLume Match: Halco 208110 LU70/ECO Clear ED23.5 Mogul High Pressure Sodium Globe

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