GE 40460 CSR575/SE/HR/UVC

The GE Entertainment CSR575/SE/HR/UVC (40460) Lamp is a commercial-grade, high-intensity quartz metal halide stage and studio bulb engineered exclusively for professional film production sets, television broadcast studios, theatrical stage profiles, concert touring rigs, and high-end arena event spots. Delivering a powerful 48,000 initial lumens of crisp 6000K daylight illumination, this premium single-ended module features an advanced Compact Source Rare-earth (CSR) arc tube to achieve an elite color rendering index of 90 CRI. Outfitted with a precision G22 medium prefocus base and a robust quartz glass envelope, it ensures exact alignment along the fixture's optical center to provide stable, punchy illumination throughout its 750-hour calibrated service life.

ADL Supply Expert Application & Replacement Guide

The GE CSR575/SE/HR/UVC short-arc lamp is an established theatrical and broadcast maintenance standard specified heavily by studio lighting technicians, gaffers, cinema directors of photography, and stage lighting riggers for high-performance moving-head profiles, followspots, fresnels, and ellipsoidal spots. Incorporating rare-earth halides within its high-pressure quartz arc chamber, this lamp provides an extremely concentrated light source that maintains exceptional spectral stability, ensuring consistent flesh tones and seamless color grading throughout high-definition broadcasts or film shoots.

Critical AC Square-Wave Electronic Ballast Requirements and G22 Alignment Controls: Stage technicians and facility maintenance supervisors executing routine gear updates must verify electrical control parameters closely prior to checkout: this CSR module is an AC-operated device requiring a high-frequency electronic square-wave ballast. It cannot be powered by standard industrial AC core-and-coil ballasts, nor can it operate on direct current (DC) rectifiers. The matching electronic control gear must process input lines to deliver an ultra-stable, flicker-free AC square wave to drive the arc voltage. Running this tube on unapproved circuits will induce asymmetric electrode erosion, causing premature blackening or total arc tube failure.

Additionally, the specialized G22 prefocus base features an asymmetric keyway flange. Installers must push the base firmly into the fixture's prefocus socket collar until the locking tabs snap cleanly into place. Proper mechanical seating ensures the internal arc tube gap is perfectly locked onto the fixture reflector's optical center. Misalignment will distort the beam focus, creating uneven hot spots and reducing center-beam candlepower (CBCP).

Detailed Product Specifications

• Brand Name: GE Lighting (Current Lighting Solutions / Entertainment Specialty Line)
• Product Series Line: CSR Compact Source Rare-Earth Stage & Studio Series
• GE Factory Product Order Code SKU: 40460
• Distributor Inventory Reference Code: GEDB40460R3
• Manufacturer Description Model Nomenclature: CSR575/SE/HR/UVC
• UPC Barcode Number (GTIN-12): 043168404600
• Core Technology Class: High-Intensity Discharge (HID) — High-Pressure Quartz Metal Halide Short-Arc
• Primary Ballast Requirement: High-Frequency Electronic Square-Wave AC Control Gear (575W Rated)
• Target System ANSI Specification Code: UVC
• Operational Lamp Power Draw: 575 Watts
• Nominal Arc Operating Voltage: 95V AC (Post-ignition stabilization voltage across internal electrodes)
• Continuous Operating Amperage Draw: 6.1 Amperes continuous system line current load
• Initial Luminous Brightness: 48,000 Lumens (Post standard laboratory seasoning burn)
• Luminous Efficacy Ratio: 83.5 Lumens per Watt (LPW)
• Color Temperature Configuration: 6000K Daylight Spectrum (Clear Quartz Optical Shield)
• Color Rendering Index (CRI): 90 Ra (Elite Class 1A Theatrical Color Rendering Accuracy)
• Base Type Configuration: G22 Medium Prefocus Flanged Base (Solid brass positioning terminals)
• Maximum Overall Length (MOL): 5.71" Inches (145.0mm total structural body length face-to-tip)
• Nominal Tube Profile Diameter: 1.18" Inches (30.0mm actual outer quartz glass width)
• Light Center Length (LCL Dimension): 70.0mm (Precision calibrated optical focal height center)
• Electrode Arc Gap Distance: 7.0mm actual inner discharge center gap path
• Rated Average Service Lifespan: 750 Hours (Based on standard automated cycling profiles)
• Chassis Burn Position Limit: Universal — Operates reliably at any horizontal, vertical, or tilted stage angle
• Fixture Safety Rating: Enclosed Fixtures Only Mandatory (Strict ultraviolet & fragment containment control)

Operation, Safety & Mounting Compliance

High-Frequency Square-Wave AC Ballast Optimization

When retrofitted onto approved high-frequency electronic AC square-wave ballasts, this lamp processes power symmetrically across its precision dual electrodes, completely preventing internal acoustic arc resonance and visual plasma shifting loops typical under legacy magnetic waveforms. This advanced electronic stabilization maintains color-point integrity across your entire studio track grid, ensuring adjacent fixtures project matched visual depth and crisp color daylight properties without arc drift.

Mercury Content Dosing and Safe Bulk Recycling Protocols

This short-arc high-intensity capsule utilizes a highly concentrated chemical vapor volume of heavy-metal mercury to activate its hyper-bright discharge illumination track. While structurally shielded to endure extreme physical acceleration and intense internal atmospheres inside modern automated moving heads, it remains a hazardous component at end-of-life cycles. National environmental safety laws mandate processing spent modules through certified commercial e-waste repository centers during staging teardown sweeps rather than discharging them into municipal solid landfills or common trash streams.

Commercial Moving Head Equipment Cross-References

This premium 575W G22 short-arc lamp serves as a direct drop-in replacement or electrical equivalent for the following lines:

• Osram Alternative Match: HTI 575W/SEL / single-ended daylight prefocus line
• Philips Lighting Match: MSR Platinum 575 / Broadway single-ended stage platform
• Ushio Reference Match: CSR575/SE/HR Professional Staging Bulb / Code 5001642

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