As a Xenon lamp ballast, the XLB-3000 power supply first ignites the lamp with a high voltage pulse and, once the lamp is ignited, acts as a programmable current source...
Power, Inc. are qualified to service this equipment. High Voltage Present: This power supply produces lethal high voltages. Only service personnel of Lumina Power, Inc. are qualified to service this equipment. Only qualified service personnel are permitted to install this power supply.
XLB-3000 Theory of Operation (Refer to Figure 1) The XLB-3000 Xenon lamp ballast has been designed for OEM Xenon lamp industry. With this in mind, the Xenon lamp industry has the following requirements: Safe lamp operation • Reliable short pulse lamp ignition •...
Page 6
Power to the module is provided by the main power supply chassis. Internal circuitry in the igniter module senses the presence of the high voltage arc and briefly disables operation in the main power supply chassis in order to minimize damage from high voltage noise. Figure 1 XLB-3000 Block Diagram...
XLB-3000-XX-YY Specifications XX = Iout YY= Vout Model Input Voltage Size (L x W x H) out max out max Configurable to 13” x 8.55” x 3.43” XLB-3000-XX-YY 3000W 120A 200-240VAC 33cm x 21.7cm x 8.71cm Max Lamp Voltage: 35V Auxiliary Outputs : +15V @ 0.20A...
(+) . Note that with I prog prog set between 0V and 2V, when the lamp is turned on via Lamp On/Off, the XLB-3000 will deliver 20% of the (+) : prog 0–10V=0–I maximum current rating of the unit. This is the minimum...
Installation and Operation of XLB-3000 Short Arc Xenon Lamp Ballast The XLB-3000 chassis is rack mountable and is shown in figures 2 and 5. The XLB-3000 Igniter Module has a mounting plate shown in Figure 3. IMPORTANT HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATION NOTE The XLB-3000 igniter module produces a 45kV pulse during lamp ignition.
Page 13
NOTE: Negative ignition is also available Figure 6 XLB-3000 Lamp Connections...
Page 14
Enabled, output current will rise to this program value 3. Interface Connection: Connect the user system to the 15 pin D-sub connector shown in Figure 5. See Table 1 and Figure 4 for description of the XLB-3000 Interface and the associated simplified interface schematic.
Page 15
Ground wire shall be crimped to a # 8 ring-lug and connected to the • ground stud. XLB-3000 units are fused on both input lines. It does not matter which of the two AC inputs are designated Line or Neutral. IMPORTANT APPLICATON NOTE REGARDING AC INPUT POWER AC Input wires and Earth Ground wire should be at least AWG;...
Page 16
8. Servicing the XLB-3000: XLB-3000 units have no serviceable parts. Do not attempt to repair or service this unit in the field. Removing tamper seals from chassis will void warranty. For further information, contact Lumina Power at 978-241-8260.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the XLB-3000 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers