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2. Safety lamp - Wikipedia

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   Open flame lamps could ignite flammable gases which collected in mines, causing explosions; safety lamps were developed to enclose the flame to prevent it from igniting the explosive gases. Flame safety lamps have been replaced for lighting in mining with sealed explosion-proof electric lights, but continue to be used to detect gases.

3. Electrical equipment in hazardous areas - Wikipedia

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   A light switch may cause a small, harmless spark when switched on or off. In an ordinary household this is of no concern, but if a flammable atmosphere is present, the arc might start an explosion. In many industrial, commercial, and scientific settings, the presence of such an atmosphere is a common, or at least commonly possible, occurrence.

4. Explosion Proof HID Blasting Gun Light from Larson ... - AOL

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   Explosion Proof HID Blasting Gun Light from Larson Electronics Provides Cord Free Illumination KEMP, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leading supplier of industrial lighting equipment Larson Electronics ...

5. Metal-halide lamp - Wikipedia

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   Like other gas-discharge lamps such as the very-similar mercury-vapor lamps, metal-halide lamps produce light by ionizing a mixture of gases in an electric arc.In a metal-halide lamp, the compact arc tube contains a mixture of argon or xenon, mercury, and a variety of metal halides, such as sodium iodide and scandium iodide. [7]

6. Light fixture - Wikipedia

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   A light fixture (US English), light fitting (UK English), or luminaire is an electrical lighting device containing one or more light sources, such as lamps, and all the accessory components required for its operation to provide illumination to the environment. [1] All light fixtures have a fixture body and one or more lamps.

7. Explosion protection - Wikipedia

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   Avoidance makes it impossible for an explosion or deflagration to occur, for instance by means of suppressing the heat and the pressure needed for an explosion using an aluminum mesh structure such as eXess, by means of consistent displacement of the O 2 necessary for an explosion or deflagration to take place, by means of padding gas (f. i. CO 2 or N 2), or, by means of keeping the ...