The ARCMEISTER™ is an exciting new innovation from PEC Lamp USA. The four lamps in the range - which primarily target special lighting effects and high end fibre optic driver applications - promise to significantly boost output and reliability.The unique selling point of these devices is their ultra-short arcs. They have more in common with the precision optical sources in LCD projectors than with discharge lamps in general lighting applicaitons. The arc is just over a millimetre long, and it works efficiently with a miniature dichroic reflector to project a beam of phenomenal power.The lamps are rated nominally at 60W, but a dedicated dimming electronic ballast varies the wattage between 40W and 80W with minimal colour shift. ARCMEISTER™ comes in four flavours; They are the same size and operate with the same electronic ballast, and are distinguished by their different spectra.