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  • IEC 60400:2017

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    Lampholders for tubular fluorescent lamps and starterholders

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF, PDF 3 Users, PDF 5 Users, PDF 9 Users

    Superseded date:  28-02-2020

    Language(s):  English - French

    Published date:  15-06-2017

    Publisher:  International Electrotechnical Committee

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    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General requirement
    5 General conditions for tests
    6 Electrical rating
    7 Classification
    8 Marking
    9 Protection against electric shock
    10 Terminals
    11 Construction
    12 Resistance to dust and moisture
    13 Insulation resistance and electric strength
    14 Endurance
    15 Mechanical strength
    16 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
    17 Creepage distances and clearances
    18 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
    19 Resistance to excessive residual stresses (season
       cracking) and to rusting
    Annex A (normative) - Examples of lampholders
            covered by IEC 60400
    Annex B (normative) - Season cracking/corrosion test
    Annex C (informative) - Protection against electric
            shock - Explanatory details for the installation
            of lampholders according to 9.2
    Annex D (informative) - Clauses containing new or
            more stringent requirements with respect to the
            previous edition
    Bibliography

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    IEC 60400:2017 states the technical and dimensional requirements for lampholders for tubular fluorescent lamps and for starterholders, and the methods of test to be used in determining the safety and the fit of the lamps in the lampholders and the starters in the starterholders.
    This eighth edition cancels and replaces the seventh edition published in 2008, Amendment 1:2011 and Amendment 2:2014. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
    This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
    - alignment with ISO/IEC drafting rules;
    - renumbering of clauses, tables and figures.
    This bilingual version (2017-12) corresponds to the monolingual English version, published in 2017-06.
    The French version of this standard has not been voted upon.

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    Committee TC 34/SC 34B
    Development Note Stability Date: 2019. (06/2017) New child AMD 1 2020 is added
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note New child AMD 1 2020 is added
    Publisher International Electrotechnical Committee
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    07/30168995 DC : 0 BS EN 60399 AMD 1 - BARREL THREAD FOR LAMPHOLDERS WITH SHADE HOLDER RING
    CSA C22.2 No. 62560 : 2016 SELF-BALLASTED LED-LAMPS FOR GENERAL LIGHTING SERVICES BY VOLTAGE > 50 V - SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS
    NF EN 60079-15 : 2010 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY TYPE OF PROTECTION 'N'
    CSA E60079.15 : 2002 : R2011 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERES - ELECTRICAL APPARATUS WITH TYPE OF PROTECTION "n"
    I.S. EN 60079-15:2010 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY TYPE OF PROTECTION 'N'
    I.S. EN 62560:2012&A1:2015&A11:2019 SELF-BALLASTED LED-LAMPS FOR GENERAL LIGHTING SERVICES BY VOLTAGE > 50 V - SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS
    IEC 62931:2017 GX16t-5 capped tubular LED lamp - Safety specifications
    IEC 60079-7:2015+AMD1:2017 CSV Explosive atmospheres - Part 7: Equipment protection by increased safety "e"
    EN IEC 60079-7:2015/A1:2018 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INCREASED SAFETY 'E' (IEC 60079-7:2015/A1:2017)
    CSA E60335.2.27 : 2001 SAFETY OF HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - PART 2: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLIANCES FOR SKIN EXPOSURE TO ULTRAVIOLET AND INFRARED RADIATION
    BS IEC 60092-306:2009 Electrical installations in ships Equipment. Luminaires and lighting accessories
    04/30113660 DC : DRAFT MAY 2004 IEC 60079-7 - ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: INCREASED SAFETY 'E'
    DIN 49646-7:1985-04 IEC LAMPHOLDER GAUGES; GAUGE FOR MOUNTED LAMPHOLDERS G13 FOR TESTING CONTACT
    DIN 49646-6:1985-04 IEC LAMPHOLDER GAUGES; GAUGE FOR MOUNTED LAMPHOLDERS G5 FOR TESTING CONTACT
    CAN/CSA-E155-98 (R2017) Glow-Starters for Fluorescent Lamps - Includes Amendment 1 (Adopted IEC 155:1993 with modifications) / Interrupteurs d\'amorçage à lueur pour lampes à fluorescence (starters) (norme CEI 155:1993 adoptée avec modifications)
    BS EN 62560:2012+A11:2019 Self-ballasted LED-lamps for general lighting services by voltage > 50 V. Safety specifications
    UNE-IEC 60092-306:2010 Electrical installations in ships - Part 306: Equipment - Luminaires and lighting accessories
    BS EN 60079-7 : 2015 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INCREASED SAFETY 'E' (IEC 60079-7:2015)
    I.S. EN 62931:2017 GX16T-5 CAPPED TUBULAR LED LAMP - SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS
    I.S. EN 60399:2004 BARREL THREAD FOR LAMPHOLDERS WITH SHADE HOLDER RING
    BS EN 50019:2000 Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Increased safety \'e\'
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-7 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INCREASED SAFETY 'E'
    IEC 60598-1:2014+AMD1:2017 CSV Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-15 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY TYPE OF PROTECTION 'N'
    CEI EN 60079-15 : 2012 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY TYPE OF PROTECTION 'N'
    BIS IS/IEC 60079-15 : 2005 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: CONSTRUCTION, TEST AND MARKING OF TYPE OF PROTECTION 'N' ELECTRICAL APPARATUS
    ISA 60079-7 : 2008 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INCREASED SAFETY "E"
    EN 60079-15:2010 Explosive atmospheres - Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection "n"
    ANSI C81.64:2005 (R2014) American National Standard—Guidelines and General Information for Electrical Lamp Bases, Lampholders and Gauges
    DIN 49646-8:1985-04 IEC LAMPHOLDER GAUGES; " GO " GAUGE FOR LAMPHOLDERS G5
    14/30278882 DC : 0 BS EN 60079-7 IEC 60079-7 ED. 5.0 - EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INCREASED SAFETY 'E'
    BS EN 60155:1995 Glow-starters for fluorescent lamps
    DIN 49646-5:1985-04 IEC LAMPHOLDER GAUGES; " GO " GAUGES FOR THE MOUNTING DISTANCES OF A COMBINED PAIR OF LAMPHOLDERS G13
    NF EN 60155 : 1996 AMD 2 2007 GLOW-STARTERS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS
    CSA E155 : 1998 : R2012 GLOW-STARTERS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS
    BS EN 60598-1:2015 Luminaires General requirements and tests
    BS EN 60079-15:2010 Explosive atmospheres Equipment protection by type of protection \'n\'
    EN 62931:2017 GX16t-5 capped tubular led lamp - Safety specifications
    UL 1993:5ED 2017-01 Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters
    C22.2 NO. 1993-17 Self-ballasted lamps and lamp adapters (Trinational standard with NMX-J-578/1-ANCE and UL 1993)
    CSA E598.1 : 2002 LUMINAIRES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
    09/30206120 DC : 0 BS EN 60061-1 - LAMP CAPS AND HOLDERS TOGETHER WITH GAUGES FOR THE CONTROL OF INTERCHANGEABILITY AND SAFETY - PART 1: LAMP CAPS (AMENDMENT 44); PART 2: LAMPHOLDERS (AMENDMENT 41); PART 3: GAUGES (AMENDMENT 42); PART 4: GUIDELINES AND GENERAL INFORMATION (AMENDMENT 13)
    08/30186163 DC : DRAFT JULY 2008 BS IEC 60092-306 - ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN SHIPS - PART 306: EQUIPMENT - LUMINAIRES AND LIGHTING ACCESSORIES
    BS 2011-2.1Ef:1992 Environmental testing. Tests Test Ef. Impact, pendulum hammer
    CSA E60598.1 : 2016 LUMINAIRES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
    BS EN 60399 : 2004 BARREL THREAD FOR LAMPHOLDERS WITH SHADE HOLDER RING
    I.S. EN 60598-1:2015 LUMINAIRES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
    BS EN 60061-4:1992+A16:2018 Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety Guidelines and general information
    I.S. EN 60838-2-3:2017 MISCELLANEOUS LAMPHOLDERS - PART 2-3: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS - LAMPHOLDERS FOR DOUBLE-CAPPED LINEAR LED LAMPS
    GOST R 52350.15 : 2005 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: CONSTRUCTION, TEST AND MARKING OF TYPE OF PROTECTION "N" ELECTRICAL APPARATUS
    UNE-EN 60598-1:2015 Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests
    IEC 62560:2011+AMD1:2015 CSV Self-ballasted LED-lamps for general lighting services by voltage >50 V - Safety specifications
    I.S. EN 60155:1996 GLOW-STARTERS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS
    IEC 60061-4:2005 CSV Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety - Part 4: Guidelines and general information
    IEC 60838-2-3:2016 Miscellaneous lampholders - Part 2-3: Particular requirements - Lampholders for double-capped linear LED lamps
    IEC 60155:1993 Glow-starters for fluorescent lamps
    12/30266672 DC : 0 BS EN 60598-1 ED 8.0 - LUMINAIRES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
    IEC 60399:2004+AMD1:2008 CSV Barrel thread for lampholders with shade holder ring
    UNE-EN 62560:2013 Self-ballasted LED-lamps for general lighting services by voltage > 50 V - Safety specifications
    UNE-EN 60079-15:2013 Explosive atmospheres - Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection "n"
    CEI EN 62931 : 1ED 2017 GX16T-5 CAPPED TUBULAR LED LAMP - SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS
    07/30168628 DC : 0 BS EN 60079-15 - EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY TYPE OF PROTECTION "N"
    BS EN 62931:2017 GX16t-5 capped tubular led lamp. Safety specifications
    DIN 49646-9 : 1985 IEC LAMPHOLDER GAUGES; " GO " GAUGE FOR LAMPHOLDERS G13
    BS EN 60838-2-3:2017 Miscellaneous lampholders Particular requirements. Lampholders for double-capped linear LED lamps
    DIN 49646-4:1985-04 IEC LAMPHOLDER GAUGES; " GO " GAUGES FOR THE MOUNTING DISTANCES OF A COMBINED PAIR OF LAMPHOLDERS G5
    I.S. EN 60061-4:1993 LAMP CAPS AND HOLDERS TOGETHER WITH GAUGES FOR THE CONTROL OF INTERCHANGEABILITY AND SAFETY - PART 4: GUIDELINES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
    08/30186575 DC : DRAFT JULY 2008 BS EN 60079-15 ED. 4 - EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY TYPE OF PROTECTION "N"
    CSA E60079.7 : 2003 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: INCREASED SAFETY "E"
    CSA E60079.15 : 2002 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERES - ELECTRICAL APPARATUS WITH TYPE OF PROTECTION "n"
    BIS IS/IEC 60079-7 : 2006 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INCREASED SAFETY 'E'
    I.S. EN 60079-7:2015 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INCREASED SAFETY 'E'
    EN 60598-1:2015/A1:2018 LUMINAIRES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
    CSA E155:1998 GLOW-STARTERS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS
    UNE-EN 60079-7:2016 Explosive atmospheres - Part 7: Equipment protection by increased safety "e"
    I.S. EN 50019:2001 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - INCREASED SAFETY "E"
    IEC 60092-306:2009 Electrical installations in ships - Part 306: Equipment - Luminaires and lighting accessories
    EN 60061-4:1992/A16:2018 LAMP CAPS AND HOLDERS TOGETHER WITH GAUGES FOR THE CONTROL OF INTERCHANGEABILITY AND SAFETY - PART 4: GUIDELINES AND GENERAL INFORMATION (IEC 60061-4:1990/A16:2018)
    EN 60838-2-3:2017 Miscellaneous lampholders - Part 2-3: Particular requirements - Lampholders for double-capped linear LED lamps
    EN 50019:2000/corrigendum Apr. 2003 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - INCREASED SAFETY "E"
    EN 60399:2004/A1:2008 BARREL THREAD FOR LAMPHOLDERS WITH SHADE HOLDER RING
    EN 60155:1995/A2:2007 GLOW-STARTERS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS
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