• BS 559:1991

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Specification for electric signs and high-voltage luminous-discharge-tube installations

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-08-1998

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  28-02-1991

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Specification
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 Materials
    4 Resistance to corrosion
    5 Non-metallic letters or devices
    6 Metallic letters or devices
    7 Backing panels
    8 Glass panels
    9 Flat panels of plastics materials
    10 Means of attachment of signs
    11 Water resistance
    12 Temperature rise of components
    13 Switching and isolation
    14 Access to high-voltage installations
    15 Provision for earthing
    16 Insulation resistance
    17 Lamps, lampholders and auxiliaries used in low-
        voltage signs
    18 Transformers
    19 Invertors and convertors
    20 Auxiliaries for discharge lamps
    21 Capacitors
    22 Flasher units
    23 Bell-glasses
    24 High-voltage cables and conductors
    25 Supports for high-voltage luminous-discharge tubes
    26 Supports for high-voltage cables and conductors
    27 Connections for high-voltage cables
    28 Constructional requirements for installing high-
        voltage cables
    29 Radio interference suppression, harmonics and
        voltage fluctuations
    Tables
    1 Minimum thickness of hardwood letters or devices
    2 Dimensions relating to metallic letters or devices
        formed in channel or H-section
    3 Minimum thickness of wood or fibreboard backing
        panels
    4 Minimum thickness of glass panels used in the
        vertical plane
    5 Minimum thickness of glass panels used in planes
        other than the vertical
    6 Minimum thickness of fixing clips
    7 Minimum thickness of plastics panels
    8 Distance between cable and conductor supports
    Figures
    1 Typical arrangement within an internally illuminated
        letter
    2 Typical circuit incorporating a protective device in
        accordance with 18.2
    3 Plan view of an electrode housing passing through a
        fascia panel
    4 Recommended methods for termination of lead-alloy
        sheathed cables
    5 Use of a right-angled bell glass behind a metallic
        letter

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    Electrically illuminated signs operating at high or low voltage and high-voltage installations up to and including 5 kV to earth either for external or internal use. It does not include luminaires or exit signs operating at low voltage.

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    Committee CPL/34/11
    Development Note Supersedes BS 559: 1986
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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