• BS 5971:1988

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Specification for safety of tungsten filament lamps for domestic and similar general lighting purposes

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-06-1995

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-11-1988

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    National foreword
    Brief history
    Technical text
    Section one - General
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    Section two - Safety and interchangeability
                    requirements
    3 General
    4 Marking
    5 Protection against accidental contact in screw
        lampholders
    6 Resistance to torque
    7 Insulation resistance of B15d, B22d, E27/51 x 39
        capped lamps and other lamps with caps having
        insulated skirts
    8 Accidentally live parts
    9 Creepage distance for B15d or B22d capped lamps
    10 Lamp cap temperature rise (delta ts)
    11 Safety at end of life
    12 Interchangeability
    Section three - Assessment
    13 Whole production appraisal by means of
        manufacturers' records
    14 Conditions of compliance by means of manufacturers'
        records
    15 Batch appraisal
    Appendices
    A (normative) Package marking symbols for dichroic
                    reflectorized "cool beam" lamps
    B (normative) Holders for torque test (Clause 6)
    C (normative) Resistance to torque following heating
    D (normative) Operation to failure test
    E (normative) Proposed induced failure test
    F (normative) Acceptance criteria - continuous
                    variable result
    G (normative) Miscellaneous test procedures
    H (normative) Other international publications quoted
                    in this standard
    National appendix W
    National appendix X
    Cooperating organizations

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    Specifies safety and interchangeability requirements of lamps and also the method a manufacturer should use to show compliance.

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    Committee CPL/34
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6179:1982 Specification for tungsten filament lamps for general service (with lives of 2000 h)

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 60432:1988/A4:1993 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR TUNGSTEN FILAMENT LAMPS FOR DOMESTIC AND SIMILAR GENERAL LIGHTING PURPOSES
    BS 5101-3:1975 Specification for lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety Gauges
    IEC 60410:1973 Sampling plans and procedures for inspection by attributes
    IEC 60598-1:2014+AMD1:2017 CSV Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests
    BS 5101-1:1975 Specification for lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety Lamp caps
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