BS 5971:1988
Superseded
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Specification for safety of tungsten filament lamps for domestic and similar general lighting purposes
Hardcopy , PDF
15-06-1995
English
30-11-1988
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
Specifies safety and interchangeability requirements of lamps and also the method a manufacturer should use to show compliance.
Committee |
CPL/34
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
64
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PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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Status |
Superseded
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SupersededBy | |
Supersedes |
Standards | Relationship |
EN 60432:1988/A4:1993 | Identical |
NFC 72 101 : LATEST | Identical |
VDE 0715-1 : 2012 | Similar to |
BS 6179:1982 | Specification for tungsten filament lamps for general service (with lives of 2000 h) |
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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