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  • BS EN 60920:1991

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    Ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps. General and safety requirements

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  27-10-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-08-2001

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Cooperating organizations
    National foreword
    Foreword
    Introduction
    Section One - General requirements
    1. Scope
    2. Definitions
    3. General requirements
    4. General notes on tests
    5. Classification
    6. Marking
    Section Two - Safety requirements
    7. Protection against accidental contact with live
         parts
    8. Terminals
    9. Provision for earthing
    10. Moisture resistance and insulation
    11. High-voltage impulse testing
    12. Thermal endurance of windings
    13. Ballast heating
    14. Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
    15. Creepage distances and clearances
    16. Resistance to heat and fire
    17. Resistance to corrosion
    Appendices
    A. Tests: General requirements and tests referring to
         Section Two
    B. Particular requirements for thermally protected
         ballasts
    C. The use of constants S other than 4500 in tw tests
    D. Information for carrying out the heating tests of
         thermally protected ballasts
    E. Explanation to ballast temperatures
    F. Method for selection of varistors
    Figures
    Annex ZA (normative) Other international publications
    quoted in this standard with the references of the
    relevant European publications
    Annex ZB (informative) National A-deviations
    National annex NA (informative)
    National annex NB (informative)
    National annex NC (informative)

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    Covers ballasts for use on a.c. supplies up to 1000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz, associated with tubular fluorescent lamps with or without pre-heated cathodes operated with or without a starter or starter device and having rated wattages, dimensions and characteristics as specified in IEC 60081.

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    Committee CPL/34/3
    Development Note Supersedes BS 2818-1(1985) (08/2001) Supersedes 86/28901 DC, 91/20871 DC and 94/202326 DC (10/2003)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    BS 1853-2:1995 Tubular fluorescent lamps for general lighting service Specification for lamps used in the United Kingdom not included in BS EN 60081, BS EN 60901, BS EN 61195 and BS EN 61199
    BS EN 60926:1996 Specification for auxiliaries for lamps. Starting devices (other than glow starters). General and safety requirements
    BS EN 61046:1995 Specification for d.c. or a.c. supplied electronic step-down convertors for filament lamps. General and safety requirements

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    IEC 60566:1989 Capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamp circuits
    IEC 60730-2-3:2006 Automatic electrical controls for household and similar use - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for thermal protectors for ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps
    IEC 60384-14:2013+AMD1:2016 CSV Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment - Part 14: Sectional specification - Fixed capacitors for electromagnetic interference suppression and connection to the supply mains
    IEC 60695-2-1:1991 Fire hazard testing - Part 2: Test methods - Section 1: Glow-wire test and guidance
    EN 60691:2016 Thermal-links - Requirements and application guide
    IEC 60928:1995+AMD1:1999 CSV Auxiliaries for lamps - A.C. supplied electronic ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps - General and safety requirements
    1973/23/EEC : 1973 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 19 FEBRUARY 1973 ON THE HARMONIZATION OF THE LAWS OF MEMBER STATES RELATING TO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR USE WITHIN CERTAIN VOLTAGE LIMITS
    EN 60928:1995/A1:1999 AUXILIARIES FOR LAMPS - A.C. SUPPLIED ELECTRONIC BALLASTS FOR TUBULAR FLUORESCENT LAMPS - GENERAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
    EN 60921:2004/A1:2006 BALLASTS FOR TUBULAR FLUORESCENT LAMPS - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
    IEC 60921:2004+AMD1:2006 CSV Ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps - Performance requirements
    HD 444.2.2 : 200S2 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - TEST METHODS - NEEDLE-FLAME TEST
    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
    IEEE 101 : 1987 GUIDE FOR THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THERMAL LIFE TEST DATA
    IEC 60691:2015 Thermal-links - Requirements and application guide
    IEC 60598-1:2014+AMD1:2017 CSV Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests
    ISO 4046:1978 Paper, board, pulp and related terms — Vocabulary
    HD 365 : 200S3 CLASSIFICATION OF DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES
    IEC 60417C:1977 Third supplement.
    HD 444.2.1 : 200S1 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - TEST METHODS - GLOW-WIRE TEST AND GUIDANCE
    HD 243 : S12 GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS FOR USE ON EQUIPMENT - INDEX, SURVEY AND COMPILATION OF THE SINGLE SHEETS
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