• BS EN 61048 : 2006

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    AUXILIARIES FOR LAMPS - CAPACITORS FOR USE IN TUBULAR FLUORESCENT AND OTHER DISCHARGE LAMP CIRCUITS - GENERAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2006

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General requirements
    5 General notes on tests
    6 Marking
    7 Terminations
    8 Creepage distances and clearances
    9 Voltage rating
    10 Fuses
    11 Discharge resistors
    12 Testing sequence
    13 Sealing and heating test
    14 High-voltage test
    15 Resistance to adverse operating conditions
    16 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
    17 Self-healing test
    18 Destruction test
    Annex A (normative) - Test voltage
    Annex B (normative) - Temperature adjustment of test
            Enclosure
    Annex C (normative) - Test for conformity of manufacture
    Annex D (informative) - Guide to calculating equipment
            settings for tests in 15.2 and 18.1.3
    Annex E (normative) - Additional requirements for built-in
            capacitors having an insulation equivalent to
            double or reinforced insulation
    Annex F (informative) - Information for luminaire design
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
             international publications with their
             corresponding European publications
    Bibliography

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    Gives the requirements for both self-healing and non-self-healing continuously rated a.c. capacitors of up to and including 2,5 kVAr, and not less than 0,1 [MU]MF having a rated voltage not exceeding 1000 V which are intended for use in discharge lamp circuits operating at 50 Hz or 60 Hz and at altitudes up to 3000 m.

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    Committee CPL/34/3
    Development Note Supersedes 89/28666 DC, 94/201613 DC and 97/205733 DC. (04/2005) Together with BS EN 61049, it supersedes BS 4017(1979). (12/2005) 2006 Edition Re-Issued in February 2016 & incorporates AMD 1 2016. 2006 Edition remains active and will be withdrawn on 11/08/2018. Supersedes 12/30263952 DC. (03/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    BS EN 61049:1993 Specification for capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamp circuits. Performance requirements
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