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The sig ificant tec nical c an es in this edition with resp ct to the previou edition in lu e the introd ction of new or revised req irements for sin le an d al contact ig ition voltages

Part 1: General requirements and tests

Doui les diverses pour lampes –

Partie 1: Exigences générales et essais

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD 3

1 Sco e 5

2 Normative referen es 5

3 Terms an definition 6

4 General req irement 9

5 General con ition for tests 9

6 Clas ification 10 7 Markin 1

8 Protection again t electric s ock 13 9 Terminals 13 10 Provision for e rthin 15 1 Con tru tion 16 12 Moisture resistan e, in ulation resistan e an electric stren th 17 13 Mec anical stren th 19 14 Screws, c r ent car yin p rts an con ection 2

15 Cre p ge distan es an cle ran es 2

16 En uran e 2

17 Resistan e to he t an fire 2

18 Resistan e to ex es ive resid al stres es (se son crackin ) an to ru tin 2

An ex A (informative) L mpholders covered by this stan ard 2

An ex B (normative) Suita le metals 31

An ex C (normative) Se son crackin /cor osion test 3

An ex D (normative) Pen ulum imp ct test a p ratu 3

An ex E (informative) Sc ed le of amen ed clau es an s bclau es containin more seriou / critical req irements whic req ire prod cts to b retested 3

Bibl ogra h 3

Fig re 1 – Bal -pres ure test a p ratu 2

Fig re D.1 – Imp ct test a p ratu 3

4 Fig re D.2 – Mou tin fixture 35 Ta le 1 – Minimum values of in ulation resistan e 18 Ta le 2 – Heig t of fal 1

9 Ta le 2 – Minimum distan es for AC (5 Hz/6 Hz) sin soidal voltages − Impulse with tan category I 21

Ta le 2 – Minimum distan es for AC (5 Hz/6 Hz) sin soidal voltages − Impulse with tan category I 2

Ta le 3 – Minimum distan es for non-sin soidal pulse voltages 2

Ta le A.1 – L mpholders covered by this stan ard 2

Ta le C.1 – Test solution 32

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International Stan ard IEC 6 8 8-1 has b en pre ared by s bcommit e 3 B: L mp ca s an

holders, of IEC tec nical commite 3 : L mps an related equipment

This fifh edition can els an re laces the fourth edition publ s ed in 2 0 , Amen ment

1:2 0 an Amen ment 2:2 1 This edition con titutes a tec nical revision

The sig ificant tec nical c an es in this edition with resp ct to the previou edition in lu e

the introd ction of new or revised req irements for sin le an d al contact ig ition voltages,

ste l test ca s an bras test ca s an an An ex E l stin amen ed req irements/clau es

whic req ire prod cts to b retested

The text of this stan ard is b sed on the fol owin doc ments:

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This publcation has b en drafed in ac ordan e with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2

A l st of al p rts in the IEC 6 8 8 series, publ s ed u der the general title Mis ela e us

lamp holders, can b fou d on the IEC we site

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MISCELLANEOUS LAMPHOLDERS –

Part 1: General requirements and tests

1 Sc pe

This p rt of IEC 6 8 8 a pl es to lampholders of mis elane u typ s inten ed for buidin -in

( o b u ed with general purp se l g t sources, projection lamps, flo dl g tin lamps an

stre t l g tin lamps with ca s as l sted in An ex A) an the method of test to b u ed in

determinin the safe u e of lamps in lampholders

This p rt of IEC 6 8 8 also covers lampholders whic are integral with a luminaire It covers

the req irements for the lampholder only

This p rt of IEC 6 8 8 also covers lampholders integrated in an outer s el an dome simi ar

to Edison s rew lampholders Su h lampholders are further tested in ac ordan e with the

relevant clau es of IEC 6 2 8

Req irements for lampholders for tubular fluores ent lamps, Edison s rew lampholders an

b yonet lampholders are covered by se arate stan ard

The folowin doc ments, in whole or in p rt, are normatively referen ed in this doc ment an

are in isp n a le for its a pl cation For dated referen es, only the edition cited a pl es For

u dated referen es, the latest edition of the referen ed doc ment (in lu in an

amen ments) a pl es

IEC 6 0 1 (al p rts), Lamp cap s a d h lders to eth r wih gau ge s for th co trol of

interch nge ab il y a d safety (avai a le at htp:/ std.iec.c /iec6 0 1)

IEC 6 0 1-2, Lamp cap s a d h lders togeth r wih gauges for th co trol of

interch n e b il y a d safety – Part 2: Lamp holders

IEC 6 0 1-3, Lamp cap s a d h lders togeth r wih gauge s for th co trol of

interch n e b il y a d safety – Part 3: G auges

IEC 6 0 8-2-7 :2 14, En iro me ntal testn – Part 2-75: Tests – Test Eh: Hammer te sts

IEC 6 1 2:2 0 , Meth d for th determin to of th p ro f a d th comp aratv trackin

indices of sold insu latn mate rials

IEC 6 1 2:2 0 /AMD1:2 0

IEC 6 2 7 (al p rts), Poly in lchloride insu lated cab le s ofrate d v lage s up to a d includin

4 0 /75 V

IEC 6 2 8, Ediso s re w lamp holders

IEC 6 2 5 (al p rts), Ru b b er insu lated cab le s – Rated v lage s up to a d inclu din

4 0 /75 V

IEC 6 3 2-1, Solde rles co ne cto s – Part 1: Wrap p ed co ne cto s – Gene ral re u ireme ts,

test meth ds a d practcal guida ce

IEC 6 3 9, Barel thre d for lamp holders wih sh de h lde r rin

IEC 6 417, G ra hical symb ols for use o e uipme t (avai a le at htp:/ www.gra hical

IEC 6 5 8-1:2 14, Lu min ires – Part 1: G e neral re u ireme ts a d tests

IEC 6 6 4-1, Insulato co-ordin to for e u ipme nt wihin low-v la e systems – Part 1:

Principles, re u ireme ts a d te sts

IEC 6 6 5-2-1 , Fire h zard te stn – Part 2-1 : G lowing/h twire b ased test meth ds –

G low-wire flammab il y test meth d fore nd p roducts (GWEPT)

IEC 6 6 5-1 -5, Fire h zard testn – Part 1 -5: Test flame s – Nee dle-flame test meth d –

App aratus, co firmatory test ara ge me t a d guida ce

ISO 14 6, Metal c a d othe r in rganic co tngs – Electrodep osied co tngs of nick l, nick l

p lus chromiu m, co p erplus nick l a d of cop p erplus nick lp lus chromiu m

ISO 2 81, Metal c a d othe r in rganic coatngs – Electrop lated co tn s of zinc wih

su p pleme tary tre atme ts o iro or stee l

ISO 2 9 , Ele ctrop late d co tngs of tn – Sp ecificato a d test meth ds

ISO 4 4 -4:2 0 , Pap er, b oard, pulp s a d related te rm s – Vocab u lary – Part 4: Pap er a d

b oard grades a d co v rted p roducts

3 Terms and definitions

For the purp ses of this doc ment, the fol owin terms an definition a ply

hig est r.m.s voltage that may oc ur acros an in ulation, tran ients b in disregarded,

b th when the lamp is o eratin u der normal con ition an when the lamp is removed

lampholder for bui din -in so desig ed that it req ires ad itional me n , for example

en los res, to me t the req irements of this stan ard with regard to protection again t

electric s ock

3.4.2

e clos d lamphold r

lampholder for bui ding-in so desig ed that it fulfi s on its own the req irements of this

stan ard with regard to protection again t electric s ock

3.5

rate operating temperature

hig est temp rature for whic the lampholder is desig ed

3.6

rate puls volta e

hig est p a value of pulse voltages the holder is a le to with tan

test or series of tests made on a typ test sample, for the purp se of c eckin complan e of

the desig of a given prod ct with the req irements of the relevant stan ard

3.9

type te t s mple

sample con istin of one or more simi ar sp cimen s bmited by the man facturer or

resp n ible ven or for the purp se of a typ test

n meral definin a tran ient overvoltage con ition

Note 1 to e try: Imp lse withsta d c te ories I I I a d IV are use

a) Purp se of clas ific tio of imp lse withsta d c te ories

Imp lse withsta d c te ories are to distin uish difere t d gre s of a aia i ty of e uipme t with re ard to

re uire e p ctatio s o c ntin ity of servic a d o a a c pta le risk of faiure

By sele tio of imp lse withsta d le els of e uipme t, insulatio c -ordin tio c n b a hie e in th wh le

instalatio re u in th risk of faiure to a a c pta le le el pro idin a b sis for o erv lta e c ntrol

A hig er c ara teristic n meral of a imp lse withsta d c te ory in ic tes a hig er sp cific imp lse withsta d

of th e uipme t a d ofers a wid r c oic of meth ds for o erv lta ec ntrol

Th c n e t of imp lse withsta d c te ories is use for e uipme t e ergize dire tly from th mains

b) Descriptio of imp lse withsta d c te ories

Eq ipme t of imp lse withsta d c te ory I is e uipme t whic is inte d d to b c n e te to th fix d

le el

Eq ipme t of imp lse withsta d c te ory I is e uipme t to b c n e te to th fix d ele tric l instalatio s of

b idin s

Eq ipme t of imp lse withsta d c te ory I is e uipme t whic is p rt of th fix d ele tric l instalatio s a d

oth r e uipme t wh re a hig er d gre of a aia i ty is e p cte

Eq ipme t of imp lse withsta d c te ory IV is for use at or in th pro imity of th origin of th ele tric l

instalatio s of b idin s u stre m of th main distrib tio b ard

3.12

primary circ it

circ it whic is directly con ected to the AC main s p ly

Note 1 to e try: It in lu es, for e ample, th me ns for c n e tio to th A mains su ply, th primary win in s

of tra sformers, motors a d oth r lo din d vic s

3.13

s cond ry circ it

circ it whic has no direct con ection to a primary circ it an derives its p wer from a

tran former, con erter or eq ivalent isolation device, or from a b tery

Note 1 to e try: Ex e tio : a totra sformers Alth u h h vin dire t c n e tio to a primary circ it, th ta p d

p rt of th m is also d eme to b a se o d ry circ it as d fin d a o e

Note 2 to e try: Mains tra sie ts in su h a circ it are ate u te b th c resp n in primary win in s Also

in u tiv b lasts re u e th mains tra sie t v lta e h ig t Th refore, c mp n nts lo ate afer a primary circ it

or afer a in u tiv b last c n b suite for a imp lse withsta d c te ory of o e ste lower, ie for imp lse

withsta d c te ory I

3.14

ba ic ins lation

in ulation a pl ed to l ve p rts to provide b sic protection again t electric s ock

Note 1 to e try: Basic insulatio d es n t n c s ariy in lu e insulatio use e clusiv ly for fu ctio al p rp ses

3.15

s ppleme tary ins lation

in e en ent in ulation ap l ed in ad ition to b sic in ulation in order to provide protection

again t electric s ock in the event of a fai ure of b sic in ulation

3.16

double in ulation

in ulation comprisin b th b sic in ulation an s p lementary in ulation

3.17

reinforc d ins lation

sin le in ulation s stem a pl ed to l ve p rts, whic provides a degre of protection again t

electric s ock eq ivalent to double in ulation u der the con ition sp cified

Note 1 to e try: Th term "insulatio system" d es n t imply th t th insulatio sh l b o e h mo e e us pie e

It ma c mprise se eral la ers whic c n ot b teste sin ly as su pleme tary or b sic insulatio

3.18

e clos d reinforc d in ulate lamphold r

lampholder for bui din -in so desig ed that on its own it fulfis the req irements for double or

reinforced in ulated p rts in clas I a pl cation

3.19

partly reinforc d ins late lampholder

lampholder for buidin -in, so desig ed that some p rts of the lampholder req ire ad itional

me n to fulfi the req irements with regard to double or reinforced in ulation

polarize lampholder

lampholder for bui din -in, sp cialy desig ed for as mmetric rated pulse voltages, where the

rated ig ition voltage (hig er rated pulse voltage) is desig ated to a fixed contact

3.21

single conta t ignition volta e

ig ition voltage whic a p ars on one contact of the lampholder only

3.2

dual conta t ignition volta e

ig ition voltage whic is spl t b twe n the two contacts of the lampholder

4 General requirement

L mpholders s al b so desig ed an con tru ted that in normal u e they fu ction rel a ly

an cau e no dan er to p rson or s r ou din s

In gen ral, compla ce is che cke d b y caryin ou t al th tests sp cified

5 General conditions for te ts

5.1 Tests ac ordin to this stan ard are typ tests

NOT 1 Th re uireme ts a d tolera c s p rmite b th sta d rd are relate to testin of ty e test sample

su mite for th t p rp se Compla c of ty e test sample d es n t e sure c mpla c of th wh le pro u tio of

a ma ufa turer with this safety sta d rd Co formity of pro u tio is th resp nsibi ty of th ma ufa turer a d c n

in lu e ro tin testsa d q alty as ura c in a ditio to ty e testin

NOT 2 For furth r informatio o c nformity testin d rin ma ufa ture se IEC 6 0 1-4

5.2 Unles otherwise sp cified, the tests are made at an ambient temp rature of

2 °C ± 5 °C an with the holder in the most u favoura le p sition for normal u e

If a lampholder is declared to ac e t dif erent lamp fits, it s al comply with the req irements

of e c of the fits mentioned

Compla ce is ch cke d wih sep arate sets of sp e cime s ac ordin to 5.3

If th use of difere t lamp fis in turn is p ermi ed b y th ma u factu rer, o ly o e set of

sp cime s is use d to che ck comp lia ce wih al re u ireme ts

For al te sts th most cri cal of th rele a t fis a d gauges sh l b e used a d in th most

o erous se u e nce

5.3 The tests an in p ction are car ied out in the order of the clau es, on a total of

– 10 p irs of matc in holders inten ed for l ne r double-ca p d lamps;

If a p ir of holders con ists of identical holders, it is s ficient that one holder in te d of

one p ir is s bjected to al the tests, ex e t for the tests of Clau e 8, of 1 2, 1 3, of

Clau e 13, Clau e 16 an of 17.6 where p irs are ne ded

– 10 sp cimen inten ed for sin le-ca p d lamps;

in the order of the clau es, as fol ows:

In s c cases, where ac ordin to the mou tin in tru tion the rated pulse voltage of the

holder can only b ac ieved with a ca in erted, s ita le ca s s al b s p led together with

the typ test sample The relevant tests are then car ied out with a ca in erted

5.4 L mpholders are de med to comply with this stan ard if no sp cimen fais in the

complete series of tests sp cified in 5.3

If one sp cimen fai s in one test, that test an the precedin ones whic may have influen ed

the res lt of that test are re e ted on another set of sp cimen for the n mb r req ired by

5.3, al of whic s al then comply with the re e ted tests an with the s bseq ent tests

L mpholders are de med not to comply with this stan ard if there are more fai ures than one

The a pl cant may s bmit, together with the first set of sp cimen , the ad itional set whic

may b ne ded in case of fai ure of one sp cimen The testin station s al then, without

further req est, test the ad itional sp cimen an wi reject only if a further fai ure oc urs

If the ad itional set of sp cimen is not s bmit ed at the same time, a faiure of one sp cimen

wi entai the rejection

6 Clas ific tion

L mpholders are clas ified as folows

6.1 Ac ordin to their in tal ation con ition

− u en losed lampholders;

− en losed lampholders;

− p rtly reinforced in ulated lampholders;

− en losed reinforced in ulated lampholders

NOT 1 Wh re a lamp old r is use with a workin v lta e of 5 % or les of its ma imum ratin , it c n b

re ard d as e uiv le t to a reinforc d insulate lamp old r

6.2 Ac ordin to their resistan e to he t:

– for rated o eratin temp ratures up to an in lu in 8 °C;

– for rated o eratin temp ratures over 8 °C (T-mark d lampholders)

The me s rin p int for the o eratin temp rature is that are of the lampholder whic ma es

electrical contact with the lamp ca /b se If the he t resistan e of in ulatin p rts, terminals

an le d of the lampholder deviates from this o eratin temp rature, these diferent values

s al b stated in the man facturer's catalog e an are c eck d afer a pro riate in tal ation

in a luminaire or other ad itional en los re, when that eq ipment is tested ac ordin to its

6.3 Ac ordin to p larization

− non-p larized lampholders;

− p larized lampholders

6.4 Ac ordin to the a plcation of ig ition voltages

− lampholders for sin le-contact ig ition voltages

− lampholders for d al-contact ig ition voltages

NOT 2 By usin d al c nta t ig itio v lta es a v nta e c n b ta e of re u e cre p g dista c a d

cle ra c re uireme ts

7 Marking

7.1 L mpholders s al b mark d with the fol owin man atory markin s:

a) mark of origin ( his may ta e the form of a trade mark, man facturer's identification mark

or the name of the resp n ible ven or);

b) either a u iq e catalog e n mb r or an identifyin referen e

Avai a le tec nical doc mentation of the man facturer s c as printed catalog es or onl ne

catalog es s al al ow a cle r identification of a lampholder either by a u iq e catalog e

n mb r or by an identifyin referen e on the holder, sp cifyin the es ential c aracteristic

fe tures an the b sic desig of the prod ct s p lemented by a cle r des ription Variation

of the b sic desig , for example diferent ca le len th, fixin me n , colours, whic do not

af ect safety or p rforman e of the lampholder, may b disregarded in the typ referen e

mark d on the prod ct Variation in lu ed in the typ testin proced re are l sted in the

cor espon in test re orts

If a combination of lampholder comp nents determines the lampholder desig ation, for

example an as embly of a lamp con ector an a retainin sprin , the combination s ould b

cle rly identifia le

Compla ce is ch cke d b y inspe cto

7.2 In ad ition to the a ove man atory markin s, the fol owin information s al b given

either on the lampholder or b made avai a le in the man facturer's catalog e or the l k :

a) the rated voltage in volts an rated pulse voltage in kiovolts (kV), if a pl ca le; for

p larized lampholders, the rated voltage in volts an the p ir of rated pulse voltages;

NOT 1 Some lamp old rs sti sh w rate v lta es hig er th n 5 0 V This is a e rler wa of e pres in

th p rmis ible p lse v lta e via a rate v lta e For su h lamp old rs, th cre p g dista c s a d

cle ra c s c n b fo n in IEC6 5 8-1

b) the rated c r ent in amp res;

c) the rated o eratin temp rature T, if gre ter than 8 °C, in ste s of 10 °C;

d) the con u tor sizes for whic the terminal is desig ed;

e) the hig voltage ar ow (se IEC 6 417-5 3 :2 0 -10) for p larized lampholders to identify

the con ection for the hig er pulse voltage, if a plca le; it s al b visible close to the

relevant terminal or wire entry d rin lampholder in tal ation;

f information on the a pl cation of ig ition voltages

If s mb ls are u ed, these s al b as fol ows

For electrical ratin :

NOT 2 Altern tiv ly, for v lt a d amp re ratin s, fig res c n b use alo e, th fig re for th rate c re t

b in mark d b fore or a o e th t for th rate v lta e a d se arate from th later b a o lq e stro e or ln

Th refore th markin of c re t a d v lta e c n b asfolows:

2 A 2 0V or 2/2 0 or

2

2 0

For the rated pulse voltage, the s mb l s al b preceded by its value (e g 5 kV) For

p larized lampholders as wel as for d al contact ig ition voltage lampholders, the two rated

pulse voltages s al b se arated by an o l q e stro e (e g 15/2,5 kV or 5/2,5 kV)

If a lamp holder is inten ed to b u ed for d al contact ig ition voltages this information s al

b in icated in the man facturer’s catalog e or the l k

For p larized lampholders the fig re mark d b fore the o l q e stro e re resents the hig er

pulse voltage, the fig re b hin re resents the rated pulse voltage b sed on the impulse

with tan category of the lampholder For d al contact ig ition voltage lampholders the fig re

mark d b fore the o l q e stro e re resents the total ig ition voltage, the fig re b hin the

o l q e stro e re resents the ig ition voltage from the contacts to the mou tin s rface or the

outer ac es ible s rface

Compla ce is che ck d b y insp ecto

For lampholders ac ordin to this stan ard, the distan es for impulse with tan category I

are u ual y a plca le For holders in eq ipment where a hig er degre of avaia i ty is

exp cted, distan es for impulse with tan category I may b a plca le This information

has to b in icated in the man facturer's catalog e or the l k

En losed reinforced in ulated lampholders ofer an adeq ate level of protection for u e in

luminaires where they are ac es ible in normal u e This information s al b in icated in the

man facturer’s catalog e or the lk

For p rtly reinforced in ulated lampholders, s f icient cre p ge distan es an cle ran es to

outer ac es ible s rfaces wi req ire ad itional protection to some p rts of the lampholder by

the luminaire desig or by u e of ad itional at ac ment s) or cover(s) This information s al

b in icated in the man facturer’s catalog e or the l k

7.3 The in tru tion s p l ed by the holder man facturer or resp n ible ven or s al

contain al the information req ired to en ure cor ect mou tin an o eration of the

con ectors or holders

NOT Th informatio c uld b p rt of th ma ufa turer's or resp nsible v n or's c talo u

Compla ce is ch cke d b y inspe cto

7.4 Markin s al b d ra le an e si y legible

Compla ce is ch cke d b y insp ecto a d, after th tests of 17.6 h v b ee completed, b y

tryin to remo e th markin b y ru b b in lg ty for15 s wih a piece of cloth so k d wih wate r

After th te st th markin sh l st lb e le ib le.

NOT Th p trole m spirit use ty ic ly c nsists of a solv nt h x n with a c nte t of aromatics of ma imum

0,1 v lume p rc nta e, a k uri-b ta ol v lu of 2 , a initial b i n p int of a pro imately 6 °C, a dry-p int of

a pro imately 6 °C a d a sp cific d nsity of a pro imately 0,6 g/cm

3

8 Protection against electric shock

8.1 En losed lampholders s al b so con tru ted that, when the holder has b en bui t in or

in tal ed an wired as in normal u e, their l ve p rts are not ac es ible

– without a lamp in erted;

– with the a pro riate lamp in erted, an

– d rin in ertion or removal of the lamp

For lampholders whic have b en in u e for a lon time, s c as B2 d-3, BY2 d, G2 , G3 ,

P2 s, P3 s an P4 , the a ove req irement a ples only with the a pro riate lamp in erted

The in ertion of only one pin of the lamp (in case of ca s with more than one pin) to the first

p int of contact with l ve p rts s al b prevented

L mpholders G2 an G3 are exempted from this req irement

Compla ce is che ck d b y me ns of th sta dard test finger sp cified in IEC 60529.This te st

finger is ap pled in e e ry p os ib le p si o wih a force n t e ce din 10 N, a electrical

indicatorb ein used to sh w co tact wih lv p arts

I is recomme ded th t a v lage of n t le ss th n 4 Vb e use d

Th lam ph lders are mou nte d as in n rmal use, i.e o a supp ortn surface or th lk wih

th most u nfa ourab le co ductor size fi ed for which i is inte ded b efore b ein su b jected to

th ab ov test

Un nclosed lamp holders are o ly te sted afterap p ro riate instalato in a lu min ire orothe r

ad i o al e closure wh n th t e u ip me t is tested ac ordin to is own sta dard

8.2 L mpholders for double-en ed lamps s al b so con tru ted that, when the two

holders have b en bui t in or in tal ed an wired as in normal u e, their l ve p rts are not

ac es ible

– without a lamp in erted,

– with the a pro riate lamp in erted, an

– d rin in ertion an removal of the lamp

In case of lampholders R7s/RX7s, a test whic simulates in ertion or removal of the lamp is

not avai a le b cau e in b th cases testin has to b done again t the sprin force of the

sin le contact This situation do s not give the re e ta i ty req ired for ju gement

Therefore, this test is re laced by one with the lamp in erted

Compla ce is ch ck d in ac orda ce wih IEC 60 061 or unle ss oth rwise sp ecified in

IEC 60 061, wih th sta dard te st finger

9 Terminals

9.1 L mpholders s al b provided with at le st one of the folowin me n of con ection:

Terminal s rews an n ts s al have a metric ISO thre d.

L mpholders with s rewles terminals, u les inten ed for sale to luminaire or eq ipment

man facturers, s al b provided with terminals whic are eq al y satisfactory with b th rigid

(sol d or stran ed) con u tors an flexible ca les or cord

Other me n of con ection than those sp cified are p rmit ed provided they are eq al in

p rforman e to the method lsted An example for s c a me n of con ection is a contact of

a lampholder for extra low voltage halogen lamps providin electrical con ection to a metal

p rt of the luminaire d rin lampholder as embly

Compla ce is ch ck d b y th tests of 9.2 or 9.3 resp e ctv ly

9.2 Terminals s al comply with the fol owin req irements

– Screw- yp terminals s al comply with Section 14 of IEC 6 5 8-1:2 14

– Screwles terminals s al comply with Section 15 of IEC 6 5 8-1:2 14

– Ta s or pin for pu h-on con ection s al comply with Section 15 of IEC 6 5 8-1:2 14

– Posts for wire wra pin s al comply with IEC 6 3 2-1 Wire wra pin a pl es only to

sin le sol d rou d wire for internal wirin

– Solderin lu s s al comply with the req irements for go d soldera i ty Suita le req

ire-ments can b fou d in IEC 6 0 8-2-2

– Con ectin le d ( ai s) s al comply with the req irements pres rib d in 9.3

For T-mark d lampholders, the terminals are tested at the rated o eratin temp rature,

u les otherwise stated by the man facturer

L mpholders for extra low voltage halogen lamps, havin a contact providin electrical

con ection to a metal p rt of the luminaire d rin lampholder as embly are for u e of

luminaire man facturers only an are not for retai sale

The con ition for a rel a le in tal ation an o eration s al b given in the lampholder

man facturer’s or resp n ible ven or’s doc ments, in p rtic lar restriction on the u e of

materials, es ential dimen ion an toleran es for lampholder fixation in the luminaire

L mpholder contacts providin electrical con ection to a metal p rt of the luminaire d rin

lampholder as embly s al comply with the req irements of Section 15 of IEC 6 5 8-1:2 14

Compla ce is ch cke d b y th rele va t te sts

9.3 Con ectin le d ( ai s) s al b con ected to the lampholder by solderin , weldin ,

crimpin or an other at le st eq ivalent method

L ad s al con ist of in ulated con u tors The in ulation of the le d s al b at le st eq al

in their mec anical an electrical pro erties to those sp cified in the IEC 6 2 7 series or

IEC 6 2 5 series or comply with the relevant req irements given in 5.3 of IEC 6 5 8-1:2 14

Fixin of the le d to the holder s al with tan the mec anical ef orts whic may oc ur in

normal u e

Compla ce is ch ck d b y insp ecto a d b y th folowin test which is made afte r th test of

Clause 16 o th same thre e sp cime s

Each co n ctn le dis sub je cte d to a p ull of2 N Th p u ll is a p lied wih ut jerks for 1 min

in th most u nfa ourab le directo Durin th te st, le ds sh u ld n t mo e from th ir fixing

If, h we er, ce rtain pull directo s are n t alowed ac ordin to th mountn instructo s this

Compla ce is ch cke d b y insp cto

NOT L mp old rs inte d d to b e rth d b t n t pro id d with a e rthin termin l or with c n e tin le dsare

n t for retai sale

10.2 Ac es ible metal p rts of lampholders with an e rthin terminal whic may b come l ve

in the event of an in ulation fault s al b p rmanently an rel a ly con ected to the e rthin

terminal

Ac es ible metal p rts of lampholders without an e rthin terminal whic may b come l ve in

the event of an in ulation fault s al al ow rela le e rthin

There s al b e rth contin ity b twe n external metal p rts u les these are s re ned from

l ve p rts by double or reinforced in ulation

Compla ce is ch cke d b y th folowin te st

Lamp olders pro ided wih a e arthin te rmin l are fi ed wih a rigid co ductor of th

smalest cros -se cto al are forwhich th h lder is inte ded

Immediately after th electric stre gth te st of 12.2.2, th resista ce b etwee n th me ns of

e rthin a d th e xtern l metal p arts, if a p licab le, is me sured In case of lamp olders

p ro ided wih a e rthin termin l, this is do e b etwe en th p int wh re th co ductorle ave s

th e arthin termin l a d th e te rn lmetal p arts, ifa p licab le

In case of lamp holde rs wih u t a e rthin termin l this is do e b etwe n th t are of th

lamp holde r whe re i is e arth d in th lu min ire a d th e xte rn l metal p rts

A curre t ofat le st 10 A, derive d from a source wih a n -o d v la e n t e xcee din 12 V,

sh l b e p as ed for 1 min b etwe n th e rthin te rmin l or e rthin co tact a d e ch of th

ac es ib le metal p arts in turn

Th v lage dro b etwee n th e rthin termin lor e rthin co tact a d th ac es ib le metal

p art sh l b e me sure d a d th re sista ce calcu lated from th curre nt a d th v lage dro In

n case sh l th re sista ce e ce d 0 ,1 Ω

For the purp se of this req irement, smal isolated metal s rews an the l k for fixin b ses

or covers are not de med to b ac es ible p rts whic may b come lve in the event of an

in ulation fault

10.3 Earthin terminals s al comply with the req irements of Clau e 9

Their clampin me n s al b adeq ately lock d again t ac idental lo senin , an it s al

not b p s ible to lo sen s rew terminals by han an s rewles terminals u intentional y by

han

Compla ce is ch ck d b y inspe cto a d b y th tests of Clause 9

In general, the desig s commonly u ed for c r ent car yin terminals (complyin with the

req irements of this stan ard) provide s ficient resi en e to comply with the lat er

req irement; for other desig s, sp cial provision s c as the u e of an adeq ate resi ent

p rt whic is not lk ly to b removed inad ertently may b neces ary

10.4 The metal of e rthin terminals s al b s c that there is no risk of cor osion res ltin

from contact with the co p r of the e rthin con u tor

The s rew or the b d of the e rthin terminal s al b of bras or other metal no les

resistant to cor osion an the contact s rfaces s al b b re metal

Compla ce is che ck d b y insp ecto

NOT Th risk of c r osio is p rtic larly gre twh n c p er isin c nta t with aluminium

10.5 Metal p rts of the cord an horage, in lu in clampin s rews, s al b in ulated from

the e rthin circ it

Compla ce is ch cke d b y inspe cto

11 Construction

1 1 Wo d, coton, si k, p p r an simi ar h gros o ic materials are not al owed as

in ulation u les s ita ly impreg ated L c uer or enamel are not de med to provide

in ulation

Compla ce is ch cke d b y inspe cto

1 2 L mpholders s al b so desig ed that a lamp can b e si y in erted an removed an

can ot work lo se d e to vibration or temp rature variation

L mpholder dimen ion s al comply with IEC stan ard in so far as they exist

Compla ce forsuch lamp olders is ch ck d in ac orda ce wih IEC 600 61-2 a d b y th te st

of 1 4

1 3 L mpholders R7s an RX7s havin their contacts declared of si ver, s al b so

desig ed that the contact are has a thicknes of at le st 0,2 mm

Compla ce is che ck d b y me sureme t

NOT Th thic n s c n b me sure b me ns of a ma nifyin glas (a pro imately 6 ma nific tio ) sc le at

1 4 Contacts an al other c r ent car yin p rts s al b so con tru ted as to prevent

ex es ive temp rature rise

Compla ce is ch cke d b y th folowin te st

Th h lde r co tacts are b ridged b y me ns of a testca , h vin n min ldime sio s, inse rted

in th h lde r, th termin ls of which are fi e d wih co ductors of th ma imu m cros -secto al

are a for which th h lderis inte nde d

I is n t ne ces ary for th te st ca to h v k ys if th y o ly h v k yin fu ncto

NOT Nomin l v lu s are u d rsto d to b th me ium v lu s

In th case of lamp b ases, lo se co tact pins sh uld b e use d

In th case of h lders for doub le-e ded lamp s, a du mmy lamp is used h vin b oth e ds

ele ctricaly co n cted Th co tacts sh l b e re rese tatv ofth se ofa actuallam p

For mu lt co tact h lders, th ap prop riate co tacts of th te st ca are b ridged to cary th

ratedcu rre nt

Care sh u ld b e ta e th t th co tacts ofth te st ca h v good ele ctrical co ductviy, for

e xam ple, b ras Th t p art of th lamp dummy rep re se tn th b u lb sh uld b e shielded wih

insulatn material

Th co tacts sh l b e carefully cle an d a d p olsh d b efore caryin ou tth tests

Th lamp holder is lo ded for 1 h wih 1,2 tme s is rated curre t

Th temp e rature rise of th co tacts sh l n t e ce ed 4 K This temp eratu re is dete rmin d

wih th aid of mel n p artcle s orb y th rmocouples, n t b y me ns ofth rmometers

Pel ets of b eswax (diameter 3 mm, meltin temp rature 6 °C) may b u ed as meltin

p rticles provided that the ambient temp rature eq als 2 °C

1 5 L mpholders desig ed with a b r el thre d for s ade holder rin s an s ade holder

rin s s al comply with IEC 6 3 9

Compla ce is ch cke d b y me ns of th g uges giv n in IEC 60399

12 Moisture resistance, insulation resista ce and electric strength

12.1 Holders s al b moisture-pro f

Compla ce is ch cke d as folows

Th hu midiy tre tme t is caried ou t in a humidiy cab in t co tainin air wih a relatv

hu midiy maintain d b etwe n 91 % a d 9 % Th temp erature of th air, at al place s wh re

sp cime ns ca b e located, is maintain d wihin 1 °C ofa y co v nie t v lu e t b etwe n 2 °C

a d 30 °C Before b ein p laced in th hu midiy cab in t, th sp ecime ns are b rought to a

temp erature b etwe en t a d (t + 4) °C

Th spe cime s are ke pt in th cab in t for two da s (4 h)

12.2 The in ulation resistan e an the electric stren th of the holders s al b adeq ate

– b twe n l ve p rts of diferent p larity;

– b twe n s c l ve p rts an external metal p rts, in lu in fixin s rews

Compla ce is ch ck d b y a insu lato resista ce me sureme t ac ordin to 12.2.1 a d b y

a ele ctric stre gth test ac ordin to 12.2.2 in th hu midiy cab in t or th ro m in which th

h lder was b rought to th p res rib ed temp erature

NOT Un n lose lamp old rs are teste for insulatio resista c a d ele tric stre gth b twe n lv p rts a d

e tern l metal p rts o ly afer a pro riate instalatio in a lumin ire or oth r a ditio al e closure, wh n th t

e uipme t isteste a c rdin to its own sta d rd

12.2.1 Immediately af er the moisture tre tment, the in ulation resistan e is me s red with

a DC voltage of a proximately 5 0 V, the me s rement b in made 1 min af er a pl cation of

the voltage The in ulation resistan e is me s red con ec tively b twe n the p rts

in lu in fixin screws a d metal foi c v rin e tern l p rts of

insulatin material in lamp old rs with ut pro isio for e rthin

12.2.2 The electric stren th test is made immediately afer the me s rement of the

in ulation resistan e

Th test v lage is ap p lied co secu tiv ly b etwe n th same p arts as indicate d for th

me su reme t of th insu lato re sista ce

Th insu lato is sub jected for1 min to a AC v la e of su b sta taly sine wa e form, wih a

fre uency of 5 Hz or6 Hz a d wih a r.m.s v lue as folows:

– for lamp olders wih a rated v lage u p to a d includin 5 V, th test v la e is 500 V;

– b etwe n th lamp co tacts of lamp holde rs, th electric stre gth te st v la e is twice th

workin v la e;

– for al oth rcase s, th e le ctric stre ngth test v lage is e ual to (2U + 1 000) V(wh re U is

th rated v la e)

− for e closed a d une closed reinforced insulated lamp holde rs, th te st v la e sh l b e

determin d from Tab le 10 2 of IEC 60 598-1:2014

Ini aly, n t more th n h lfth p res rib ed v la e is ap pled; i is th n raised ra idly to th full

v lu e

No flash ve r or b re kdown sh l oc ur durin th test

NOT Ele tric stre gth test re uireme ts with re ard to dista c s su je te to p lse v lta es are u d r

13 Mecha ical strength

Holders s al have adeq ate mec anical stren th

Th mech nical stre gth of e tern l p rts of insu latn material wih or wih u t a co ductv

ou te r surface is che ck d b y me ns of th pe ndulum h mmer test spe cified in IEC 6006 -2-75,

su b je ct to th folowin detais (se e Figure D 1 a d D 2 a d Clause 4 of

IEC 60 068-2-75:20 14)

a) Meth d of mountn

D ire ct, as p res rib ed in IEC 60068-2-75

Comb in d p airs of h lders sh l b e mounte d wih th ir rele va t b rack t

Co n ctors sh l b e h ld against th su p p ort

NOT 1 For c n e tors difere t from th c ln ric l sh p , th c n itio of th a is p ralel to th su p rt c n

b o tain d b a e u te pin wo d shimmin s

b ) Height of fal

Th strikin eleme nt sh l fal from o e of th h ights giv n in th folowin Tab le 2:

Table 2 – Height of fal

c) Numb er of imp acts

Four b lows sh l b e a p lie d to p oints e ualy divided o er th surface of th e xtern l p arts

d) Preco di o in

Not ap plcab le

e ) Ini al me sureme ts

Not ap p licab le

f) Atiudes a d imp act locato s

Se c) ab ov

g) Op e ratn mode a d fu ncto al mo iorin

Th samp le sh l n t op e rate durin imp ct

h) Ac e ta ce a d rejecto crieria

Afte r th test, th sam ple sh l sh w n serious damage wihin th mea in of this

sta dard, in p artcular:

1) lv p arts sh l n t h v b ecome ac es ib le

Damage to th lamp holder which doe s n t reduce cre ep age dista ces orcle ra ces

b elow th v lu e s spe cified in Clause 15 a d smal chip s which do n t adv rse ly afect

th p rote cto a ainst e le ctric sh ck oringres of wate r sh l b e ig ored;

2) cracks n t visib le to th n k d e ye a d surface cracks in fib re -reinforced mou ldin s

a d th lk sh l b e ignored

Cracks or h les in th oute r surface of a y p art of th lamp older sh l b e ig ore d if

th lamp holder comples wih this sta dard e e if th t p art is omi ed

i Re co e ry

Not ap plcab le

Se h) ab ov

NOT 2 Th me h nic l stre gth of lamp old rs use in lumin ires or oth r e uipme t c n b c e k d b

me ns of th sprin h mmer sp cifie in IEC 6 0 8-2-7 In IEC 6 5 8-1, th test imp ct e erg use v ries from

0,2 Nm to 0,7 Nm d p n in o c mp n nt material a d lumin ire ty e

14 Screws, cur ent car ying parts a d conne tions

Screws, c r ent car yin p rts an mec anical con ection , the fai ure of whic mig t cau e

the holder to b come u safe, s al with tan the mec anical stres es oc ur in in normal

u e

Compla ce is ch cke d b y inspe cto a d th te sts of 4.1 a d 4.12 of IEC 60598-1:20 14

NOT Ex mples of suita le metals for c re t c ryin p rts with re ard to me h nic l stre gth, ele tric l

c n u tivity a d resista c to c rosio , wh n use within th p rmis ible temp rature ra g a d u d r n rmal

c n itio s of c emic l p lutio , are giv n in An e B

15 Cre page distances and clearances

Live p rts an adjacent metal p rts s al b adeq ately sp ced Cree age distan es an

cle ran es s al b not les than the values s own in Ta les 2 an 2

The distan es sp cified in Ta le 2 a ply to impulse with tan category I , the distan es

sp cified in Ta le 2 a ply to impulse with tan category I in ac ordan e with IEC 6 6 4-1

an b th ta les refer to p l ution degre 2, where normaly only non-con u tive p l ution

oc urs but oc asional y a temp rary con u tivity cau ed by con en ation is to b exp cted

For information on distan es for other impulse with tan categories or hig er p l ution

degre s, IEC 6 6 4-1 s ould b con ulted

Atention is drawn to the fact that the values for cre p ge distan e an cle ran e given in

Clau e 15 are the a solute minimum

The voltages s own in Ta les 2 an 2 are rated voltages, not ig ition voltages

Table 2 – Minimum dista c s for AC (5 Hz/6 Hz) sinusoidal volta e −

Impuls withsta d c te ory I

1 Betwe n lv p rts of difere t p larity,a d

2 Betwe n lv p rts a d e tern l metal p rts,

or th o ter surfa e of p rts of insulatin

material whic are p rma e tly fix d to th

Valu s for cre p g dista c s a d cle ra c s ma b fo n for interme iate v lu s of rate v lta es b ln ar

interp latio b twe n ta ulate v lu s No v lu s are sp cifie for rate v lta es b low 2 V as th v lta e test of

P I (pro f tra kin in e ) ina c rd n e with IEC 6 1 2:2 0 a d IEC 6 1 2:2 0 /AMD1:2 0

– In th c se of cre p g dista c s to p rts n t e ergize or n t inte d d to b e rth d, wh re n tra kin

c no c r, th v lu s sp cifie for material with P I ≥ 6 0 a ply for al materials (in spite of th re l P I)

– For cre p g dista c s su je te to workin v lta es of les th n 6 s d ratio , th v lu s sp cifie for

material withP I ≥ 6 0 a ply for al materials

– For cre p g dista c s n t la le to c ntamin tio b d st or moisture, th v lu s sp cifie for material

with P I≥ 6 0 a ply for al materials (in e e d nt of th re l P I)

Table 2b – Minimum dista c s for AC (5 Hz/6 Hz) sinu oid l volta e −

b twe n lv p rts of difere t p larity

2 Betwe n lv p rtsa d e tern l metal p rts,

or th o ter surfa e of p rts of insulatin

material whic are p rma e tly fix dto th

Valu s for cre p g dista c s a d cle ra c s ma b fo n for interme iate v lu s of rate v lta es b ln ar

interp latio b twe n ta ulate v lu s No v lu s are sp cifie for rate v lta es b low 2 V as th v lta e test of

P I (pro f tra kin in e ) in a c rd n e with IEC 6 1 2:2 0 a d IEC6 1 2:2 0 /AMD1:2 0

– In th c se of cre p g dista c s to p rts n t e ergize or n t inte d d to b e rth d, wh re n tra kin c n

o c r, th v lu s sp cifie for material with P I ≥ 6 0 a ply for al materials (inspite of th re l P I)

– For cre p g dista c s su je te to workin v lta es of les th n 6 s d ratio , th v lu s sp cifie for

material with P I ≥ 6 0 a ply for al materials

– For cre p g dista c s n t la le to c ntamin tio b d st or moisture, th v lu s sp cifie for material with

P I ≥ 6 0 a ply for al materials (in e e d nt of th re l P I)

However, the distan es b twe n l ve contacts an the lampholder face (referen e plane) s al

b in ac ordan e with the values given in the relevant holder s e ts of IEC 6 0 1-2, if

pulses, the minimum req ired distan e s al b not les than the hig est value in icated in

either ta le

For cle ran e distan es without influen e on safety, for example distan es b twe n the

contacts, ad antage mig t b ta en from improved field con ition , but also in this case the

values for the homogenou field (se IEC 6 6 4-1) remain the a solute minimum

For p larized lampholders, cre p ge distan es an cle ran es to external metal p rts or the

outer s rface of p rts of in ulatin material may b desig ed an s al b c eck d for e c

p le se arately The distan es b twe n the contacts s al b desig ed ac ordin to the hig

L mpholders s al maintain go d electrical contact with the lamp contacts

Compla ce is ch cke d b y th folowin e dura ce te st

A comme rcial lam p ca , in ac orda ce wih a IEC sta dard, if ap plcab le, sh l b e inserted

10 tmes into a d remo ed 10 tmes from th h lder

A test ca made of ste el h vin th same dim ensio s as th te st ca me to ed in 1 4 is

inse rted In th case of a comb in d p ir of h lders, th du mmy lamp is rep lace d b y a du mmy

lamp made ofste el wih u tshieldin

For lamp h lde rs wh re th test le ads to e ces iv co tact temp eratures a d dam age ofth

stee l gauge durin th testn p rocedure, th origin l lamp co tact m ay b e used

Th h lde r is the n placed in a h atn cab in t wih tempe rature co trol

Th temp erature wihin th cab ine t is adjuste d so th t, after the rm al stab ilzato , th

me surin p oint for th rate d op eratn temp e rature atains 90 °C ± 5 °C or(T + 10 ) °C ± 5 C

for T-mark d h lde rs, whie th h lder is lo ded wih 1,1 tme s th rated curre nt

For lamp holde rs which form a integral p art ofth lu min ire , this tempe rature is rep lace d b y

th t me asured ac ordin to th op eratn co di o s give n in 12.4.2 of IEC 60598-1:2014,

plus 10 K, wih a tolera ce of ±5 °C

Afte r re chin a d maintainin this temp erature, th h lder rem ains for 4 h unde r the se

co di o s

Afte r this p eriod, th lamp olde r is remo ed from th h atn cab in t and alowed to co l

down for 2 h wih u t th test ca orth du mmy lamp, re sp e ctv ly

Durin th test, th h lde r sh l n t u nde rg a y ch nge imp airin is furthe r use, esp cialy

in th folowin re sp cts:

– the re is n reducto of p rotecto against ele ctric sh ck;

– the re is n lo se nin ofelectrical co tacts;

– th h lder comple s wih th g uges ofIEC 60061-3, as far as the y e xist

Afte r th e dura ce test, th resista ce of th lamp holde r co tacts a d co n cto s is

me su red as folows:

– a test ca or a du mmy lam p as sp cified in 1 4 is inserted in th lamp holder a d a

curre nt e ual to th rated cu rre t of th lamp holder is alowed to flow for a tm e just

su fficie nt for th resista ce to b e me sured;

– o lamp olders e uipp ed wih le ds, th re sista ce is me sured b etwee n th le ads 5 mm

from wh re th y come out of th h lder;

– o lamp olders wih ut le ads, i is ne ces ary to atach le ds of th minimu m size for

which th h lde r was design ed (b u t n t les th n 0 ,5 mm

2

cop p e r wire) Th resista ce is

me su red b etwe en th le ds 5 mm from wh re th y come ou t of th h lde r;

– th test ca sh l b e fu lly se ted in th h lde r, iresp e ctv of th p osi o ofth p lunge r, if

a y;

– for doub le -e nde d lamp s , th comb ined p air of h lders is me sured In this case th

du mmy lam p me to e d in 1 4 is used

Th me asured re sista ce sh l n t e xcee d th folowin v lue:

Care sh uld b e ta e th t o idato of th cab le insulato wi n t influence th re sista ce

me su reme nt, for e ample b y remo in th insulato from th cab le

17 Re istanc to heat and fire

17.1 External p rts of in ulatin material providin protection again t electric s ock an

p rts of in ulatin material retainin l ve p rts or ELV p rts in p sition s al b resistant to

he t

Compla ce is che ck d b y sub jectn th p arts to a b al p res ure te st b y me ns of th

ap p aratus sh wn in Figure 1

Al the tests req ired by Clau e 17 of this stan ard (ex e t 17.6) are not p rformed on

lampholders whic are integral with a luminaire, as simi ar tests are req ired in Section 13 of

IEC 6 5 8-1 However, the o eratin con ition of these tests wi ta e into ac ou t the ones

sp cific to lampholders an defined in Clau e 17 of this stan ard

Fig re 1 – Bal -pre s re te t apparatus

Th test is n t made o p rts ofceramic material or o th insulato of wiring

Th surface of th p art under te st is place d in th h rizo tal p si o a d a ste el b al of 5 m m

diameter is p res e d against this surface b y a force of 2 N

Th test is made in a h atn cab in t h vin a temp erature of 2 °C ± 5 °C in e xces of th

op e ratn temp erature (se 6.2) wih a minim um temp erature of 12 °C wh n p arts retainin

lv p arts in p si o are tested

Th te st lo d a d th su p p ortn m ea s are p laced wihin th he atn cab in t for a sufficie t

tme to e sure th t th y h v atain d th stab ilzed testn temp erature b efore th test

comme ce s

Th p art to b e tested is placed in th h atn cab in t for a p e riod of 1 h, b efore th te st lo d

is a p lied

If th surface unde r test b ends, th p art whe re th b al p re sses is su p p orted For this purp ose,

if th te st ca n t b e m ade o th complete spe cime , a suitab le p art ma b e cut from i

Th sp ecime sh u ld b e at le st 2,5 mm thick, b u t if such a thick es is n t a aiab le o th

sp cime n, the n two or more p iece s are placed togethe r

Afte r 1 h th b al is re mo e dfrom th sp ecim en which is the n immersed wihin 10 s in cold

water for cooln down to ap p ro imately ro m temp rature

Th diameter ofth imp res io caused b y th b al is me su red a d sh l n t e xcee d 2 mm

NOT In th e e t of c rv d surfa es, th sh rter a is is me sure if th in e t is el ptic l

In case of doub t, th depth of the impre sio is me s red a d th d iameter Ф c lc lated

usin th formula: φ =2 p(5−p) , wh re p = de th of imp re ssio

17.2 Parts of in ulatin material retainin l ve p rts in p sition an external p rts of

in ulatin material providin protection again t electric s ock s al b resistant to flame an

17.3 External p rts of in ulatin material, in lu in those with a con u tive exterior,

providin protection again t electric s ock an p rts of in ulatin material retainin ELV p rts

in p sition, are s bjected to the glow-wire test in ac ordan e with IEC 6 6 5-2-1 , s bject to

the fol owin detai s

– Th test sp ecime is a complete h lde r I ma b e ne ces ary to ta e awa p arts of th

h lder to pe rform th test, b u t care sh u ld b e ta e to e nsu re th t th te st co di o s are

n t significa ty difere t from th se oc urrin in n rmal use

– Th te st sp e cim en is m ou nte d o th caria e a d p res ed against th glow-wire tp wih a

force of 1 N, preferab ly 15 mm, or more, from th up pe r edge, into th ce ntre of th

surface to b e tested Th p en trato of th glow-wire into th sp cime n is me ch nicaly

lmie d to 7 mm

If i is n t p os ib le to ma e th test o a sp e cim en as des rib ed ab ov b ecause th

sp cime n is to smal, th ab ov test is made o a se arate sp e cim en of th same

material 30 mm × 30 m m square a dwih a thick e ss e ual to th smale st thick es of

th sp ecime a d ma u factured b y th simiar p roce ss

– Th temp e rature ofth tp of th glow-wire is 6 0 °C Afte r 30 s th sp cime is wihdrawn

from co tact wih th glow-wire tp

Th glow-wire tem p e rature a d h atn curre t are co sta t for 1 min p riorto comme ncin

th test Care sh u ld b e ta e to e sure th t h at radiato do s n t influ ence th

sp cime n durin this p e riod

Th glow-wire tp tem peratu re is me sure d b y me ans of a sh ath d fin -wire

th rmocou p le co structed a d calb rated as des rib ed in IEC 6 695-2-1

– An flame or glowin of th sp ecime n sh l e xtn u ish wihin 30 s of wihdrawin th gl

ow-wire a d a y flamin drop s sh l n t ig ie a p iece of fiv -a er ts u e p p er, sp cified in

defini o 4.187 of ISO 4046-4:2002, sp re ad ou t h rizo taly 200 mm ± 5 mm b elow th

te st sp e cim en

17.4 Parts of in ulatin material retainin l ve p rts or ELV lamp contacts in p sition, are

s bjected to the ne dle- lame test in ac ordan e with IEC 6 6 5-1 -5, s bject to the folowin

detai s

– Th sp ecime is a complete lamp holde r I ma b e ne ces ary to ta e awa p arts of th

h lderto p rform th te st, b u t care sh u ld b e ta e to e nsure th t th te st co di o s are

n t significa ty difere t from th se oc urrin in n rmal use

– Th test flame is ap p lied to th ce tre of th surface to b e tested

– Th durato of ap plcato is 10 s

– An self-sustainin flame sh l e tnguish wihin 30 s of remo al of th g s flame a d a y

flamin drop s sh l n t ignie a p iece of fiv -a er ts ue p p er, sp ecified in defini o

4.187 of ISO 4 4 -4:20 02 sp re d ou t h rizo taly 20 0 mm ± 5 mm b elow th te st

sp ecime

17.5 In ulatin p rts retainin l ve p rts or ELV p rts in p sition, or whic are in contact with

s c p rts s al b of material resistant to trackin if they are exp sed to ex es ive de osit of

moisture or d st

For materials othe r th n ceramic, comp lia ce is ch ck d b y th p ro f-rackin te st in

ac orda ce wih IEC 60112 su b je ct to th folowin detais

– Ifth sp ecime h s n flat surface of at le st 15 mm × 15 mm, th test ma b e caried ou t

o a flat surface wih reduced dime sio s p ro ided drop s of lquid do n t flow of th

sp cime n durin th te st No artficial me ns sh uld, h we e r, b e used to retain th lquid

o th surface In case ofdoub t th test ma b e made o a sep arate strip of th same

material, h vin th re u ired dime sio s a d ma u facture d b y th same p roces

– Ifth thick es of th sp cime n is les th n 3 mm, two, orif n ce ssary more, sp ecime s

– Th te st sh l b e made at thre place s ofth spe cim en or o thre spe cime s.

– Th e le ctrodes sh l b e of platnu m a d te st solu tio A, des rib ed in 7.3 of

IEC 60 112:20 03 a d IEC 60112:2003/AMD 1:20 09, sh l b e used

– Th spe cime sh l wihsta d 5 drop s wih ut faiure at a test v lage of PTI 175

– A faiure h s oc urred if a curre t of0 ,5 A ormore flo ws for at le st 2 s in a co ductn

p th b etwe n th electrodes o th surface of th e spe cime , thus op e ratn th

o ercurre t rela or ifth sp ecime b urns wih u t re le sin th o e rcurre t rela

– Clause 9 ofIEC 60 112:20 03 regardin determin to oferosio , do s n t ap p ly

17.6 Th resista ce to h at of insu latn material a d/o r oute r p rts of th lamp holde r is

tested in a h atn cab in t at a te mpe rature of 1 5 °C ± 5 °C or(T + 35) °C ± 5 °C in th

case of T-mark d h lde rs

If th he at re sistance of insu latn material a d/or ou ter p arts de iates from th temp eratu re

markin of th h lder, th te st temp erature is adjusted to 35 K ± 5 K ab ov th h at

re sista ce stated in th ma u facture r's catalogue forth se p arts

This test is n t made o lamp holde rs which are inte ral wih th lu min ire as a simiar test is

alre dy giv n in IEC 6 598-1

Th h lde r is fi e d wih a sold ste l test ca or a du mmy lamp made ofste l as me to ed in

Clause 16

Th h lderis p laced in a h atn cab in t h vin ap p ro imately h lf th te st temp erature This

temp erature is raise d to th re uired te st temp erature wihin 1 h

±

15 min Folowin this, th

te st is co tnue d for 16 h wih u t interupto Th test te mpe rature is maintaine d wih a

tolera ce of ±5 K

Durin th test, th h lder sh l n t u ndergo a y ch nge imp airin is furth ruse, e spe cialy

in th folowin respe cts:

– n reducto of p rotecto against electric sh ck;

– n lo se in of electrical co tacts;

– n cracks, swel n orshrin ing;

– th h lder comp lies wih th g uges of IEC 6 061-3 as far as th y e ist

Th use of th g u ges is n t inte ded for ch ckin th re al y of th co tact, b u t o ly for

ch ckin th p os ib le deformato ofmou lded materials

In ad i o , th h lde r sh l wihsta d th me ch nical stre gth test made under co di o s

sp cified in Clause 13, th h ight of fal, h we ver, b ein reduced to 5 mm

Th se ln comp ou nd sh l n t flow to such a e xte t th t lv p arts are e xp osed; a mere

disp laceme t ofth comp und is n gle cte d

18 Re istanc to exce sive residual stress s (seas n crac ing) and to rusting

18.1 Contacts an other p rts of roled s e t of co p r or co p r al oy, the faiure of whic

mig t cau e the holder to b come u safe, s al not b damaged d e to ex es ive resid al

stres es

Compla ce is ch cke d b y th folowin te st

Th surfaces of th sp ecime s are carefu lly cle n d, v rnish b ein remo ed b y aceto e,

Th sp cime s are p laced for 2 h in a test cab in t, th b otom of which is co ered b y a

ammo iu m chloride solu tio h vin a p H v lu e of 10 (for detais of th te st cab in t, th te st

solu tio a d th test p rocedure se An e C)

After this tre tme nt, th sp cime ns are wash d in runnin water; 2 h laterthe y sh l sh w n

cracks wh n insp ected at a o tcal magnificato of8 x

18.2 Fer ou p rts, the ru tin of whic may en an er the safety of the holder, s al b

adeq ately ru t protected

Compla ce is ch cke d b y th folowin te st

Al gre se is remo ed from th p arts to b e te sted b y immersio in a su itab le de gre sin age nt

for 10 min

Th p arts are th n imme rsed for10 min in a water solu tio of 10 % ammo iu m chloride at a

temp erature of2 °C ± 5 °C Wih u t drying, b u t aftersh kin of drop s of water, th p rts are

place d for 10 min in a b ox co tainin air saturate d wih moisture at a temp erature of

2 °C ± 5 °C

After th sp ecime s h v b ee dried for 10 m in in a h atn cab in t at a temp e rature of

100° C ± 5 °C, a y trace s of rust o sh rp edge s a d of y lowish fim ma b e rem ove d b y

rub b ing, afte r which th ir surface s sh l sh w n sig s of rust

For smal h lcal sp rings a d th lk a d for ferous p arts e p osed to ab rasio , a la e r of

gre se is de m ed to p ro ide su fficie t rust p rotecto Such p arts are n t sub je cte d to th

te st

Annex A

(informativ )

Lampholders covered by this standard

Bui t in lampholders u ed with general purp se lg t sources, projection lamps, flo dl g tin

lamps an stre t l g tin lamps provided with the ca s given in Ta le A.1 are covered by this

stan ard (se Clau e 1)

This l st is not ex au tive

Table A.1 – Lamphold rs cov re by this sta d rd

Lampholders Lampholder s e t (s eIEC 6 0 1-2)

Lampholders Lampholder s e t (s eIEC 6 0 1-2)

Annex B

(normative)

Suitable metals

Suita le metals for c r ent car yin p rts, refer ed to in Clau e 14, when u ed within the

p rmis ible temp rature ran e an u der normal con ition of c emical p l ution are in lu ed

but are not l mited to:

– co p r: an al oy containin at le st 5 % co p r for p rts made from rol ed s e t (in cold

con ition) or at le st 5 % co p r for other p rts;

– stainles ste l: containin at le st 13 % c romium an not more than 0,0 % carb n;

– ste l: provided with an electro lated co tin of zin , ac ordin to ISO 2 81, with co tin

havin a thicknes of at le st 5 µm ISO service con ition No 1 ( or ordinary eq ipment ;

– ste l: provided with an electro lated co tin of nick l an c romium ac ordin to

ISO 14 6, the co tin havin a thicknes of at le st 2 µm ISO service con ition No 2

( or ordinary eq ipment ;

– ste l: provided with an electro lated co tin of tin, ac ordin to ISO 2 9 , the co tin

havin a thicknes of at le st 12 µm ISO service con ition No 2 ( or ordinary eq ipment ;

– pure nick l (at le st 9 %)

– si ver (at le st 9 %)

Annex C

(normative)

Season cracking/cor osion test

In the interest of en ironmental protection, the fol owin req irements relatin to test solution,

volume an volume of ves el may b modified at the dis retion of the test la oratory In this

event, the test ves el s ould retain a volume in the ran e 5 0 to 1 0 0 times larger than the

volume of the sample an the volume of test solution s ould b s c that the ratio of ves el

volume to solution volume is in the ran e of 2 :1 to 10:1 In case of doubt, however, the

con ition of Clau e C.1 a ply

C.1 Test ca inet

Closab le glas ve ssels sh l b e used for th te st Th se ma , for e xample, b e de sic ator

v s els orsimple glas troughs wih ground rim a d ld Th ve ssels' v lu me sh l b e at le st

10 l A certain rato ofte st sp ce to v lu me of te st solu tio sh l b e maintaine d (20 :1 to 10 :1)

C.2 Test solution

Prep arato of 1 l of solutio

D is olv 107 g ammo iu m chloride (e age nt grade NH

4Cl) in ab ou t 0,75 l of dist le d or fully

demin ralzed water a d ad as much of 30 % sodiu m h dro ide solutio (p rep ared from

re gent grade NaOH a d dist led or fully demin ralze d water) as is n ce ssary to re ach a

p H v lue of 10 at 2 °C Foroth rtemp eratures, adjust this solu tio to th coresp ndin p H

Ke p th te mpe rature co sta t in a y e ve t to wihin ±1 °C durin th p H adjustme t, a d

cary ou tth p H me asureme t usin a instrume t which p rmis a adjustme t ofth p H

v lu e to wihin ±0 ,02

Th te st solu tio s ma b e used o e r a p rolo ged p e riod, b ut th p H v lue, which rep rese ts a

me su re of th ammo ia co ce trato in th v p our atmosp ere, sh l b e ch ck d at le st

e very thre e we ks a d adjusted if ne ces ary

C.3 Test procedure

Introduce, p refe rab ly susp nded, th sp ecime s in th te st cab in t in such a wa th t th

Th spe cime s sh l n t dip into th te st solu tio n r touch e ch oth r.

Supp orts or susp ensio de ices sh l b e made of mate rials which are n t suscep tib le to

atack b y ammo ia v p our, fore ample glas or p rcelain

Testn sh l b e caried out at a co sta t tem peratu re of (30 ± 1) °C to e xclu de visib le

co de se d wate r formato cause d b y temp rature fluctuato s, which could se e rely falsify

th test re sult

Prior to te stng, th test cab in t co tainin th te st solu tio sh l b e b rought to a tem peratu re

of (30 ± 1) °C Th test cab in t sh l sub se uenty b e fi ed as qu ickly as p os ib le wih th

spe cime ns p re-h ated to 30 °C a d closed

This mome t is to b e co sidered th b e gin in of th test

Annex D

(normative)

Pendulum impact test apparatus

D ime sio s in mi imetres

NOT For informatio this drawin h s b e retain d in this sta d rd, alth u h th re is a b sic sta d rd In c se

of d u t re ardin th drawin refer to IEC6 0 8-2-7

D ime sio s in mi imetres

Annex E

(informativ )

Schedule of amended clauses and subclauses containing more serious/

critical requirements which require products to be retested

The s hed le of clau es an s bclau es given in An ex E detais the req irements of this

new edition of IEC 6 8 8-1 whic req ire retestin to s ow compl an e with this updated

stan ard Retestin may not b req ired in cases where examination of previou test res lts

confirms conformity

a) Definition 3.21, 3.2 , Subclau es 6.4 an 7.2: amen ment of a new clas ification for

lampholders for hig pres ure dis harge lamps for sin le contact ig ition voltage an d al

contact ig ition voltage

b) Subclau e 7.4: clarification a out the test seq en e for markin d ra i ty test

c) Clau e 16: contradictory dimen ional req irements for bras test ca s have b en

cor ected

d) Clau e 16: o tional alternative u e of original lamp pin material ena led for the ste l test

ca in case of ex es ive contact temp rature an damage of the ste l test ca d e to the

low con u tivity of the ste l material

Bibl ography

IEC 6 0 1-1, Lam p cap s a d h lders togeth r wih gauges for th co trol of

interch n e b il y a d safety – Part 1: Lamp cap s

IEC 6 0 1-4, Lamp cap s a d h lders togethe r wih gauge s for th co trol of

inte rch n e b il y a d safety – Part 4: G u ideln s a d gen ral informato

IEC 6 0 8-2-2 , En iro me tal testn – Part 2-20 : Te sts – Te st T: Test meth ds for

solde rab il y a d re sista ce to solderin h at of de ices wih le ds

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