BS 4533-101:1990
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Luminaires Specification for general requirements and tests
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15-11-1997
English
31-07-1990
Section zero - General introduction
Clause
0.1 Scope
0.2 Object
0.3 General requirements
0.4 General test requirements
0.5 Components of luminaires
0.6 List of sections of Part 2
Section one - Definitions
1.1 Scope
1.2 Definitions
Section two - Classification of luminaires
2.1 Scope
2.2 Classification according to type of protection
against electric shock
2.3 Classification according to degree of protection
against ingress of dust, solid objects and
moisture
2.4 Classification according to material of supporting
surface for which the luminaire is designed
Section three - Marking
3.1 Scope
3.2 Marking, luminaires
3.3 Additional information
3.4 Test for marking
Section four - Construction
4.1 Scope
4.2 Replaceable components
4.3 Wireways
4.4 Lampholders
4.5 Starter holders
4.6 Terminal blocks
4.7 Terminals and supply connections
4.8 Switches
4.9 Insulating linings and sleeves
4.10 Insulation of Class II luminaires
4.11 Electrical connections and current-carrying parts
4.12 Screws and connections (mechanical) and glands
4.13 Mechanical strength
4.14 Suspensions and adjusting devices
4.15 Flammable materials
4.16 Luminaires marked with the symbol F inside an
inverted triangle
4.17 Drain holes
4.18 Resistance to corrosion
4.19 Ignitors
4.20 Rough servie luminaires - vibration requirement
4.21 Safety shield (tungsten halogen lamps)
4.22 Attachments to lamps
Section five - External and internal wiring
5.1 Scope
5.2 Supply connection and other external wiring
5.3 Internal wiring
Section six
(Not used at present)
Section seven - Provision for earthing
7.1 Scope
7.2 Provision for earthing
Section eight - Protection against electric shock
8.1 Scope
8.2 Protection against electric shock
Section nine - Resistance to dust, solid objects and
moisture
9.1 Scope
9.2 Tests for ingress of dust, solid objects and
moisture
9.3 Humidity test
Section ten - Insulation resistance and electric
strength
10.1 Scope
10.2 Insulation resistance and electric strength
10.3 Leakage current
Section eleven - Creepage distances and clearances
11.1 Scope
11.2 Creepage distances and clearances
Section twelve - Endurance test and thermal test
12.1 Scope
12.2 Selection of lamps and ballasts
12.3 Endurance test
12.4 Thermal test (normal operation)
12.5 Thermal test (abnormal operation)
12.6 Thermal test (failed ballast or transformer
conditions)
Section thirteen - Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
13.1 Scope
13.2 Resistance to heat
13.3 Resistance to flame and ignition
13.4 Resistance to tracking
Section fourteen - Screw terminals
14.1 Scope
14.2 Definitions
14.3 General requirements and basic principles
14.4 Mechanical tests
Section fifteen - Screwless terminals and electric
connections
General
15.1 Scope
15.2 Definitions
15.3 General requirements
15.4 General instructions on tests
Terminals and connections for internal wiring
15.5 Mechanical tests
15.6 Electrical tests
Terminals and connections for external wiring
15.7 Conductors
15.8 Mechanical tests
15.9 Electrical tests
Figures
Appendix A - Explanation of IP numbers for degrees of
protection
Appendix B - Test to establish whether a conductive
part is a live part which may cause an
electric shock
Appendix C - Test lamps
Appendix D - Abnormal circuit conditions
Appendix E - Draught-proof enclosure
Appendix F - Temperature measurement
Appendix G - Determination of winding temperature
rises by the change-in-resistance method
Appendix H - Guide to good practice in luminaire
design
Appendix J - Test for resistance to stress corrosion
of copper and copper alloys
Appendix K - Measurement of leakage current
Appendix L - Measurement of high-frequency leakage
current
Annex ZA (normative) - Other international
publications quoted in this
standard
Annex ZB (normative) - Special national conditions
Annex ZC (informative) - National deviations
Applies to most types of luminaires operating on voltages not exceeding 1000 V. The application of these requirements to a particular type of luminaire is defined in the appropriate section of Part 102 of the standard.
Committee |
CPL/34/4
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DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 82/31321 DC and BS 4533-101(1987). (05/2005)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
144
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PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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Status |
Superseded
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