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BS EN 61048 : 2006

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The latest, up-to-date edition.

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

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Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2006

$464.73
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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

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.

Committee
CPL/34/3
DevelopmentNote
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 (12/2005) 2006 Edition Re-Issued in February 2016 & incorporates AMD 1 2016. 2006 Edition remains active and will be withdrawn on 11/08/2018.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)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
44
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

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