BS 6972:1988
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Specification for general requirements for luminaire supporting couplers for domestic, light industrial and commercial use
Hardcopy , PDF
English
06-30-1988
Important note : All end users must be registered with an Account prior to user licenses being assigned.
Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Conditions of use
3. Definitions
4. General requirements
5. Requirements for type testing
6. Rating
7. Classification
8. Marking and information
9. Dimensions
10. Creepage distances and clearances
11. Accessibility of live parts
12. Provision for earthing
13. Construction
14. Terminals and terminations
15. Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
16. Provision for cables and cords
17. Resistance to ageing
18. Resistance to moisture and humidity
19. Insulation resistance and electric strength
20. Temperature rise
21. Load making and breaking
22. Mechanical strength
23. Resistance to heat
24. Resistance to abnormal heat and to fire
25. Resistance to tracking
26. Resistance to excessive residual stresses and to
rusting
Tables
1. Creepage distances and clearances
2. Screw torque values
3. Application of glow-wire test
Figures
1. Pendulum impact test apparatus
2. Tumbling barrel
3. Application of test load
4. Ball pressure test apparatus
Requirements for luminaire supporting couplers (LSCs) comprising LSC plugs and LSC outlets for use in final circuits rated at not more than 16 A and not more than 250 V a.c., the electrical load connected to any one LSC plug not exceeding 6 A.
| Committee |
PEL/23
|
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 86/24101 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
|
| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
26
|
| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
|
| Status |
Current
|
This British Standard specifies requirements for luminaire supporting couplers (LSCs) comprising LSC plugs and LSC outlets for use in final circuits rated at not more than 16 A, where the supply voltage does not exceed 250 V a.c. and the electrical load connected to any one LSC plug does not exceed 6 A.
The requirements specified in this standard have particular reference to safety in normal use.
LSC outlets are intended for use with cables complying with BS 6004 or BS 6007, having copper conductors.
LSC plugs which are not integral with a luminaire are intended for use with flexible cords complying with BS 6141 or BS 6500, having a cross-sectional area from 0.5 mm2 to 1.0 mm2.
The standard is applicable to LSCs intended for either:
- the mechanical and electrical connection and disconnection of luminaires suspended by flexible cords up to a maximum supported load of 5 kg; or
- the mechanical and electrical connection and disconnection and direct mechanical support of luminaires, i.e. other than by a flexible cord.
The standard is not applicable to LSC plugs and LSC outlets intended to be used on extra low voltage (ELV) supplies.
NOTE 1 LSC outlets complying with this standard may be regarded as lighting outlets in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 4 of the 15th edition of the Regulations for Electrical Installations1).
NOTE 2 The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
| HD 60364-5-559:2012/A11:2017 | LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 5-559: SELECTION AND ERECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - LUMINAIRES AND LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS |
| BS 7001:1988 | Specification for interchangeability and safety of a standardized luminaire supporting coupler |
| IEC 60364-5-55:2011+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2016 CSV | Electrical installations of buildings - Part 5-55: Selection and erection of electrical equipment - Other equipment |
| BS 8488-1(2009) : 2009 | PREFABRICATED WIRING SYSTEMS INTENDED FOR PERMANENT CONNECTION IN FIXED INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION |
| BS 8488(2009) : 2009 | PREFABRICATED WIRING SYSTEMS INTENDED FOR PERMANENT CONNECTION IN FIXED INSTALLATIONS - SPECIFICATION |
| S.R. HD 60364-5-559:2012 | LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 5-559: SELECTION AND ERECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - LUMINAIRES AND LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS |
| I.S. HD 60364-5-559:2012 | LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 5-559: SELECTION AND ERECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - LUMINAIRES AND LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS (IEC 60364-5-55:2011 (MOD)) |
| UNE-HD 60364-5-559:2013 | Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 5-559: Selection and erection of electrical equipment - Luminaires and lighting installations |
| BS 6141:1981 | Specification for insulated cables and flexible cords for use in high temperature zones |
| BS 7001:1988 | Specification for interchangeability and safety of a standardized luminaire supporting coupler |
| BS 5901:1980 | Method of test for determining the comparative and the proof tracking indices of solid insulating materials under moist conditions |
| BS 6004:1984 | Specification for PVC-insulated cables (non-armoured) for electric power and lighting |
| BS 6458-2.1:1984 | Fire hazard testing for electrotechnical products. Test methods Glow-wire test |
| PD 6499:1981 | Guide to insulation co-ordination within low-voltage systems including clearances and creepage distances for equipment |
| BS EN ISO 9000:2015 | Quality management systems. Fundamentals and vocabulary |
| BS 2782-3 Method 365C:1986 | Methods of testing plastics. Mechanical properties Determination of Rockwell hardness |
| BS 161:1976 | Specification for tungsten filament lamps for general service (batch testing) |
| BS 4714:1980 | Method for laboratory determination of density or relative density of crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products (hydrometer method) |
Access your standards online with a subscription
Features
-
Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.
-
Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.
-
Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.