EN 60968:1990/A2:1999

Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements

EN following parallel vote

Lampen mit eingebautem Vorschaltgerät für Allgemeinbeleuchtung - Sicherheitsanforderungen

Lampes à ballast intégré pour l'éclairage général - Prescriptions de sécurité

Sijalke za splošno razsvetljavo z vgrajeno predstikalno napravo - Varnostne zahteve - Dopolnilo A2 (IEC 60968:1988/A2:1999)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 20-Oct-1999
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Sep-2002
• ICS: 29.140.30 - Fluorescent lamps. Discharge lamps
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 34 - 'Lamps and related equipment
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 34A - IEC_SC_34A
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 34A - IEC_SC_34A
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 31-Oct-2015
• Completion Date: 31-Oct-2015
• Directive: 2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)
• Directive: 73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60968:1999/A2:2000 - Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements (IEC 60968:1988/A2:1999)

Relations

• Replaced By: EN 60968:2013 - Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 60968:1990 - Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 60968:1999/A2:2000
01-september-2000
Sijalke za splošno razsvetljavo z vgrajeno predstikalno napravo - Varnostne
zahteve - Dopolnilo A2 (IEC 60968:1988/A2:1999)
Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements (IEC
60968:1988/A2:1999)
Lampen mit eingebautem Vorschaltgerät für Allgemeinbeleuchtung -
Sicherheitsanforderungen (IEC 60968:1988/A2:1999)
Lampes à ballast intégré pour l'éclairage général - Prescriptions de sécurité (CEI
60968:1988/A2:1999)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60968:1990/A2:1999
ICS:
29.140.30 )OXRUHVFHQþQHVLMDONH6LMDONH Fluorescent lamps.
Discharge lamps
SIST EN 60968:1999/A2:2000 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 60968:1999/A2:2000
NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE IEC
60968
INTERNATIONAL
1988
STANDARD
AMENDEMENT 2
AMENDMENT 2
1999-07
Amendement 2
Lampes à ballast intégré pour
l'éclairage général – Prescriptions de sécurité
Amendment 2
Self-ballasted lamps for
general lighting services – Safety requirements
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SIST EN 60968:1999/A2:2000
60968 Amend. 2 © IEC:1999 – 3 –
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepard by subcommittee 34A: Lamps, of IEC technical committee 34:
Lamps and related equipment.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
34A/874/FDIS 34A/888/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
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4 Marking
Replace, on page 11, item 4) in 4.2 by the following new item 4):
4) Special conditions or restrictions which shall be observed for lamp operation, for example,
operation in dimming circuits. Where lamps are not suitable for dimming, the following
symbol may be used:
IEC  928/99

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SIST EN 60968:1999/A2:2000
60968 Amend. 2 © IEC:1999 – 5 –
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Replace the existing table 1 by the following new table 1:
Table 1 – Interchangeability gauges and lamp cap dimensions
Lamp cap Cap dimensions to be checked Gauge sheet No. from
by the gauge IEC 60061-3
B22d A max. and A min. } 7006-10
or D1 max. } and
B15d N min. } 7006-11
Diametrical position of the pins
Insertion in lampholder 7006-4A
Retention in lampholder 7006-4B
E27 Max. dimensions of the screw thread 7006-27B
Min. major diameter of the screw thread 7006-28A
Contact making 7006-50
E26 Max. dimensions of the screw thread 7006-27D
Max. major diameter of the screw thread 7006-27E
E14 Max. dimensions of the screw thread 7006-27F
Min. major diameter of the screw thread 7006-28B
Contact making 7006-54
6 Protection against electric shock
Replace the existing fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs by the following new paragraphs:
Compliance is checked with the aid of a gauge in accordance with the current edition of
IEC 60061-3, sheet 7006-51A for E27 caps and sheet 7006-55 for E14 caps.
NOTE – Requirements for E26 caps are under consideration.
Lamps with B22 or B15 caps are subject to the same requirements as normal incandescent
lamps with this cap.
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7.1 Insulation resistance
Replace the existing third paragraph by the following new note:
NOTE – The insulation resistance of bayonet caps between shell and contacts is under consideration.

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SIST EN 60968:1999/A2:2000
60968 Amend. 2 © IEC:1999 – 7 –
7.2 Electric strength
Replace the existing fifth paragraph of the first dash by the following new note:
NOTE – The distance between the foil and the current-carrying parts is under consideration.
Replace the existing second dash by the following new dash:
– Bayonet caps : between shell and contacts (under consideration).
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Replace the existing clause 8 by the following new clause 8:
8 Mechanical strength
Torsion resistance
The cap shall remain firmly attached to the bulb or that part of the lamp which is used for
screwing the lamp in or out when subjected to the torque levels listed below.
B22d . 3 Nm
B15d . 1,15 Nm
E26 and E27.
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