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BS EN 60927:1997:2005 Edition

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Specification for auxiliaries for lamps. Starting devices (other than glow starters). Performance requirements

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1 BRITISH STANDARD
2 Committees responsible for this British�Standard
3 Contents
6 Foreword
Foreword to amendment A1
Foreword to amendment A2
7 Contents
9 1 Scope
1.1 Normative references
2 Definitions
2.1 starter with mechanical switching element
2.2 starter with electronic switching element
2.3 deactivated lamp
10 2.4 non re-opening level
2.5 maximum abnormal current
2.6 starting aid
2.7 maximum case temperature (
3 General requirements for tests
3.1 Only requirements for type tests are included.
3.2 Supply voltage
3.3 All starting devices specified in this standard shall meet the requirements of IEC 926.
3.4 All starting devices specified in this standard shall meet the requirements of IEC 61547.
4 Marking
11 5 Scope
6 Starting test
6.1 Starting test quantity
6.2 Conditions of acceptance
6.3 Conditions of test
Table 1 Starting aid requirements
12 6.4 Starters having a mechanical switching element
6.5 Starters having an electronic switching element
13 6.6 Non-reoperating level
6.7 Maximum pre-heat current (lamp fails to start)
6.8 Interruption of starter function
14 7 Endurance test
7.1 Test quantity
7.2 Test conditions
7.3 Starters replaceable without tools
7.4 Starters not intended for replacement
7.5 Conditions of acceptance
8 Deactivated lamp test
8.1 Test quantity
8.2 Test conditions
8.3 Starters with a mechanical switching element but without cut-out
8.4 Starters with an electronic switching element but without cut-out
15 8.5 Starters with a mechanical switching element and with thermal cut-out
8.6 Starters with an electronic switching element and electronic cut-out
8.7 Condition of acceptance
17 9 Scope
10 Starting test
10.1 The test is made on two ignitors that have not been submitted to any other test.
10.2 Test conditions
10.3 Conditions of acceptance
10.4 Switching speed
10.5 Pulse voltage
10.6 Repetition rate, pulse position, width and height of starting pulse for triggered ignitors
18 10.7 Ignition energy for non-triggered ignitors
11 Non-reoperating level
12 Endurance test
12.1 Test quantity
12.2 Test conditions
12.3 Ignitors without replaceable switching elements
19 12.4 Ignitors with switching elements replaceable without tools
12.5 Ignitors with additional cut-outs
12.6 Conditions of compliance
20 Figure 1 Pulse voltage measurement for starting devices
21 Figure 2 Ignition energy measurement for non-triggered starting devices
22 Annex A (normative) Ballasts to be used for life testing
A.1 It shall be of a type that will comply with the requirements of the relevant IEC ballast specific…
A.2 When, at its rated voltage, it is associated with a lamp whose voltage at lamp terminals does not…
Annex B (normative) Explanation of starting conditions for electronic starters with an electronic switchi…
B.1 Introduction
B.2 Characteristics which affect lamp starting
B.3 “With starter” methods of lamp starting
23 B.4 Interpretation of the requirements and information given on lamp data sheets
24 B.5 Open-circuit voltages and transition times�(
B.6 Measurement requirements
25 B.7 Precautions to be observed if high-frequency voltages are produced by the electronic starter
B.7.1 Starting aid spacing
Figure B.1 Cathode heating current requirements for electronic starters with�electronic�switching element
26 Figure B.2 Interpretation of effective heating current
27 Figure B.3 Interpretation of effective heating current
28 Figure B.3.1 Starters which remove pre-heating current when open-circuit voltages�are�elevated
Figure B.3.2 Starters which have open-circuit voltage transition times higher than 100 ms
29 Annex C (informative) A guide to quoting product life and failure rate
C.1 To allow the lifetime and failure rate of different electronic products to be meaningfully compar…
C.2 The maximum surface temperature, symbol
C.3 The failure rate, if the electronic product is operated continuously at the maximum temperature
C.4 For the method used to obtain the information given in Clause�
30 Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European …
BS EN 60927:1997
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