LAMP CONTROLGEAR - PART 2-10: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC INVERTORS AND CONVERTORS FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY OPERATION OF COLD START TUBULAR DISCHARGE LAMPS (NEON TUBES)
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD<br>INTRODUCTION<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Definitions<br>4 General requirements<br>5 General notes on tests<br>6 Classification<br>7 Marking<br> 7.1 Items to be marked<br> 7.2 Durability and legibility of marking<br>8 Terminals<br>9 Provisions for earthing<br>10 Protection against accidental contact with live parts<br>11 Moisture resistance and insulation<br>12 Electric strength<br>13 Thermal endurance test for windings<br>14 Normal conditions<br>15 Abnormal conditions<br>16 Fault conditions<br>17 Construction<br>18 Creepage distances and clearances<br>19 Protective circuits<br>20 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections<br>21 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking<br>22 Resistance to corrosion<br>23 No-load rated output voltage and rated output current<br> 23.1 No-load rated output voltage<br> 23.2 Rated output current<br> 23.3 Compliance<br>Annexes <br>Annex A (normative) Test to establish whether a conductive <br> part is a live part which may cause an electric shock<br>Annex B (normative) Particular requirements for thermally <br> protected lamp controlgear<br>Annex C (normative) Particular requirements for electronic lamp<br> controlgear with means of protection against overheating<br>Annex D (normative) Requirements for carrying out the heating <br> tests of thermally protected lamp controlgear<br>Annex E (normative) Use of constant S other than 4500 in t[w] <br> tests<br>Annex F (normative) Draught-proof enclosure<br>Annex G (normative) Explanation of the derivation of the values <br> of pulse voltages<br>Annex H (normative) Tests<br>Annex I (normative) Measurement of currents and voltages in the <br> output circuits of electronic invertors or convertors <br> for neon tubes
Describes particular requirements for electronic invertors and converters for high-frequency operation of tubular cold-cathode discharge lamps used in signs and luminous discharge tube installations and operating with an output voltage exceeding 1000 V but not exceeding 10000 V for direct connection to supply voltages not exceeding 1000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz or 1000 V d.c.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 34 |
