IEC 61347-2-1:2024
Controlgear for electric light sources - Safety - Part 2-1: Particular requirements - Starting devices (other than glow starters)
IEC 61347-2-1:2024 specifies safety requirements for starting devices (starters other than glow starters and ignitors) for fluorescent and other discharge lamps for use on AC supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz which produce starting pulses not greater than 100 kV and which are used in combination with lamps and controlgear covered in IEC 60081, IEC 60188, IEC 60192, IEC 60662, IEC 60901, IEC 61167, IEC 61195, IEC 61199, IEC 61347-2-8 and IEC 61347-2-9.This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2000, Amendment 1:2005 and Amendment 2:2013. This edition constitutes a technical revision.This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:a) update of normative references, introducing dated references where appropriate;b) clarification of sample item numbers;c) alignment of clause numbers with those of IEC 61347-1;d) renumbering of Clause 15 and Clause 16.
IEC 61347-2-1:2024 specifies safety requirements for starting devices (starters other than glow starters and ignitors) for fluorescent and other discharge lamps for use on AC supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz which produce starting pulses not greater than 100 kV and which are used in combination with lamps and controlgear covered in IEC 60081, IEC 60188, IEC 60192, IEC 60662, IEC 60901, IEC 61167, IEC 61195, IEC 61199, IEC 61347-2-8 and IEC 61347-2-9.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2000, Amendment 1:2005 and Amendment 2:2013. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) update of normative references, introducing dated references where appropriate;
b) clarification of sample item numbers;
c) alignment of clause numbers with those of IEC 61347-1;
d) renumbering of Clause 15 and Clause 16.
This part of IEC 61347 specifies particular safety requirements for starting devices (starters other than glow starters and ignitors) for fluorescent and other discharge lamps for use on a.c. supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz which produce starting pulses not greater than 100 kV and which are used in combination with lamps and ballasts covered in IEC 60081, IEC 60188, IEC 60192, IEC 60662, IEC 60901, IEC 61167, IEC 61195, IEC 61199, IEC 61347-2-8 and IEC 61347-2-9. It does not apply to glow starters or starting devices which are incorporated in discharge lamps or which are manually operated. Preheat transformers for fluorescent lamps are covered by IEC 61347-2-8. This first edition of IEC 61347-2-1, together with IEC 61347-1, cancels and replaces the second edition of IEC 60926, published in 1995, and constitutes a minor revision. This standard shall be used in conjunction with IEC 61347-1. It was established on the basis of the first edition (2000) of that standard.
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