EN 60838-2-1:1996
(Main)Miscellaneous lampholders - Part 2: Particular requirements - Section 1: Lampholders S14
Miscellaneous lampholders - Part 2: Particular requirements - Section 1: Lampholders S14
Applies to lampholders S14 intended for building-in as well as for independent lampholders for use with linear incandescent lamps for general lighting service (GLS). Independent lampholders are also tested as luminaires.
Sonderfassungen - Teil 2: Besondere Anforderungen - Hauptabschnitt 1: Lampenfassungen S14
Douilles diverses pour lampes - Partie 2: Règles particulières - Section 1: Douilles S14
Razni okovi za žarnice in sijalke - 2. del: Posebne zahteve - 1. oddelek: Okovi za žarnice S14 - Dopolnilo 2 (IEC 60838-2-1:1994)
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 19-Sep-1996
- Withdrawal Date
- 31-May-1997
- Technical Committee
- CLC/TC 34 - 'Lamps and related equipment
- Drafting Committee
- IEC/SC 34B - IEC_SC_34B
- Parallel Committee
- IEC/SC 34B - IEC_SC_34B
- Current Stage
- 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
- Start Date
- 20-Sep-1996
- Completion Date
- 20-Sep-1996
- Directive
- Not Harmonized2006/95/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)OJ Ref: C 71/17, C 71/17, C 71/17, C 71/17, C 71/17, C 71/ OJ Date: 28-Nov-2013
Harmonized Standard2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limitsOJ Ref: C 249/03, C 249/03, C 249/03, C 249/03, C 249/03,, OJ Date: 08-Jul-2016
Not Harmonized73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limitsOJ Ref: C 208
Relations
- Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Refers
HD 323.2.20 S3:1988 - Basic environmental testing procedures - Part 2: Tests - Test T: Soldering - Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2023
Overview - EN 60838-2-1:1996 (Lampholders S14)
EN 60838-2-1:1996 (aligned with IEC 838-2-1:1994) specifies particular requirements for S14 lampholders. It applies to both building-in and independent lampholders intended for use with linear incandescent lamps for general lighting service (GLS). Independent lampholders are also tested as complete luminaires. The standard complements the general requirements of IEC/EN 60838-1 and references related tests from IEC 598-1 and other IEC documents.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope and classification: Covers S14 lampholders, including switched and non-switched types and independent vs. built-in designs.
- Standard ratings: 250 V nominal voltage and 1 A nominal current.
- Electrical safety & protection: Requirements for protection against electric shock during lamp insertion/removal and with appropriate lamp fitted.
- Terminals and conductors: Non-rewireable lampholders must accept conductors with nominal cross-sections 0.5 mm² to 1.5 mm²; screw-type terminal dimensional requirements reference E14 terminal dimensions.
- Switched lampholders:
- Switches allowed only in ordinary (non-protected) lampholders.
- Minimum contact clearance of 1.7 mm between open contacts at different potentials.
- Switch endurance tests: low-cycle and long-cycle operations (200 and 20,000 operations respectively) under specified electrical loads and temperatures (unmarked switches: tested at 60 °C; temperature-marked switches: tested at temperature marking minus 20 °C).
- Creepage and clearance: Minimum clearance between live parts and accessible metal cap parts 1.7 mm; accessible metal retention springs require 3.6 mm clearance to mounting surface.
- Mechanical and environmental tests: Requirements include endurance, moisture resistance, insulation resistance/electric strength, resistance to heat and fire, mechanical strength, and resistance to season cracking and rusting.
- Marking and construction: Labelling, classification and construction requirements follow IEC 60838-1 with S14-specific additions (e.g., cord anchorage and cable-entry protection).
Applications and practical use
- Ensures safe, interoperable S14 lampholders for lighting manufacturers, luminaire designers and electrical installers.
- Used when designing or certifying: stand-alone lampholders, lamp fittings integrated into luminaires, and switched lampholder products.
- Useful for test laboratories and conformity assessment bodies performing electrical, mechanical and endurance testing to meet EU/CLC requirements.
Who should use this standard
- Manufacturers of lampholders and luminaires
- Product compliance and R&D engineers
- Test laboratories and certification bodies
- Procurement and quality managers specifying S14 components
- Regulatory/safety authorities assessing conformity
Related standards
- IEC/EN 60838-1 (general requirements for miscellaneous lampholders)
- IEC 598-1 (referred mechanical and thermal tests)
- Relevant IEC switch and endurance test standards (referenced in the document)
Keywords: EN 60838-2-1:1996, IEC 838-2-1, S14 lampholders, lampholder S14, GLS lamps, electrical safety, lampholder testing, switched lampholders.
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 60838-2-1:1996 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Miscellaneous lampholders - Part 2: Particular requirements - Section 1: Lampholders S14". This standard covers: Applies to lampholders S14 intended for building-in as well as for independent lampholders for use with linear incandescent lamps for general lighting service (GLS). Independent lampholders are also tested as luminaires.
Applies to lampholders S14 intended for building-in as well as for independent lampholders for use with linear incandescent lamps for general lighting service (GLS). Independent lampholders are also tested as luminaires.
EN 60838-2-1:1996 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 29.140.10 - Lamp caps and holders. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 60838-2-1:1996 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to ISO 4046:1978, ISO 2081:1986, EN ISO 3743-1:1995, EN 12540:2000, EN 60598-1:1993, HD 323.2.20 S3:1988, EN 60529:1991, EN 60061-3:1993, EN 60695-2-2:1994, EN 60061-1:1993, EN 60061-2:1993, HD 214 S2:1980, EN 60838-2-1:1996/A2:2004, EN 60838-2-1:1996/A1:1998. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 60838-2-1:1996 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/95/EC, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 73/23/EEC. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
EN 60838-2-1:1996 is available in PDF format for immediate download after purchase. The document can be added to your cart and obtained through the secure checkout process. Digital delivery ensures instant access to the complete standard document.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-1999
Razni okovi za žarnice in sijalke - 2. del: Posebne zahteve - 1. oddelek: Okovi za
žarnice S14 - Dopolnilo 2 (IEC 60838-2-1:1994)
Miscellaneous lampholders - Part 2: Particular requirements - Section 1: Lampholders
S14
Sonderfassungen - Teil 2: Besondere Anforderungen - Hauptabschnitt 1:
Lampenfassungen S14
Douilles diverses pour lampes - Partie 2: Règles particulières - Section 1: Douilles S14
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60838-2-1:1996
ICS:
29.140.10 Grla in držala žarnic Lamp caps and holders
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD 5
Clauses
1 General
1.1 Scope 7
Normative reference
1.2 7
2 Definitions 7
3 General requirements 7
4 General conditions for tests 9
5 Standard ratings
6 Classification
7 Marking 9
8 Protection against electric shocks
9 Terminals
10 Provisins for earthing
11 Construction
11 12 Switched lampholders
13 13 Moisture resistance, insulation resistance and electric strength
14 Mechanical strength
s and connections i3
15 Screws, current-carrying part
16 Creepage distances and clearances
17 Endurance
18 Resistance to heat and fire
15 19 Resistance to excessive residual stresses (season cracking) and to rusting
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
MISCELLANEOUS LAMPHOLDERS —
Part 2: Particular requirements —
Section 1: Lampholders S14
FOREWORD
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equipment declared to be in conformity with one of its standards.
International Standard IEC 838-2-1 has been prepared by sub-committee 34B: Lamp caps
and holders, of IEC technical committee 34: Lamps and related equipment.
It is the first section of the multi-section standard IEC 838-2.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
Report on voting
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34B(CO)776 34B(CO)781
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Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the repo
on voting indicated in the above table.
IEC 838-2-1 constitutes the first section of the multi-section standard IEC 838-2 and is
written in a form to utilize the basic requirements of IEC 838-1 and to state modifications
and additions as they apply to lampholders S14.
In this standard the following print types are used:
- requirements proper: in romain type;
test specifications: in italic type;
- notes: in small roman type.
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838-2-1 © IEC:1994
MISCELLANEOUS LAMPHOLDERS -
Part 2: Particular requirements -
Section 1: Lampholders S14
1 General
1.1 Scope
This section of IEC 838-2 applies to lampholders S14 intended for building-in as well as for
independent lampholders for use with linear incandescent lamps for general lighting service
(GLS). Independent lampholders are also tested as luminaires.
1.2 Normative references
See 1.2 of IEC 838-1.
2 Definitions
For the purpose of this section of IEC 838-2, the definitions of IEC 838-1 as well as the
following definitions apply.
2.1 independent lampholder: lampholder so designed that it can be mounted separately from a
luminaire, while at the same time providing all the necessary protection according to its
classification and marking.
2.2 switched lampholder: lamph
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