EN 60598-2-8:1997/A2:2008

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2008
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Luminaires - Part 2-8: Particular requirements - Handlamps (IEC 60598-2-
8:1996/A2:2007)
Leuchten - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen - Handleuchten (IEC 60598-2-
8:1996/A2:2007)
Luminaires - Partie 2-8: Regles particulieres - Baladeuses (CEI 60598-2-
8:1996/A2:2007)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60598-2-8:1997/A2:2008
ICS:
29.140.40
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60598-2-8/A2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
February 2008
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 29.140.40
English version
Luminaires -
Part 2-8: Particular requirements -
Handlamps
(IEC 60598-2-8:1996/A2:2007)
Luminaires -  Leuchten -
Partie 2-8: Règles particulières - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen -
Baladeuses Handleuchten
(CEI 60598-2-8:1996/A2:2007) (IEC 60598-2-8:1996/A2:2007)

This amendment A2 modifies the European Standard EN 60598-2-8:1997; it was approved by CENELEC on
2008-02-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

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Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
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Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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© 2008 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60598-2-8:1997/A2:2008 E

Foreword
The text of document 34D/875/FDIS, future amendment 2 to IEC 60598-2-8:1996, prepared by SC 34D,
Luminaires, of IEC TC 34, Lamps and related equipment, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and was approved by CENELEC as amendment A2 to EN 60598-2-8:1997 on 2008-02-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the amendment has to be
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2008-11-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2011-02-01
As a consequence of endorsing amendment 2:2007 to IEC 60598-2-8:1996, the common modifications in
EN 60598-2-8:1997 are replaced by IEC text and therefore withdrawn.
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Endorsement notice
The text of amendment 2:2007 to the International Standard IEC 60598-2-8:1996 was approved by
CENELEC as an amendment to the European Standard without any modification.
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
CEI
60598-2-8
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 2
AMENDEMENT 2
2007-06
Amendment 2
Luminaires –
Part 2-8:
Particular requirements – Handlamps

Amendement 2
Luminaires –
Partie 2-8:
Règles particulières – Baladeuses
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– 2 – 60598-2-8 Amend. 2 © IEC:2007
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 34D: Luminaires, of IEC technical
committee 34: Lamps and related equipment.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
34D/875/FDIS 34D/877/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.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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8.1 Scope
Replace the existing text with the following:
This Part 2-8 of IEC 60598 specifies requirements for handlamps and similar portable
luminaires which are held in the hand, hooked up or resting on a surface for use with electric
light sources on supply voltages not exceeding 250 V. It is to be read in conjunction with
those sections of Part 1 to which reference is made.
Handlamps which can be fixed to a support by means of a wing screw, clip or magnet, and
luminaires intended for inspection of the interior of barrels, are within the scope of this
section.
8.2 General test requirements
Replace the existing text with the following:
8.2.1 The provisions of section 0 of IEC 60598-1 apply together with the requirements of
8.2.2. The tests described in each appropriate section of Part 1 shall be carried out in the
order listed in this Part 2-8.
8.2.2 The requirem
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