EN 60809:2015

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2015
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SIST EN 60809:1996
SIST EN 60809:1996/A1:2002
SIST EN 60809:1996/A2:2004
SIST EN 60809:1996/A3:2005
SIST EN 60809:1996/A4:2009
SIST EN 60809:1996/A5:2013
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Lamps for road vehicles - Dimensional, electrical and luminous requirements
Lampen für Straßenfahrzeuge - Maße, elektrische und lichttechnische Anforderungen
Lampes pour véhicules routiers - Exigences dimensionnelles, électriques et lumineuses
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60809:2015
ICS:
29.140.20 Žarnice z žarilno nitko Incandescent lamps
43.040.20 Naprave za osvetlitev, Lighting, signalling and
signalizacijo in opozarjanje warning devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60809
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2015
ICS 43.040.20; 29.140.20 Supersedes EN 60809:1996
English Version
Lamps for road vehicles - Dimensional, electrical and luminous
requirements
(IEC 60809:2014)
Lampes pour véhicules routiers - Exigences Lampen für Straßenfahrzeuge - Maße, elektrische und
dimensionnelles, électriques et lumineuses lichttechnische Anforderungen
(IEC 60809:2014) (IEC 60809:2014)
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Ref. No. EN 60809:2015 E
Foreword
The text of document 34A/1798/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 60809, prepared by SC 34A "Lamps", of
IEC/TC 34 "Lamps and related equipment" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN 60809:2015.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2015-10-20
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2018-01-20
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 60809:1996.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60809:2014 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is
available here: www.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050 series International electrotechnical vocabulary - -
IEC 60051-1 -  Direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring EN 60051-1 -
instruments and their accessories -
Part 1: Definitions and general requirements common
to all parts
IEC 60061-1 -  Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the EN 60061-1 -
control of interchangeability and safety -
Part 1: Lamp caps
IEC 60810 2014 Lamps for road vehicles - Performance requirements EN 60810 2015
IEC 60983 -  Miniature lamps EN 60983 -
IEC 62504 -  General lighting - Light emitting diode (LED) products EN 62504 -
and related equipment - Terms and definitions
CIE 15 2004 Colorimetry - -
UNECE 1958 - Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform - -
Agreement technical prescription for wheeled vehicles, equipment
and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on
wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal
recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these
prescriptions
UNECE 4 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 3: Regulation No. 4: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of devices
for the illumination of rear registration plates of power-
driven vehicles and their trailers
UNECE 6 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 5: Regulation No. 6: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of
direction indicators for power-driven vehicles and their
trailers
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
UNECE 7 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 6: Regulation No. 7: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of front
and rear position lamps, stop-lamps and end-outline
marker lamps for motor vehicles (except motor cycles)
and their trailers
UNECE 23 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 22: Regulation No. 23: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of
reversing and manoeuvring lamps for power-driven
vehicles and their trailers
UNECE 37 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 36: Regulation No. 37: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of filament
lamps for use in approved lamp units of power-driven
vehicles and of their trailers
UNECE 38 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 37: Regulation No. 38: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of rear fog
lamps for power-driven vehicles and their trailers
UNECE 50 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 49: Regulation No. 50: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of front
position lamps, rear position lamps, stop lamps,
direction indicators and rear-registration-plate
illuminating devices for vehicles of category L
UNECE 77 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 76: Regulation No. 77: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of parking
lamps for power-driven vehicles
UNECE 87 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 86: Regulation No. 87: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of daytime
running lamps for power-driven vehicles
UNECE 91 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 90: Regulation No. 91: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of side-
marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers
UNECE 99 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 98: Regulation No. 99: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of gas-
discharge light sources for use in approved gas-
discharge lamp units of power-driven vehicles
UNECE 101 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 100: Regulation No. 101: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of
passenger cars powered by an internal combustion
engine only, or powered by a hybrid electric power
train with regard to the measurement of the emission
of carbon dioxide and fuel consumption and/or the
measurement of electric energy consumption and
electric range, and of categories M and N vehicles
1 1
powered by an electric power train only with regard to
the measurement of electric energy consumption and
electric range
UNECE 119 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 118: Regulation No. 119: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of
cornering lamps for power-driven vehicles
UNECE 128 -  1958 Agreement, Addendum 127: Regulation No. 128: - -
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of light
emitting diode (LED) light sources for use in approved
lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers

IEC 60809 ®
Edition 3.0 2014-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Lamps for road vehicles – Dimensional, electrical and luminous requirements

Lampes pour véhicules routiers – Exigences dimensionnelles, électriques et

lumineuses
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX XC
ICS 29.140.20; 43.040.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-1966-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 11
4 Requirements and test conditions for filament lamps . 14
4.1 General requirements . 14
4.2 Lamp marking . 14
4.3 Bulbs . 14
4.4 Colour . 15
4.4.1 Colour of light . 15
4.4.2 Colour endurance . 16
4.4.3 Coated bulb . 16
4.5 Lamp dimensions . 16
4.6 Caps and bases . 16
4.7 Initial electrical and luminous requirements . 17
4.8 Check on optical quality. 17
4.8.1 General . 17
4.8.2 12 V lamps emitting white light . 17
4.8.3 6 V and 24 V lamps emitting white light . 17
4.8.4 Lamps emitting selective-yellow light . 17
4.9 UV radiation . 18
4.10 Standard (étalon) filament lamps . 18
4.11 Non-replaceable filament lamps . 18
4.11.1 General . 18
4.11.2 Fixation. 19
4.11.3 Lifetime . 19
4.11.4 Colour endurance . 20
4.11.5 Luminous flux and colour maintenance . 20
4.11.6 Vibration and shock resistance . 20
5 Requirements and test conditions for discharge lamps . 21
5.1 General requirements . 21
5.2 Lamp marking . 21
5.3 Bulbs . 21
5.4 Caps . 21
5.5 Position and dimensions of electrodes, arc and black stripes . 22
5.5.1 Measurements . 22
5.5.2 Electrodes . 22
5.5.3 Arc . 22
5.5.4 Black stripes . 22
5.6 Starting, run-up and hot-restrike characteristics . 22
5.6.1 Starting .
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