EN 60838-1:2017

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2017
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SIST EN 60838-1:2005
SIST EN 60838-1:2005/A1:2008
SIST EN 60838-1:2005/A2:2011
Razni okovi za žarnice in sijalke - 1. del: Splošne zahteve in preskusi (IEC 60838-
1:2016)
Miscellaneous lampholders - Part 1: General requirements and tests (IEC 60838-1:2016)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60838-1:2017
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.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60838-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2017
ICS 29.140.10 Supersedes EN 60838-1:2004
English Version
Miscellaneous lampholders -
Part 1: General requirements and tests
(IEC 60838-1:2016)
Douilles diverses pour lampes - Partie 1: Exigences Sonderfassungen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen und
générales et essais Prüfungen
(IEC 60838-1:2016) (IEC 60838-1:2016)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2016-06-23. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard 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 CEN-CENELEC
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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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Ref. No. EN 60838-1:2017 E
European foreword
The text of document 34B/1850A/FDIS, future edition 5 of IEC 60838-1, prepared by SC 34B “Lamp
caps and holders” of IEC/TC 34 “Lamps and related equipment” was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60838-1:2017.

The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2017-10-28
• latest date by which the document has to be
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2020-04-28
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60838-1:2004.

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.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60838-1:2016 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:

IEC 60061-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60061-1.
IEC 60061-4 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60061-4.
IEC 60068-2-20 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-20.
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 60061 Series Lamp caps and holders together with EN 60061 Series
gauges for the control of interchangeability
and safety
IEC 60061-2 -  Lamp caps and holders together with EN 60061-2 -
gauges for the control of interchangeability
and safety -
Part 2: Lampholders
IEC 60061-3 -  Lamp caps and holders together with EN 60061-3 -
gauges for the control of interchangeability
and safety -
Part 3: Gauges
IEC 60068-2-75 2014 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-75 2014
Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests
2003 Method for the determination of the proof EN 60112 2003
IEC 60112
and the comparative tracking indices of
solid insulating materials
+A1 2009  +A1 2009
IEC 60227 Series Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated - -
voltages up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60238 -  Edison screw lampholders EN 60238 -
IEC 60245 Series Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages - -
up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60352-1 -  Solderless connections - EN 60352-1 -
Part 1: Wrapped connections - General
requirements, test methods and practical
guidance
IEC 60399 -  Barrel thread for lampholders with shade EN 60399 -
holder ring
IEC 60417-DB -  Graphical symbols for use on equipment - -
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

1989 Degrees of protection provided by EN 60529 1991
IEC 60529
enclosures (IP Code) + corr. May 1993
+A1 1999  +A1 2000
+A2 2013  +A2 2013
IEC 60598-1 (mod) 2014 Luminaires - EN 60598-1 2015
Part 1: General requirements and tests
IEC 60664-1 -  Insulation coordination for equipment EN 60664-1 -
within low-voltage systems -
Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests
IEC 60695-2-11 -  Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-2-11 -
Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test
methods - Glow-wire flammability test
method for end-products (GWEPT)
IEC 60695-11-5 -  Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-11-5 -
Part 11-5: Test flames - Needle-flame test
method - Apparatus, confirmatory test
arrangement and guidance
ISO 1456 -  Metallic and other inorganic coatings - EN ISO 1456 -
Electrodeposited coatings of nickel, nickel
plus chromium, copper plus nickel and of
copper plus nickel plus chromium
ISO 2081 -  Metallic and other inorganic coatings - EN ISO 2081 -
Electroplated coatings of zinc with
supplementary treatments on iron or steel
ISO 2093 -  Electroplated coatings of tin; Specification - -
and test methods
ISO 4046-4 2002 Paper, board, pulps and related terms - - -
Vocabulary - Part 4: Paper and board
grades and converted products
IEC 60838-1 ®
Edition 5.0 2016-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Miscellaneous lampholders –
Part 1: General requirements and tests

Douilles diverses pour lampes –

Partie 1: Exigences générales et essais

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.140.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-3356-6

– 2 – IEC 60838-1:2016 © IEC 2016
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General requirement . 9
5 General conditions for tests . 9
6 Classification . 10
7 Marking . 11
8 Protection against electric shock . 13
9 Terminals . 13
10 Provision for earthing . 15
11 Construction . 16
12 Moisture resistance, insulation resistance and electric strength . 17
13 Mechanical strength . 19
14 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 20
15 Creepage distances and clearances . 20
16 Endurance . 23
17 Resistance to heat and fire . 24
18 Resistance to excessive residual stresses (season cracking) and to rusting . 27
Annex A (informative) Lampholders covered by this standard. 29
Annex B (normative) Suitable metals . 31
Annex C (normative) Season cracking/corrosion test . 32
Annex D (normative) Pendulum impact test apparatus . 34
Annex E (informative) Schedule of amended clauses and subclauses containing more
serious/ critical requirements which require products to be retested . 36
Bibliography . 37

Figure 1 – Ball-pressure test apparatus . 25
Figure D.1 – Impact test apparatus . 34
Figure D.2 – Mounting fixture . 35

Table 1 – Minimum values of insulation resistance. 18
Table 2 – Height of fall . 19
Table 2a – Minimum distances for AC (50 Hz/60 Hz) sinusoidal voltages − Impulse
withstand category II . 21
Table 2b – Minimum distances for AC (50 Hz/60 Hz) sinusoidal voltages − Impulse
withstand category III . 22
Table 3 – Minimum distances for non-sinusoidal pulse voltages . 22
Table A.1 – Lampholders covered by this standard . 29
Table C.1 – Test solution . 32

IEC 60838-1:2016 © IEC 2016 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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MISCELLANEOUS LAMPHOLDERS –
Part 1: General requirements and tests

FOREWORD
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