IEC 60081:1997/AMD6:2017

IEC 60081 ®
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INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
A MENDMENT 6
AM ENDEMENT 6
Double-capped fluorescent lamps –
Performance specifications
Lampes à fluorescence à deux culots –
Prescriptions de performance
IEC 60081:1997-12/AMD6:2017-08(en-fr)

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IEC 60081 ®
Edition 5.0 2017-08
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
A MENDMENT 6
AM ENDEMENT 6
Double-capped fluorescent lamps –

Performance specifications
Lampes à fluorescence à deux culots –

Prescriptions de performance
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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 34A:Lamps, of IEC technical
committee 34: Lamps and related equipment.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
34A/2014/FDIS 34A/2026/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 stability date indicated on the IEC website 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• withdrawn,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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INSTRUCTIONS POUR L’INSERTION DES INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
NOUVELLES PAGES ET FEUILLES INSERTION OF NEW PAGES
DE CARACTÉRISTIQUES DANS LA AND DATA SHEETS
PUBLICATION IEC 60081 IN PUBLICATION IEC 60081
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1. Retirer la page de titre existante et la 1. Remove existing title page and page E-2,
page E-1, et insérer la nouvelle page de and insert in their places the new title
titre, et les nouvelles pages E-1, E-3 et E- page and pages E-2, E-4 and E-6.
5.
2. Remplacer les feuilles de caractéristiques: 2. Replace the lamp data sheets:

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Annex E
(informative)
Information for ballast and starter design
E.1 General
In order to safeguard proper functioning of the lamp, the relevant information, given on the
lamp data sheet and in Annex E, should be taken into account when designing ballasts and
starters.
E.2 Prestarting conditions for high frequency operated lamps
For lamps operated on high frequency and having preheated cathodes, the requirements for
proper preheating are specified on the relevant lamp data sheet. An explanation of these
requirements is given in Annex D of IEC 60929 and in Annex B of IEC 60927.
For some lamps, additional information concerning high frequency non-preheat starting
requirements is given on the relevant lamp data sheet.
E.3 Frequency to be used for high frequency operated lamps
For lamps designed for operation on high frequency, the lamp data sheets specify a frequency
range for the reference ballast and for the testing of lamps (starting, electrical and
photometric characteristics). This frequency range has been chosen for ease of reproducing
test results and is not intended to restrict the design of high frequency ballasts, where for
practical reasons a higher frequency may be appropriate.
E.4 Tolerable DC-offset during preheat
The peak-peak value of the open-circuit voltage shall be less than or equal to 2,8 times the
maximum r.m.s value of the open-circuit voltage for t ≤ t . Narrow voltage peaks during the
s
first half period of the mains voltage after switching on preheat shall be disregarded when
testing the control gear in accordance with Clause E.4.
The DC-offset (mean value) of the open-circuit voltage shall not exceed the r.m.s. open circuit
voltage for t ≤ t as specified on the relevant lamp data sheet. In cases where the r.m.s. open
s
circuit voltage for t ≤ t is specified to less than 200 V, the DC-offset of the open-circuit
s
voltage shall be less than or equal to 200 V.
E.5 Tolerances on substitution resistors
E.5.1 Lamp electrode substitution resistors
The tolerance for the resistance values of electrode substitution resistors shall be ±1 % of the
resistance value or better.
Non-inductive resistors are recommended as substitution resistors.
E.5.2 Lamp impedance substitution resistors
The tolerance for the resistance values of the substitution resistors for the lamp discharge
impedance shall be ±5 % of the resistance value or better.

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Non-inductive resistors are recommended as substitution resistors.
E.6 Maximum asymmetric power
Lamp caps may overheat at the end of the lamp life cycle. Limiting the power available to the
electrodes at the end of the life cycle is considered as a way for the controlgear to mitigate
this risk. The maximum control gear asymmetric power available to the electrodes should be
equal or less than the power listed in Table E.1.
Table E.1 – Maximum asymmetric power
Sheet number Nominal power Nominal Cap Maximum
60901-IEC- dimensions asymmetric power
W mm W
1020 4 16 × 150 G5 7,5
1030 6 G5 7,5
16 × 225
1040 8 G5 7,5
16 × 300
1060 13 G5 7,5
16 × 525
2120 15 26 × 450 G13 10
2215 15 G13 10
26 × 550
2220 18 G13 10
26 × 600
2230 20 32 × 600 G13 10
2240 20 38 × 600 G13 10
2315 25 38 × 970 G13 10
2320 30 G13 10
26 × 900
2340 30 G13 10
38 × 900
2420 36 26 × 1 200 G13 10
2425 38 26 × 1 050 G13 10
2430 40 32 × 1 200 G13 10
2440 40 G13 10
38 × 1 200
2520 58 G13 10
26 × 1 500
2530 65 32 × 1 500 G13 10
2540 65 38 × 1 500 G13 10
2620 70 26 × 1 800 G13 10
2640 75 G13 10
38 × 1 800
2660 80 G13 10
38 × 1 500
2670 85 38 × 1 800 G13 10
2840 100 38 × 2 400 G13 10
2880 125 38 × 2 400 G13 10
3020 4 G5 7,5
16 × 150
3030 6 16 × 225 G5 7,5
3040 8 16 × 300 G5 7,5
4240 20 G13 10
38 × 600
4340 30 G13 10
38 × 900
4440 40 38 × 1 200 G13 10
4540 65 38 × 1 500 G13 10
4640 75 38 × 1 800 G13 10
4660 80 G13 10
38 × 1 500
4670 85 G13 10
38 × 1 800
4880 125 38 × 2 400 G13 10
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Nominal power Cap
Sheet number Nominal Maximum
60901-IEC- dimensions asymmetric power
W mm W
5230 20 32 × 600 G13 10
5240 20 38 × 600 G13 10
5340 30 38 × 900 G13 10
5430 40 G13 10
32 × 1 200
5440 40 G13 10
38 × 1 200
5540 65 38 × 1 500 G13 10
5840 85 38 × 2 400 G13 10
5960 60 38 × 1 200 R17d 10
5970 87 R17d 10
38 × 1 800
5980 112 R17d 10
38 × 2 400
6030 6 7 × 220 W4.3 3,5
6040 8 7 × 320 W4.3 3,5
6050 11 W4.3 3,5
7 × 420
6060 13 W4.3 3,5
7 × 520
6520 14 16 × 550 G5 7,5
6530 21 G5 7,5
16 × 850
6620 24 G5 7,5
16 × 550
6640 28 G5 7,5
16 × 1 150
6650 35 16 × 1 450 G5 7,5
...