IEC 60809:1995/AMD5:2012

IEC 60809 ®
Edition 2.0 2012-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 5
AMENDEMENT 5
The sheets contained in this amendment are to be inserted in IEC 60809
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Lamps for road vehicles – Dimensional, electrical and luminous requirements

Lampes pour véhicules routiers – Prescriptions dimensionnelles, électriques et
lumineuse
IEC 60809:1995/A5:2012
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IEC 60809 ®
Edition 2.0 2012-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 5
AMENDEMENT 5
The sheets contained in this amendment are to be inserted in IEC 60809

Les feuilles de cet amendement sont à insérer dans la CEI 60809

Lamps for road vehicles – Dimensional, electrical and luminous requirements

Lampes pour véhicules routiers – Prescriptions dimensionnelles, électriques et

lumineuse
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX K
ICS 29.140.20; 43.040.20 ISBN 978-2-83220-281-4

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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/1574/FDIS 34A/1592/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 publication will remain unchanged until
the stability 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• withdrawn,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.
_____________
1.1 Scope
Replace the fourth paragraph by the following:
For most of the requirements given in this standard, reference is made to the “relevant lamp
data sheet”. For all lamps listed in Clause 5, data sheets are contained in this standard or
included by reference. For other lamps, the relevant data are supplied by the lamp
manufacturer or responsible vendor. It could be based on national legislation.
1.2 Normative references
Add the following:
United Nations, Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform 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, 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 (in this standard referred to as UNECE Regulation 37 or R37; internet source:
www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs.html) (website checked 2012-04-03)
United Nations, Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform 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, 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 (in this standard referred to as UNECE Regulation 99 or R99; internet
source: www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs.html) (website checked 2012-04-03)

60809 Amend. 5 © IEC:2012 – 3 –
1.3.6
nominal voltage
Add the following note to entry to the definition:
Note 1 to entry: The term used in the UNECE regulations is "rated voltage".
1.3.9
rated value
Add the following note to entry to the definition:
Note 1 to entry: The term used in the UNECE regulations is "objective value".
1.3.17
production lamp
Add the following note to entry to the definition:
Note 1 to entry: The term used in the UNECE regulations is "lamp of normal production".
Add the following new Definitions 1.3.19 and 1.3.20:
1.3.19
main beam
No definition given.
Note 1 to entry: The term used in the UNECE regulations is "driving beam".
1.3.20
dipped beam
No definition given.
Note 1 to entry: The term used in the UNECE regulations is "passing beam".
2.4.1 Colour of light
Replace the existing last paragraph by the following:
For conformity of production purposes of amber and red colour only, at least 80 % of the
measuring results shall lie within the required tolerance area.
2.4.2 Colour endurance
Replace the existing text of Subclause 2.4.2 by the following:
Filament lamps, but for conformity of production purposes only colour coated lamps, for use in
light signalling devices shall be operated under test conditions for colour endurance
measurements as specified in Annex K.
Thereafter the colour of the light shall be measured by the method specified in Annex B, and
all measuring results, but for amber and red colour at least 80 % of the measuring results for
conformity of production purposes, shall be within the limits specified in 2.4.1.
In case of colour filter coatings, no cracks in these coatings shall be visible without specific
optical tools.
Test samples that have been operated under conditions as specified in Annex K shall no
longer be used in light signalling devices and are to be considered end of life for that purpose.

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5.1 List of specific lamp types
Replace the list of specific lamp types with the following:
UNECE sheet Category Voltage Wattage Cap
IEC sheet no.
no.
V W
60809-IEC-2110- R37-R2 R2 6 45/40 P45t
12 45/40 P45t
24 55/50 P45t
60809-IEC-2120- R37-H4 H4 12 60/55 P43t-38
24 75/70 P43t-38
60809-IEC-2125- - H6 12 65/55 PZ43t
60809-IEC-2130- R37-HS1 HS1 6 35/35 PX43t
12 35/35 PX43t
60809-IEC-2132- R37-HS5 HS5 12 35/30 P23t
60809-IEC-2135- - HB1 12 65/45 P29t
60809-IEC-2140- R37-S1/S2 S1 6 25/25 BA20d
12 25/25 BA20d
60809-IEC-2150- R37-S1/S2 S2 6 35/35 BA20d
12 35/35 BA20d
60809-IEC-2160- - S4 6 15/15 BAX15d
12 15/15 BAX15d
60809-IEC-2305- - H5 12 50 PY43d
60809-IEC-2310- R37-H1 H1 6 55 P14.5s
12 55 P14.5s
24 70 P14.5s
60809-IEC-2315- R37-H7 H7 12 55 PX26d
24 70 PX26d
60809-IEC-2320- - H2 6 55 X511
12 55 X511
24 70 X511
60809-IEC-2325- R37-HB3 HB3 12 60 P20d
HB3A 12 60 P20d
60809-IEC-2330- R37-H3 H3 6 55 PK22s
12 55 PK22s
24 70 PK22s
60809-IEC-2335- R37-HB4 HB4 12 51 P22d
HB4A 12 51 P22d
60809-IEC-2340- R37-HS2 HS2 6 15 PX13.5s
12 15 PX13.5s
60809-IEC-2350- - HS3 6 2,4 PX13.5s
60809-IEC-2360- R37-S3 S3 6 15 P26s
12 15 P26s
60809-IEC-2365- R37-H8 H8 12 35 PGJ19-1
60809-IEC-2370- R37-H9 H9 12 65 PGJ19-5
60809-IEC-2375- R37-H10 H10 12 42 PY20d
60809-IEC-2380- R37-H11 H11 12 55 PGJ19-2
24 70 PGJ19-2
60809-IEC-2385- R37-H12 H12 12 53 PZ20d
60809-IEC-2410- R37-HIR1 HIR1 12 65 PX20d
___________
If an UNECE sheet number is referenced in the second column, the IEC sheet number refers to a data sheet
withdrawn with Amendment 5 of this standard and is given for information only.
The number in front of the dash indicates the number of the UNECE regulation.

60809 Amend. 5 © IEC:2012 – 5 –
UNECE sheet Category Voltage Wattage Cap
IEC sheet no.
no.
V W
60809-IEC-2420- R37-HIR2 HIR2 12 55 PX22d
60809-IEC-3110- R37-P21/5W P21/5W 6 21/5 BAY15d
12 21/5 BAY15d
24 21/5 BAY15d
60809-IEC-3120- R37-P21/4W P21/4W 6 21/4 BAZ15d
12 21/4 BAZ15d
24 21/4 BAZ15d
60809-IEC-3130- R37-W21/5W W21/5W 12 21/5 W3x16q
60809-IEC-3135- R37-WR21/5W WR21/5W 12 21/5 WY3x16q
60809-IEC-3140- R37-P27/7W P27/7W 12 27/7 W2.5x16q
60809-IEC-3141- R37-PY27/7W PY27/7W 12 27/7 WX2.5x16q
60809-IEC-3310- R37-P21W P21W 6 21 BA15s(BA15d)
12 21 BA15s(BA15d)
24 21 BA15s(BA15d)
60809-IEC-3311- R37-PY21W PY21W 12 21 BAU15s
24 21 BAU15s
60809-IEC-3315- R37-P27W P27W 12 27 W2.5x16d
60809-IEC-3320- R37-R5W R5W 6 5 BA15s(BA15d)
12 5 BA15s(BA15d)
24 5 BA15s(BA15d)
60809-IEC-3330- R37-R10W R10W 6 10 BA15s(BA15d)
12 10 BA15s(BA15d)
24 10 BA15s(BA15d)
60809-IEC-3340- R37-T4W T4W 6 4 BA9s
12 4 BA9s
24 4 BA9s
60809-IEC-3410- R37-H6W H6W 12 6 BAX9s
60809-IEC-3420- R37-H21W H21W 12 21 BAY9s
24 21 BAY9s
60809-IEC-3430 R37-H27W H27W/1 12 27 PG13
H27W/2 12 27 PGJ13
60809-IEC-4110- R37-C5W C5W 6 5 SV8.5
12 5 SV8.5
24 5 SV8.5
60809-IEC-4120- R37-C21W C21W 12 21 SV8.5
60809-IEC-4305- R37-W2.3W W2.3W 12 2,3 W2x4.6d
60809-IEC-4310 R37-W3W W3W 6 3 W2.1x9.5d
12 3 W2.1x9.5d
24 3 W2.1x9.5d
60809-IEC-4320- R37-W5W W5W 6 5 W2.1x9.5d
12 5 W2.1x9.5d
24 5 W2.1x9.5d
60809-IEC-4321- R37-W5W WY5W 6 5 W2.1x9.5d
12 5 W2.1x9.5d
24 5 W2.1x9.5d
60809-IEC-4330- R37-W21W W21W 12 21 W3x16d
60809-IEC-4335- R37-WY21W WY21W 12 21 WX3x16d
60809-IEC-4340- R37-W16W W16W 12 16 W2.1x9.5d
60809-IEC-5010- R37-T1.4W T1.4W 12 1,4 P11.5d
60809-IEC-7110- R99-DxS D1S 12 35 PK32d-2
D2S 12 35 P32d-2
D3S 12 35 PK32d-5
D4S 12 35 P32d-5
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UNECE sheet Category Voltage Wattage Cap
IEC sheet no.
no.
V W
60809-IEC-7120- R99-DxR D1R 12 35 PK32d-3
D2R 12 35 P32d-3
D3R 12 35 PK32d-6
D4R 12 35 P32d-6
60809-IEC-9310- - B1.13W 2,7 1,13 PX13.5s
60809-IEC-9610- - B0.6W 6 0,6 E10
60809-IEC-9620- - B2.4W 6 2,4 EP10/14x11
- R37-H10W H10W/1 12 10 BAU9s
HY10W 12 10 BAUZ9s
- R37-H11 H11B 12 55 PGJY19-2
24 70 PGJY19-2
- R37-H13 H13 12 55/60 P26.4t
H13A 12 55/60 PJ26.4t
- R37-H14 H14 12 55/60 P38t
- R37-H15 H15 12 15/55 PGJ23t-1
24 20/60 PGJ23t-1
- R37-H16 H16 12 19 PGJ19-3
H16B 12 19 PGJY19-3
- R37-H21W HY21W 12 21 BAW9s
24 21 BAW9s
- R37-H6W HY6W 12 6 BAZ9s
- R37-H8 H8B 12 35 PGJY19-1
- R37-H9 H9B 12 65 PGJY19-5
- R37-HS5A HS5A 12 45/40 PX23t
- R37-P13W P13W 12 13 PG18.5d-1
PW13W 12 13 WP3.3x14.5-7
- R37-P19W P19W 12 19 PGU20-1
PY19W 12 19 PGU20-2
PR19W 12 19 PGU20
...