EN 60081:1998
(Main)Double-capped fluorescent lamps - Performance specifications
Double-capped fluorescent lamps - Performance specifications
Gives technical requirements for tubular fluorescent lamps with preheated cathodes for general lighting service, operated with or without a starter from a.c. mains, also describes tests for the lamps with non-preheated cathodes operated without the use of a starter. Gives testing methods to be used for checking quality and interchangeability for type testing, for individual lamp batches or for a manufacturer's entire production. Consists of a series of standard data sheets, each giving the characteristics of a specific lamp type. Introduces new co-ordinates for the standard colours together with a new standard 'white' colour.
Zweiseitig gesockelte Leuchtstofflampen - Anforderungen an die Arbeitsweise
Lampes à fluorescence à deux culots - Spécifications de performance
Indique les prescriptions techniques pour les lampes tubulaires à fluorescence à cathodes préchauffées pour l'éclairage général, alimentées en courant alternatif et s'amorçant avec ou sans l'aide d'un starter ainsi que pour les lampes à cathode non préchauffée fonctionnant sans l'aide d'un starter. Couvre les exigences techniques auxquelles les lampes doivent satisfaire et les méthodes d'essais à utiliser pour vérifier leurs qualités et leur interchangeabilité, aussi bien sur des lots individuels de lampes que sur la production entière d'un fabricant. Comprend une série de feuilles particulières, chacune d'elles présentant les caractéristiques techniques normalisées d'un type bien défini de lampes. Cette édition introduit de nouvelles coordonnées pour les couleurs normalisées correspondant à des améliorations dans la précision des mesures colorimétriques et à la nouvelle couleur "blanc" normalisée.
Double-capped fluorescent lamps – Performance specifications (IEC 60081:1997)
Določa tehnične karakteristike fluorescenčnih sijalk z dvema vznožkoma za splošne svetilne storitve. Zahteve tega standarda so povezane samo z tipskim preskušanjem. Obravnavani so pogoji skladnosti, vključno z metodami statističnih ocenjevanj.
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 08-Feb-1998
- Withdrawal Date
- 30-Sep-1998
- Technical Committee
- CLC/TC 34 - 'Lamps and related equipment
- Drafting Committee
- IEC/SC 34A - IEC_SC_34A
- Parallel Committee
- IEC/SC 34A - IEC_SC_34A
- Current Stage
- 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
- Start Date
- 09-Feb-1998
- Completion Date
- 09-Feb-1998
Relations
- Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 26-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 26-Jan-2023
Overview
EN 60081:1998 - Double-capped fluorescent lamps - Performance specifications - sets out the technical and testing requirements for tubular fluorescent lamps with double caps used in general lighting. The standard covers lamps with preheated cathodes operated from a.c. mains (with or without a starter) and also describes test methods for lamps with non‑preheated cathodes operated without a starter. EN 60081 is aligned with IEC 60081:1997 and was adopted in national editions (e.g., SIST EN 60081:1999).
Key topics and requirements
- Lamp types covered
- Tubular fluorescent lamps (double‑capped) for general lighting service.
- Preheated-cathode lamps (with/without starter) and non‑preheated cathode lamps (without starter).
- Performance and interchangeability
- Technical requirements for electrical, photometric and mechanical characteristics to ensure quality and interchangeability across manufacturers.
- Testing methods
- Procedures for type testing, batch acceptance testing, and whole‑production verification.
- Test methods intended to check conformity of individual lamp batches or a manufacturer's entire output.
- Standard data sheets
- The standard consists of a series of data sheets: each sheet specifies characteristics for a specific lamp type (e.g., dimensions, lumen output, lamp current).
- Colour specification
- Introduces new co‑ordinates for standard colours and defines a new standard “white” colour for consistent colour rendering and identification.
Applications and who uses it
EN 60081 is practical for professionals who design, produce, specify or verify fluorescent lighting:
- Lamp manufacturers - to design products that meet European performance and interchangeability requirements.
- Quality assurance and test laboratories - to implement standardized type and batch testing procedures.
- Procurement and specification writers - to reference measurable performance criteria when buying or specifying lamps for buildings and fixtures.
- Lighting designers and electrical contractors - to ensure compatibility and expected performance of lamps in existing fixtures and ballasts.
- Regulators and certification bodies - to assess compliance with European lamp performance norms.
Related standards
- EN 60081 is equivalent to IEC 60081:1997 (referenced in national adoptions such as SIST EN 60081:1999).
- For comprehensive compliance, users often consult additional EN/IEC standards covering luminaires, ballasts and energy performance (see national standards catalogues for links).
Keywords: EN 60081, double-capped fluorescent lamps, tubular fluorescent lamps, preheated cathodes, starter, AC mains, performance specifications, type testing, lamp interchangeability, standard white, IEC 60081.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 60081:1998 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Double-capped fluorescent lamps - Performance specifications". This standard covers: Gives technical requirements for tubular fluorescent lamps with preheated cathodes for general lighting service, operated with or without a starter from a.c. mains, also describes tests for the lamps with non-preheated cathodes operated without the use of a starter. Gives testing methods to be used for checking quality and interchangeability for type testing, for individual lamp batches or for a manufacturer's entire production. Consists of a series of standard data sheets, each giving the characteristics of a specific lamp type. Introduces new co-ordinates for the standard colours together with a new standard 'white' colour.
Gives technical requirements for tubular fluorescent lamps with preheated cathodes for general lighting service, operated with or without a starter from a.c. mains, also describes tests for the lamps with non-preheated cathodes operated without the use of a starter. Gives testing methods to be used for checking quality and interchangeability for type testing, for individual lamp batches or for a manufacturer's entire production. Consists of a series of standard data sheets, each giving the characteristics of a specific lamp type. Introduces new co-ordinates for the standard colours together with a new standard 'white' colour.
EN 60081:1998 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 29.140.30 - Fluorescent lamps. Discharge lamps. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 60081:1998 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 60081:1998/A3:2005, EN 60081:1998/A2:2003, EN 60081:1998/A5:2013, EN 60081:1998/A4:2010, EN 60081:1998/A1:2002, EN 60081:1998/A11:2018, EN 60081:1998/A6:2017. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 60081:1998 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2009/125/EC, 245/2009, 874/2012. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-1999
Double-capped fluorescent lamps – Performance specifications (IEC 60081:1997)
Double-capped fluorescent lamps - Performance specifications
Zweiseitig gesockelte Leuchtstofflampen - Anforderungen an die Arbeitsweise
Lampes à fluorescence à deux culots - Prescriptions de performance
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60081:1998
ICS:
29.140.30 )OXRUHVFHQþQHVLMDONH6LMDONH Fluorescent lamps.
Discharge lamps
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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