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AS 3117-1994

Superseded

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Approval and test specification - Bayonet lampholders

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1994

Superseded date

30-06-2017

Superseded by

AS/NZS 3117:2007

£38.27
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1 - AS 3117-1994 APPROVAL AND TEST SPECIFICATION - BAYONET LAMPHOLDERS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 APPLICATION
6 - 2.1 General requirements of AS 3100
6 - 2.2 Specific requirements of this Standard
6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 4 DEFINITIONS
6 - 4.1 Batten lampholder
6 - 4.2 Bayonet lampholder
7 - 4.3 B22 lampholder
7 - 4.4 B15 lampholder (small lampholder)
7 - 4.5 Cord-grip lampholder
7 - 4.6 Festoon lampholder
7 - 4.7 Pendant lampholder
7 - 4.8 Screwed entry lampholder
7 - 4.9 Switch lampholder
7 - 5 DIMENSIONS
7 - 6 CONSTRUCTION
7 - 7 CONTACTS
7 - 7.1 General
8 - 7.2 Size and disposition
8 - 7.3 Contact force
9 - 8 MATERIALS
9 - 8.1 Temperature class
9 - 8.2 Ceramic
9 - 8.3 Current-carrying parts
9 - 8.4 Metal ferrules
9 - 9 MEANS OF CONNECTION
9 - 10 EARTHING FACILITIES
9 - 11 SWITCHES IN LAMPHOLDERS
10 - 12 HEAT-RESISTING PROPERTIES
10 - 13 PENDANT AND CORD-GRIP LAMPHOLDERS
10 - 14 MARKING
10 - 15 RATING
11 - 16 TESTS
11 - 16.1 General
11 - 16.2 Insulation resistance test
11 - 16.3 High voltage test
11 - 16.4 Cord anchorage test
11 - 16.5 Normal temperature test
13 - 16.6 Mechanical strength test
14 - 16.7 Determination of ignitability and combustion propagation
15 - APPENDIX A - ‘GO’ GAUGES FOR CHECKING FORM, DIMENSIONS AND CONTACT EFFECTIVENESS OF B22 AND B15 LAMPHOLDERS
15 - A1 DIMENSIONS
15 - A2 NOTES
18 - APPENDIX B - ‘NO GO’ GAUGES FOR CHECKING THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DIAMETER OF B22 AND B15 LAMPHOLDERS
19 - APPENDIX C - GAUGES FOR THE CONTACT FORCE IN B22 AND B15 LAMPHOLDERS
19 - C1 GENERAL
19 - C2 PROCEDURE

Specifies essential safety requirements for bayonet lampholders for approval and test purposes. It is intended to be read in conjunction with AS 3100.

Committee
EL-041
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7262 8881 0
Pages
16
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

This Standard applies to 2-slot or 3-slot, or both, B22 bayonet lampholders and to bayonet lampholders of the B15 (small) designation which are intended for use in low voltage circuits.

First published as AS C117-1939.
Revised and redesignated AS 3117-1972.
Second edition 1981. third edition 1988.
Fourth edition 1994.

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