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AS/NZS 60598.2.20:2002

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Luminaires Particular requirements - Lighting chains (IEC 60598-2-20:1996, MOD)

Available format(s)

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

Language(s)

English

Published date

10-06-2002

Superseded date

29-05-2025

Superseded by

AS/NZS 60598.2.20:2018

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1 - AS/NZS 60598.2.20:2002 LUMINAIRES-PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS-LIGHTING CHAINS (IEC 60598-2-20:1996, MOD)
4 - PREFACE
6 - CONTENTS
7 - 20.1 Scope
7 - 20.1.1 Normative references
8 - 20.2 General test requirements
8 - 20.3 Definitions
8 - 20.3.1 Lighting chain
8 - 20.3.2 Sealed chain
8 - 20.3.3 Festoon lighting
8 - 20.4 Classification of luminaires
9 - 20.5 Marking
10 - 20.6 Construction
13 - 20.7 Creepage distances and clearances
13 - 20.8 Provisions for earthing
13 - 20.9 Terminals
13 - 20.10 External and internal wiring
15 - 20.11 Protection against electric shock
16 - 20.12 Endurance tests and thermal tests
16 - 20.13 Resistance to dust and moisture
16 - 20.14 Insulation resistance and electric strength
16 - 20.15 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking

Specifies minimum safety requirements for lighting chains fitted with series/parallel or combination of series parallel incandescent lamps for indoor and outdoor use on supply voltage up to 250 volt. This document is reproduced from IEC 60598-2-20:1998 and is varied to suit Australian/New Zealand conditions. This document includes IEC draft amendment 2:2000.

Committee
EL-041
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 4378 1
Pages
13
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

This section of IEC 60598-2 AS/NZS 60598.2 specifies requirements for lighting chains fitted with series or parallel or a combination of series/parallel connected incandescent lamps for use either indoors or outdoors on supply voltages not exceeding 250 V.NOTE 1 – A Christmas tree chain is an example of a lighting chain fitted with series or series/parallel connected lamps.A chain for illuminating ski-tracks or promenades is an example of a lighting chain fitted with parallel connected lamps.NOTE 2 – For lighting chains fitted with lampholders of the push-in type, the appropriate requirements of this section apply.NOTE 3 – In some countries the term ‘strings’ is used instead of ‘chains’.NOTE 4 – For lighting chains with non-standardised lamps (e.g. lamps of the push-in type) the lamps are regarded as part of the lighting chain and consequently included in the testing (and thereby in the test certificate, if any).

First published as AS C152-1950.
Revised and redesignated as AS 3152-1978.
Second edition 1980.
Third edition 1988.
Jointly revised and designated as AS/NZS 3152:1992.
AS/NZS 60598.2.20 first published in 1998.
AS/NZS 3152:1992 and AS/NZS 60598.2.20:1998 jointly revised, amalgamated and redesignated as AS/NZS 60598.2.20:2002.

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