IS 15885 : PART 1 : 2011 : Safety of Lamp Controlgear Part 1 General Requirements

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1.1 This standard (Part 1) specifies general and safety requirements for lamp controlgear for use on dc supplies up to 250 V and/or ac supplies up to 1 100 V at 50 Hz.

The requirements specified in this standard are type tests. Requirements for testing individual lamp controlgear during production are not included.

Requirements for luminaires are given in IS 10322 (Part 1) : 1982 ‘Luminaires: Part 1 General requirements’.

In addition to the requirements given in this standard, Annex B sets out general and safety requirements applicable to thermally protected lamp controlgear.

Annex C sets out additional general and safety requirements as they apply to electronic lamp controlgear with means of protection against overheating.