IS 15885 : PART 2 : SEC 1 : 2011 : Safety Of Lamp Controlgear Part-2 Particular Requirements Section-1 Starting Devices(other Than Glow Starters)

Reaffirmed 2016

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This standard (Part 2/Sec 1) specifies particular safety requirements for starting devices (starters other than glow starters and ignitors) for fluorescent and other discharge lamps for use on ac supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz which produce starting pulses not greater than 100 kV and which are used in combination with tubular fluorescent lamps, sodium vapour lamps, mercury vapour lamps, single capped lamps, low pressure sodium vapour lamps, metal halide lamps, ballast for tubular fluorescent lamps and ballast for discharge lamps.

It does not apply to glow starters or starting devices which are incorporated in discharge lamps or which are manually operated.

This standard refers only to starting devices for use with ballasts and lamps which are most in demand. Performance requirements are covered in IS 12449 (Part 2).

NOTE - Glow starters are dealt with in IS 2215.