IEC SYSTEM FOR CONFIRMITY
TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
COMMITTEE OF TESTING LABORATORIES
TESTING AND MEASURING EQUIPMENT/ALLOWED SUBCONTRACTING
IEC 60598-1, Edition 8.0 (2014)
Luminaires – Part 1: General requirements and tests
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“SF”
“W”
“3PPS”
Clause
3.4
4.4.4
4.4.5
4.11.6
Required
May be subcontracted, see OD 2012
Specialized Facility, see IECEE 02-2
Witness testing in the categories “MED” and “MEAS”
Three Phase Power Supply required
Measurement/testing
Test of marking
Lampholder pressure test
Voltage across lampholders
Electro-mechanical contact system
4.12.1/4.12.5 Screws and connections (mechanical) and
glands testing
4.13.1/4.13.4
Mechanical strength tests
4.13.6/4.21.4
4.14.1/4.14.2 Adjusting devices testing
4.14.3
4.9.2/4.18.1 Insulating linings and sleeves tests /
Resistance to corrosion
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Testing / measuring equipment / material needed
Piece of cloth / Water / Petroleum spirit
Test caps / Pressure device / Torque driver
High voltage probe / Oscilloscope
Low voltage variable current power supply, voltmeter, high
voltage transformer
Test screwdriver or spanner / Test rods
Spring-operated impact test apparatus / Apparatus for ball
impact tests / Conditioning cabinet (e.g. freezer) / Angle
measuring device / Weighting device / Tumbling barrel test
equipment
Glass test shelves / Weighting device / Test apparatus for
adjustable devices
Heating cabinet, humidity cabinet, megaohmeter, high voltage
transformer
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TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Clause
4.18.2 /
Annex F
4.20
4.22
Measurement/testing
Stress corrosion
Rough service luminaires
Attachment to lamps
Photobiological hazard: UV radiation, retinal
4.24/Annex P blue light hazard
4.26
4.28
5.2.10.1
5.3
7.2.3
8.2.5
8.2.7
9.2.0
9.2.1/9.2.2
9.2.3,4,5,6,7,
8,9
9.3.1
10.2.1
10.2.2
10.3.1
11.2.1
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Short circuit protection test
Fixing of thermal sensing controls
Pull and torque tests on cord anchorage
Internal wiring dimensions
Earth continuity test
Protection against electric shock tests /
Capacitor discharge
Solid object proof luminaire testing
Dust proof luminaire tests
Water proof luminaires testing
Humidity tests
Insulation resistance tests
Electric strength tests
Leakage current testing
Creepage distances and clearances
measurements
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COMMITTEE OF TESTING LABORATORIES
Testing / measuring equipment / material needed
Subcontracting
Closeable glass vessel / test solution / Heating cabinet / Facilities
to wash samples after test
Vibration test equipment
Weighing device
UV radiation test instruments / retinal blue light hazard test
instruments (Equipment List of IEC/TR 62778:2012, Edition 1.0)
Goniophotometric measurement system
Test chain / Weighting device
Temperature change test instruments in accordance to IEC
60068-2-14, test Na
Cord anchorage tests apparatus (pull and torque)
Micrometer / Equipment for insulation thickness
Earthing test equipment
Standard test finger (IEC 60529) / Unjointed test finger
Voltmeter / oscilloscope
IP 3X (2,5 mm) / IP 4X (1 mm) probes
Apparatus for proving protection against dust
Apparatus for protection against water tests
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Humidity cabinet
Megaohmmeter
High voltage transformer
Leakage current tester
Digital calliper (or equivalent)
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TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Clause
Measurement/testing
12.3.1
Endurance tests
12.4.1
Thermal tests
12.5.1e)
Annex C
Fig. C3
12.7.2
13.2.1
13.3.1
13.3.2
13.4.1
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Abnormal operation testing
COMMITTEE OF TESTING LABORATORIES
Testing / measuring equipment / material needed
Subcontracting
Thermal cabinet (35°C) / Endurance test equipment / Multimeter
/ Wattmeter
Draught-proof enclosure (25°C) / Thermometer / Thermocouples
/ Voltage stabilizer / Multimeter / Wattmeter
R
Test circuit for metal halide luminaires
R
Test for luminaires with temperature sensing Relevant equipment of clauses 15.3 and 20.5, Equipment List of
controls internal/external to the ballast or
IEC 61558-1, Edition 2 - 2005
transformer
Resistance to heat test
Heating cabinet / Ball pressure test apparatus (see also CTL
D.S. N. 391.mod)
Resistance to flame test
Needle flame test apparatus
Resistance to ignition testing
Glow-wire test apparatus
Resistance to tracking test
Proof tracking test device
Screw terminals
Torque drivers, test cables, pull device, micrometer, timer
Screwless terminals
Pull device, variable current source, voltmeter, heating cabinet,
timer, test cables
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