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BS EN IEC 60809:2015+A2:2018 Lamps for road vehicles. Dimensional, electrical and luminous requirements, 2018
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- Foreword
- Endorsement notice
- Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European publications [Go to Page]
- English [Go to Page]
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Requirements and test conditions for filament lamps [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General requirements
- 4.2 Lamp marking
- 4.3 Bulbs
- 4.4 Colour [Go to Page]
- 4.4.1 Colour of light
- 4.4.2 Colour endurance
- 4.4.3 Coated bulb
- 4.5 Lamp dimensions
- 4.6 Caps and bases
- 4.7 Initial electrical and luminous requirements
- 4.8 Check on optical quality [Go to Page]
- 4.8.1 General
- 4.8.2 12 V lamps emitting white light
- 4.8.3 6 V and 24 V lamps emitting white light
- 4.8.4 Lamps emitting selective-yellow light
- 4.9 UV radiation
- 4.10 Standard (étalon) filament lamps
- 4.11 Non-replaceable filament lamps [Go to Page]
- 4.11.1 General
- 4.11.2 Fixation
- 4.11.3 Lifetime
- 4.11.4 Colour endurance
- 4.11.5 Luminous flux and colour maintenance
- 4.11.6 Vibration and shock resistance
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 – Lifetime of non-replaceable filament lamps
- 5 Requirements and test conditions for discharge lamps [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General requirements
- 5.2 Lamp marking
- 5.3 Bulbs
- 5.4 Caps
- 5.5 Position and dimensions of electrodes, arc and black stripes [Go to Page]
- 5.5.1 Measurements
- 5.5.2 Electrodes
- 5.5.3 Arc
- 5.5.4 Black stripes
- 5.6 Starting, run-up and hot-restrike characteristics [Go to Page]
- 5.6.1 Starting
- 5.6.2 Run-up
- 5.6.3 Hot-restrike
- 5.6.4 Compliance
- 5.7 Electrical and photometric characteristics [Go to Page]
- 5.7.1 Voltage and wattage
- 5.7.2 Luminous flux
- 5.7.3 Compliance
- 5.8 Colour
- 5.9 UV radiation
- 5.10 Standard (étalon) discharge lamps
- 6 Requirements and test conditions for LED light sources [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General requirements
- 6.2 Light source marking
- Table 2 – Spectral weighting function
- 6.3 Optical surfaces
- 6.4 Colour of light
- 6.5 Lamp dimensions
- 6.6 Caps and bases
- 6.7 Initial electrical and photometrical requirements
- 6.8 Red content
- 6.9 UV radiation
- 6.10 Standard (étalon) light sources
- 7 Sampling and conditions of compliance
- 8 Lamp data sheets [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 List of specific lamp types
- Annexes [Go to Page]
- Annex A (normative) Filament shape, length and position [Go to Page]
- A.1 General
- A.2 Filaments shown as points
- A.3 Line filaments
- A.4 Coiled-coil filaments
- A.5 Extreme filament turns
- A.6 Filament extremities [Go to Page]
- A.6.1 General
- A.6.2 Axial filaments
- A.6.3 Transverse filaments
- A.7 Determination of filament length
- A.8 Filament offsets
- A.9 Lateral deviation
- A.10 Filament location check system (box system)
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure A.1 – Determination of apexes, filament length and filament offsets (A and B)
- Figure A.2 – Determination of filament centre
- Figure A.3 – Determination of lateral deviations (A and B) and tolerance on the light centre length (C)
- Annex B (normative) Measurement method of the colour of filament lamps [Go to Page]
- B.1 General
- B.2 Colour
- B.3 Measuring directions [Go to Page]
- B.3.1 General
- B.3.2 Filament lamps used in headlamps
- B.3.3 Filament lamps used in light signalling devices
- Figure B.1 – Positions of the colorimetric receiver when measuring lamps used in headlamps
- Figure B.2 – Positions of the colorimetric receiver when measuring lamps used in light signalling devices
- Annex C (normative) Test conditions for electrical and luminous characteristics [Go to Page]
- C.1 Filament lamps [Go to Page]
- C.1.1 Ageing
- C.1.2 Test conditions
- C.1.3 Electrical instrumentation
- C.1.4 Photometry
- C.2 LED light sources [Go to Page]
- C.2.1 Test conditions
- C.2.2 Luminous flux
- C.2.3 Normalized luminous intensity
- C.2.4 Colour
- C.2.5 Power consumption
- Table C.1 – Luminous flux tolerance limits
- Annex D (normative) Method of measuring internal elements of R2 lamps [Go to Page]
- D.1 General test conditions [Go to Page]
- D.1.1 Measurement position
- D.1.2 Ageing
- D.1.3 Test condition
- D.2 Reference axis, reference plane and planes for measurements [Go to Page]
- D.2.1 Reference axis
- D.2.2 Reference plane
- D.2.3 Plane V-V
- D.2.4 Plane H-H
- D.2.5 Plane X-X
- D.2.6 Plane Y1-Y1
- D.2.7 Plane Y2-Y2
- D.3 Viewing directions (see Figure D.1) [Go to Page]
- D.3.1 Viewing direction 1
- D.3.2 Viewing direction 2
- D.3.3 Viewing direction 3
- D.4 Measuring points (MP)
- D.5 Dimensions to be measured
- Table D.1 – Dimensions to be measured for R2 lamps
- Figure D.1 – Viewing directions, seen from the top of the lamp
- Figure D.2 – Position of measuring points of R2 lamps
- Annex E (normative) Method of measuring internal elements of H4 and HS1 lamps [Go to Page]
- E.1 General test conditions [Go to Page]
- E.1.1 Measurement position
- E.1.2 Ageing
- E.1.3 Test condition
- E.2 Reference axis, reference plane and planes for measurements [Go to Page]
- E.2.1 Reference axis
- E.2.2 Reference plane
- E.2.3 Plane V-V
- E.2.4 Plane H-H
- E.2.5 Plane X-X
- E.2.6 Plane Y1-Y1
- E.2.7 Plane Y2-Y2
- E.2.8 Plane Y3-Y3
- E.2.9 Plane Y4-Y4
- E.2.10 Plane Y5-Y5
- E.3 Viewing directions (see Figure E.1) [Go to Page]
- E.3.1 Viewing direction 1
- E.3.2 Viewing direction 2
- E.3.3 Viewing direction 3
- E.4 Measuring points (MP) [Go to Page]
- E.4.1 Shield and filaments (see Figure E.2)
- E.4.2 Top obscuration (see Figure E.3)
- E.5 Dimensions to be measured
- Figure E.1 – Viewing directions, seen from the top of the lamp
- Table E.1 – Dimensions to be measured for H4 and HS1 lamps
- Figure E.2 – Position of measuring points of H4 and HS1 lamps
- Figure E.3 – Top obscuration
- Annex F (normative) Method of measuring internal elements of HB1 lamps [Go to Page]
- F.1 General test conditions [Go to Page]
- F.1.1 Measurement position
- F.1.2 Ageing
- F.1.3 Test condition
- F.2 Dipped beam filament location [Go to Page]
- F.2.1 Horizontal location
- F.2.2 Vertical location
- F.2.3 Axial location
- F.3 Main beam filament location [Go to Page]
- F.3.1 Horizontal location
- F.3.2 Vertical location
- F.3.3 Axial location
- Figure F.1 – Side view, view from 3ab
- Figure F.2 – Plan view, view from 4a
- Annex G (informative) Optical set-up for the measurement of the position and form of the arcand of the position of the electrodes of discharge lamps
- Figure G.1 – Optical system
- Annex H (normative) Measurement method of electrical and photometric characteristics of discharge lamps [Go to Page]
- H.1 General
- H.2 Ballast
- H.3 Burning position
- H.4 Ageing
- H.5 Supply voltage
- H.6 Starting test
- H.7 Run-up test
- H.8 Hot restrike test
- H.9 Electrical and photometric test
- H.10 Colour
- Annex I (informative) Overview of lamp types and their applications
- Annex J (normative) Test conditions for colour endurance measurements [Go to Page]
- J.1 General
- J.2 Calibration and ageing
- Table J.1 – Applicable switching modes
- Table J.2 – Applicable boxes of the test racks [Go to Page]
- J.3 Test voltage
- J.4 Operating position
- J.5 Test rack
- J.6 Operating cycles
- Figure J.1 – Side view of box
- Figure J.2 – Front view of box
- Table J.3 – Dimensions of the applicable boxes and the relative position of the centre of the filament
- Figure J.3 – Temperature in the climate chamber during one operating cycle
- Figure J.4 – Relative humidity in the climate chamber during one operating cycle
- Table J.4 – Timing during one operating cycle
- Figure J.5 – Switching modes of filament lamps for intermittent operationduring one operating cycle
- Figure J.6 – Switching modes of filament lamps for intermittent and continuous operation during one operating cycle
- Table J.5 – Switching modes of the filament lamps [Go to Page]
- J.7 Closure
- Figure J.7 – Switching modes of filament lamps for continuous operation during one operating cycle
- Figure J.8 – Switching modes of filament lamps for intermittent and continuous operation during one operating cycle [Go to Page]
