SR EN 60432-1:1997

Standard EN 60432-1 specifies the safety and interchangeability requirements of tungsten filament incandescent lamps for general lighting service having: - rated wattage up to and including 200 W; - rated voltage of 50 V to 250 V inclusive. - bulbs of the A, B, C, G, M, P, PS, PAR or R shapes*, or other bulb shapes where the lamps are intended to serve the same purpose as lamps with the foregoing bulb shapes ; - bulbs with all kinds of finishes; - caps B15d, B22d, E14, E27, or E27/51x39. This standard specifies the method a manufacturer should use to show that his product conforms to this standard on the basis of whole production appraisal in association with his test records on finished products. This method can also be applied for certification purposes. Details of a batch test procedure which can be used to make limited assessment of batches are also given. Requirements for batch testing are included in order to enable the assessment of batches presumed to contain unsafe lamps. As some safety requirements cannot be checked by batch testing and as there may be no previous kn