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Document ID (ISN)37277
CIS number 82-331
Year 1981
Convention or series no. CEI 598-2-8 IEC 598-2-8
Title Luminaires - Part 2: Particular requirements; Section Eight - Handlamps
Original title Luminaires - Deuxième partie: Règles particulières; Section huit - Baladeuses [in French]
Bibliographic information International Electrotechnical Commission, 1 rue de Varembé, 1211 Genève 20, Switzerland, 1981. 24p. Illus. Price: SF.30.00.
Abstract This section of the IEC international standard specifies requirements for handlamps and similar portable luminaires (fitted with tungsten-filament and tubular-fluorescent lamps on supply voltages not exceeding 250V) which are hand held during use: general test requirements, marking, construction, terminals, wiring, protection against electric shock, endurance tests, thermal tests, resistance to heat and tracking. This section should be read in conjunction with the relevant sections of IEC Publication 598-1 (General requirements) (CIS 80-81).
Descriptors (primary) IEC; portable lighting; electrical safety; electric hand lamps
Descriptors (secondary) accidental contact protection; standard; equipment testing; marking
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Electricity
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Lighting and colour