DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 60838-1
; VDE 0616-5:2017-10
Miscellaneous lampholders - Part 1: General requirements and tests (IEC 60838-1:2016); German version EN 60838-1:2017
Sonderfassungen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen und Prüfungen (IEC 60838-1:2016); Deutsche Fassung EN 60838-1:2017
Overview
This International Standard of the IEC 60838 series of standards applies to lampholders of miscellaneous types intended for building-in (to be used with general purpose light sources, projection lamps, floodlighting lamps and street-lighting lamps with caps as listed in annex A) and the methods of test to be used in determining the safe use of lamps in lampholders. This part of IEC 60838 also covers lampholders which are integral with a luminaire. It covers the requirements for the lampholder only. This part of IEC 60838 also covers lampholders integrated in an outer shell and dome similar to Edison screw lampholders. Such lampholders are further tested in accordance with the following subclauses of IEC 60238: 8.4; 8.5; 8.6; 9.3; 10.7; 11; 12.2; 12.5; 12.6; 12.7; 13; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5 and 15.9. Requirements for lampholders for tubular fluorescent lamps, Edison screw lampholders and bayonet lampholders are covered by separate standards. The subcommittee responsible for this standard is DKE/UK 521.2 "Lichtquellensockel und -fassungen" ("Lamp caps and holders") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
