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AS/NZS 3140:2014

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Approval and test specification - Edison screw lampholders

Specifies requirements and tests for Edison screw lampholders intended for use in direct current (d.c.) or alternating current (a.c.) circuits at low or extra-low voltages.
Published: 01/12/2014
Pages: 13
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Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and referenced documents
1.1 Scope
1.2 Referenced documents
2 Definitions
3 Compliance with Standards
3.1 General requirements of AS/NZS 3100
3.2 Specific requirements of this Standard
4 Dimensions
5 Shielding of lamp caps
6 Insulating materials
7 Current-carrying parts
8 Clearance between metal parts of opposite polarity
9 Exposed metal
10 Switches in lampholders
11 Pendant and cord-grip lampholders
12 Marking
13 Tests
13.1 General
13.2 Humidity withstand
13.3 Insulation resistance test
13.4 High voltage test
13.5 Cord anchorage test
13.6 Normal temperature test
13.6.1 General
13.6.2 Cord-grip and pendant lampholders (goliath and medium types only)
13.6.3 Batten lampholders (goliath and medium types only)
13.6.3.1 General
13.6.3.2 Attached to the ceiling
13.6.3.3 Attached to the wall
13.6.4 Screwed entry lampholders (goliath and medium types only)
13.6.5 Non-rigid festoon lampholders
13.6.6 Rigid festoon lampholders
13.6.7 Other than goliath and medium Edison screw lampholders
13.6.8 Criteria of acceptance
13.7 Millivolts drop test
13.8 Resilience of contacts
14 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
14.1 Resistance to heat
14.2 Resistance to flame and ignition
14.3 Resistance to tracking
Appendix A
Amendment control sheet
AS/NZS 3140:2014
Amendment No. 1 (2015)
Correction
Cited references in this standard
Content history
[Superseded]
DR AS/NZS 3140:2014