American National Standard for Lamp Ballasts— Method of Measurement of Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-10-2021

Publisher

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Pertinent measurements
4 Electrical Supply Characteristics—Test Ballast Measurement Circuits
5 Electrical Supply Characteristics—Reference Ballast Measurement Circuits
6 Ambient Conditions For Lamp Measurements
7 Test Measurement Circuits
8 Electrical Instruments
9 Open Circuit Voltage
10 Starting Current for Instant Start and Rapid Start Ballasts
11 Input Power Factor
12 Ballast Factor
13 Ballast Efficiency Factor (BEF)
14 Ballast Regulation
15 Current Measurements
16 Cathode Heating—Voltage Requirements
17 Cathode Heating—Reheat Current Requirements
18 Starter Terminal Voltage
19 Starting Capacitor

This standard outlines the procedures to be followed and the precautions to be observed in measuring
and testing line frequency fluorescent lamp ballasts as specified in C82.1 with either hot-cathode or coldcathode fluorescent lamps.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	18
ProductNote	stablized version is now available
PublisherName	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Status	Current
Supersedes	ANSI C82.2:2002 (R2007, R2016, S2021)