Luminaires - Part 2: Particular requirements - Section 4: Portable general purpose luminaires

Published date

03-30-2018

Publisher

European Committee for Standards - Electrical

FOREWORD
4.1 Scope
4.2 Normative references
4.3 Terms and definitions
4.4 General test requirements
4.5 Classification of luminaires
4.6 Marking
4.7 Construction
4.8 Creepage distances and clearances
4.9 Provision for earthing
4.10 Terminals
4.11 External and internal wiring
4.12 Protection against electric shock
4.13 Endurance tests and thermal tests
4.14 Resistance to dust and moisture
4.15 Insulation resistance and electric strength
4.16 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications
Annex ZB (informative) - Special National Conditions
Annex ZZ (informative) - Relationship between this
         European standard and the safety objectives of
         Directive 2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96] aimed to be
         covered

NEW!IEC 60598-2-4:2017 is available as IEC 60598-2-4:2017 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.IEC 60598-2-4:2017 specifies requirements for portable general purpose luminaires for indoor and/or outdoor use (e.g. garden use), other than handlamps, designed to be used with or incorporating electrical light sources on supply voltages not exceeding 250 V.

This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1997. This edition constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

- alignment with IEC 60598-1;

- modification of the scope, classification and requirements to cover portable luminaires for both indoor and outdoor applications, by introducing the requirements already listed in IEC 60598-2-7;

NOTE In this edition of IEC 60598-2-4 all requirements listed in IEC 60598-2-7 have been incorporated. As a consequence, IEC 60598-2-7 will be withdrawn after publication of this standard.

- modification of the scope to cover all electrical light sources (it was previously limited to tungsten filament, tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamps);

- introduction of the symbol for luminaires which are other than ordinary, but suitable for indoor applications only (e.g. luminaire using PVC cable);

- modification in the detail of test to clarify that the stability test on an inclined plane (see 4.7.3) shall be carried out with the light source(s) in place;

- modification of the minimum degree of protection against dust and moisture for portable luminaires for outdoor use from IPX3 to IPX4 (see 4.5.2); as a consequence, the requirements for cable entry position, as given in IEC 60598-2-7:1982, 7.6.3 were deleted as they are covered by IPX4;

- modification of the requirements for the acceptance criteria of plug and socket outlet;

- modification of the IP test requiring the most unfavourable of the overturned positions to cover all classes (and not only class II luminaires as in 7.13.1 of IEC 60598-2-7:1982).

Committee	CLC/TC 34
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes EN 60598-2-7. (04/2018)
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status	Current
Supersedes	EN 60598-2-7:1989/A13:1997

Standards	Relationship
CEI EN 60598-2-4 : 2018	Identical
BS EN 60598-2-4:1998	Identical
VDE 0711-2-4 Berichtigung 1:2021-03	Identical
CEI EN 60598-2-4:2019	Identical
SS-EN 60598-2-4 : 2018	Identical
DIN EN 60598-2-4 Berichtigung 1:2021-03	Identical
NBN EN 60598 2-4 : 1998	Identical
VDE 0711-2-4 Berichtigung 2:2023-02	Identical
DIN EN 60598-2-4 Berichtigung 2:2023-02	Identical
ONORM OVE EN 60598-2-4 : 1997	Identical
VDE 0711-2-4 : 1998	Identical
NF EN 60598 2-4 : 1999	Identical
NF EN 60598-2-4 : 2018	Identical
I.S. EN 60598-2-4:1998	Identical
PN EN 60598-2-4 : 2002	Identical
PN-EN 60598-2-4 : 2018	Identical
UNE-EN 60598-2-4:1999	Identical
CEI EN 60598-2-4 : 1998	Identical
VDE 0711-2-4 : 2018-11	Identical
SN EN 60598-2-4 : 2018	Identical
SN EN 60598-2-4 : 1997	Identical
NEN-EN-IEC 60598-2-4 : 2018	Identical
NEN EN IEC 60598-2-4 : 1997	Identical
DIN EN 60598-2-4 : 2018-11	Identical
OVE EN 60598-2-4: 2018	Identical
BS EN 60598-2-4:2018	Identical
UNE-EN 60598-2-4:2018	Identical

EN 61032:1998	Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures - Probes for verification
IEC 60598-1:2014+AMD1:2017 CSV	Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests
IEC 61032:1997	Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures - Probes for verification
IEC 60598-2-7:1982	Luminaires. Part 2: Particular requirements. Section Seven: Portable luminaires for garden use