C22.2 No. 1993-17

Self-ballasted lamps and lamp adapters

REVISED MARCH 2021

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Revision History

C22.2 No. 1993-17, Self-ballasted lamps and lamp adapters — originally published January 2017

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Revisions issued: Update No. 1 — May 2017 and Update No. 2 — August 2018

Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters Fifth Edition, Dated January 27, 2017

Summary of Topics

This revision dated March 26, 2021 includes the following changes in requirements:

• Copper-alloy screw bases and moist ammonia air stress cracking test option for copper alloys; 6.1.2, Table 6.0A, Table 8.1, 8.20 and Table 8.3

  
  

• Maximum conductive length of Edison screw bases; 6.1.5, 6.1.6, Table 6.0B, Figure 6.1 and 8.10A

  
  

• Evaluation of tack-soldered electrical connections; 6.2.2 and 8.21

  
  

• Drop impact test determination for severely damaged lamps; SA8.8.2, SA8.8.4, Figure SA8.0, Table SA10.1 and SA10.4.3

  
  

• Thickness of meal G5 and G13 lamp bases; 5.1.3, 6.1.7, and 6.1.7

  
  

• Lamps with movable joints; 5.5, Table 8.1, 8.22, 8.23 and Table 8.4

  
  

• Revision to Type A lamps – Revisions to HF test source; SC4.1.2, SC4.1.3 and SC4.1.4

  
  

• Additional requirements for evaluating LED lamps as direct replacements for specific high intensity discharge (HID) lamps; 2.1 and Supplement SD

  
  

• Type A/B tube lamp markings; SA10.4.4, SA10.2.8 and Table SA10.1

  
  

  – Linear LED lamps; SA1.6, SA5.4.2, SA8.5.3, SA8.5.6, SA3.10A, SA6.14A, SA8.24 and SA8.5.5

  
  

• Temperature Test - LED Lamps; SA8.5.6 and SA8.5.7

  
  

• Addition of Supplement SE - Special Use Lamps; 1.6, Table 5.2, and Supplement SE

  
  

• New Test, Construction, and Marking requirements for LED Lamps with Integral Rechargeable Batteries; Supplement SF

  
  

• Miscellaneous editorial updates; 4.5.1.2, SA6.13.4, SA8.19.3

Association of Standardization and Certification NMX-J-578/1-ANCE

Third Edition

CSA Group

CSA C22.2 No. 1993-17

Third Edition

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. UL 1993

Fifth Edition

Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters

January 27, 2017

(Title Page Reprinted: March 26, 2021)

ANSI/UL 1993-2021

CONTENTS

Preface 9

1. Scope 11

2. Reference Publications 11

   1. Normative references 11

   2. Informative references 16

3. Definitions 16

4. General Requirements 19

   1. Components 19

   2. Application of requirements 20

   3. Units of measurement 20

   4. Assembly and packaging 21

   5. Principles 21

5. Mechanical Construction 22

   1. Enclosures 22

   2. Openings 22

   3. Polymeric materials 23

   4. Weight and moment 24

6. Electrical Construction 25

   1. Lamp bases and lampholders 25

   2. Current-carrying parts 26

   3. Printed circuit boards 27

   4. Ballasts and LED drivers 27

   5. Power capacitors 29

   6. Spacing of electrical parts 29

   7. Accessibility of live parts 30

   8. Light source – fluorescent lamps 30

   9. Light source – light emitting diodes (LED) 31

   10. Light source – non-discharge lamps 31

7. Environmental Locations 31

   1. Dry locations 31

   2. Damp locations 32

   3. Wet locations 32

8. Tests 32

   1. General 32

   2. Input measurements 34

   3. Lamp starting and operating measurements 35

   4. Leakage-current test 35

   5. Temperature test 35

   6. Dielectric voltage-withstand test 38

   7. Harmonic distortion test 39

   8. Drop impact test 40

   9. Mold-stress relief conditioning 40

   10. Deflection test 41

   11. Strain relief test for lamp connectors 41

   12. Tests of dimmer circuits 41

   13. Humidity conditioning 43

   14. Water spray test 44

   15. Cold impact test 44

   16. Lamp fault conditions test 44

   17. End-of-lamp-life tests for fluorescent lamp adapters 46

   18. End-of-life test for integral, self-ballasted fluorescent lamps – one filament emission-mix-free test 56

   19. 15-VA available power measurement test 57

9. Test Apparatus 58

   1. General 58

   2. Instrumentation 58

   3. Thermocouples 59

   4. Plywood test box material 59

   5. Temperature test box 59

   6. Articulated probe 64

   7. Water spray apparatus 66

   8. Cheesecloth 69

10. Device Markings 69

    1. General 69

    2. Identifications and ratings 70

    3. Marking requirements in Mexico 73

    4. Instructions 75

SUPPLEMENT SA - SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (LED)

SA1 Scope 77

SA2 Reference Publications 77

SA3 Definitions 77

SA4 General Requirements 79

SA5 Mechanical Construction 79

SA5.1 Enclosures 79

SA5.2 Openings 79

SA5.3 Polymeric materials 80

SA5.4 Weight and moment 81

SA6 Electrical Construction 81

SA6.1 Lamp bases and lampholders 81

SA6.2 Current-carrying parts 82

SA6.3 Printed circuit boards 82

SA6.4 Ballasts and LED drivers 82

SA6.5 Power capacitors 83

SA6.6 Spacing of electrical parts 83

SA6.7 Accessibility of live parts 83

SA6.8 Light source – fluorescent lamps 83

SA6.9 Light source – light emitting diodes (LED) 83

SA6.10 Light source – non-discharge lamps 84

SA6.11 Grounding 84

SA6.12 Polarization 84

SA6.13 Devices substituting for linear fluorescent lamps 84

SA6.14 Devices interchangeable with tungsten-halogen incandescent lamps 86

SA6.15 Double insulation 87

SA7 Environmental Locations 88

SA8 Tests 88

SA8.1 General 88

SA8.2 Input measurements 89

SA8.3 Lamp starting and operating measurements 89

SA8.4 Leakage-current test 89

SA8.5 Temperature test 89

SA8.6 Dielectric voltage-withstand test 90

SA8.7 Harmonic distortion test 90

SA8.8 Drop impact test 90

SA8.9 Mold-stress relief conditioning 90

SA8.10 Deflection test 91

SA8.11 Strain relief test for lamp connectors 91

SA8.12 Tests of dimmer circuits 91

SA8.13 Humidity conditioning 91

SA8.14 Water spray test 91

SA8.15 Cold impact test 91

SA8.16 Lamp fault conditions test 91

SA8.17 End-of-lamp-life tests for fluorescent lamp adapters 91

SA8.18 End-of-life test for integral, self-ballasted fluorescent lamps - one filament emission-mix-free test 91

SA8.19 Risk of electric shock – relamping 92

SA8.20 Isolation of lamp pins 93

SA8.21 Misapplication of lamp supply connections 94

SA8.22 LED lamp and driver abnormal condition tests 95

SA8.23 Rigidity after drop 96

SA9 Test Apparatus 97

SA9.1 General 97

SA9.2 Instrumentation 97

SA9.3 Thermocouples 98

SA9.4 Plywood test box material 98

SA9.5 Temperature test boxes 98

SA9.6 Articulated probe 98

SA9.7 Water spray apparatus 99

SA9.8 Cheesecloth 99

SA10 Device Markings 99

SA10.1 General 99

SA10.2 Identifications and ratings 99

SA10.3 Marking requirements in Mexico 101

SA10.4 Instructions 101

SUPPLEMENT SB - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLID-STATE LAMPS CONTAINING SILICONE FLUID

SB1 Special Terminology 103

SB2 General 103

SB3 Construction 103

SB4 Tests 104

SB4.1 General 104

SB4.2 Abnormal operation - partial fluid loss 104

SB4.3 Abnormal Operation – Total Fluid Loss 105

SB5 Markings 105

SUPPLEMENT SC - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LED LAMPS AND FLUORESCENT LAMP ADAPTERS INTENDED AS DIRECT REPLACEMENTS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS

SC1 Special Terminology 107

SC2 General 107

SC3 Construction 108

SC4 Tests 108

SC4.1 General 108

SC4.2 Additional test criteria 111

SC4.3 Rigidity after drop 112

SC4.4 Cathode measurement 113

SC5 Markings and Instructions 114

ANNEX A (normative) Standards for Components

ANNEX B (CAN) (normative) Markings – French Translations

ANNEX C (MEX) (normative) Markings – Spanish Translations

ANNEX D (normative) Manufacturing and Production Tests

D.1 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test 126

ANNEX E (CAN) (normative) Printed Circuit Boards

1. Special Terminology 128

2. General 128

3. Printed Circuit Board Coatings 129

   1. Dielectric strength 129

   2. Adhesion 130

ANNEX F (informative) Pictograms

ANNEX G (informative) Metric Conversion Information

Preface

This is the harmonized ANCE, CSA Group, and UL Standard for Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters. It is the third edition of NMX-J-578/1-ANCE, the third edition of CSA C22.2 No. 1993, and the fifth edition of UL 1993. This edition of CSA C22.2 No. 1993 replaces the previous edition published in 2012. This edition of UL 1993 supersedes the previous edition published in 2012.

The end-of-lamp-life tests for fluorescent lamp adapters material is reproduced from IEC 61347-2-3 with permission of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on behalf of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). No part of this material may be copied or reproduced in any form, electronic retrieval system or otherwise or made available on the Internet, a public network, by satellite or otherwise without the prior written consent of the American National Standards Institute. Copies of IEC standards may be purchased from the American National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036, (212) 642-4900, https://webstore.ansi.org.

This standard contains information copyright protected by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The end-of-lamp-life tests for fluorescent lamp adapters material is reproduced from IEC 61347-2-3 with permission from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) in Canada on behalf of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Except as permitted under the laws of Canada, no extract of the International Standard may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC).

This harmonized standard was prepared by the Association of Standardization and Certification (ANCE), CSA Group, and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL). The efforts and support of the Technical Harmonization Committee for Self-Ballasted Lamps, of the Council of the Harmonization of Electrotechnical Standards for the Nations of the Americas (CANENA), are gratefully acknowledged.

This standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the standard.

The present Mexican standard was developed by the CT 34 – Iluminación from the Comite de Normalizacion de la Asociacion de Normalizacion y Certificacion, A.C., CONANCE, with the collaboration of the lamps and ballasts manufacturers and users.

This standard was reviewed by the CSA Integrated Committee on Lighting Products, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Technical Committee on Consumer and Commercial Products and the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Requirements for Electrical Safety, and has been formally approved by the CSA Technical Committee.

In Canada, for general information on the Standards of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part II, see the preface to CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 0.

This standard has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard.

A UL standard is current only if it incorporates the most recently adopted revisions, all of which are itemized on the transmittal notice that accompanies the latest set of revised requirements.

Where reference is made to a specific number of samples to be tested, the specific number is to be considered a minimum quantity.

NOTE Although the intended primary application of this standard is stated in its scope, it is important to note that it remains the responsibility of the users of the standard to judge its suitability for their particular purpose.

Level of Harmonization

This standard is published as an equivalent standard for CSA Group and UL and a proposed equivalent standard for ANCE. An equivalent standard is a standard that is substantially the same in technical content, except as follows. Technical national differences are allowed for codes and governmental regulations as well as those recognized as being in accordance with NAFTA Article 905, for example, because of fundamental climatic, geographical, technological, or infrastructural factors, scientific justification, or the level of protection that the country considers appropriate. Presentation is word for word except for editorial changes.

Interpretations

The interpretation by the standards development organization of an identical or equivalent standard is based on the literal text to determine compliance with the standard in accordance with the procedural rules of the standards development organization. If more than one interpretation of the literal text has been identified, a revision is to be proposed as soon as possible to each of the standards development organizations to more accurately reflect the intent.

1. Scope

   
   

   1. These requirements are intended to cover both self-ballasted lamps and self-ballasted lamp adapters rated 120 to 347 V AC nominal for connection to screw-base, pin-base, or recessed single contact (RSC or R7) lampholders. These devices are intended for use in accordance with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, and the Canadian Electrical Code Part I, CSA C22.1, in non-hazardous locations, and the Instalaciones Eléctricas (utilización), NOM-001-SEDE.

      
      

   2. These devices incorporate resistance, reactance, or electronic (solid-state) type ballasts or power supplies. These devices employ various lamp technologies including, but not limited to, incandescent, fluorescent, high-intensity discharge lamps, light-emitting diodes.

      
      

   3. These requirements also include Supplemental Requirements for Light-Emitting Diodes (LED), Supplement SA, for:

      
      

      1. Self-contained LED lamps, rated 120 to 347 V AC nominal for connection to screw-, pin- base, and recessed single contact (RSC or R7) lampholders,

         
         

      2. Lamps for replacement of an ANSI standardized fluorescent lamp, and consisting of light- emitting-diode (LED) lamp technologies, with control circuitry, and a driver or power supply. The LED driver and control circuitry will be either integral with the lamp or remote from the lamp, and

         
         

      3. Component LED lamps, with or without control circuitry, an ANSI base other than bases mentioned in (a), for connection to LED driver having a low voltage output, such as replacement for tungsten-halogen, MR11 and MR16 shaped lamps.

         
         

   4. This standard does not apply to medium-to-medium base (E26) fittings that incorporate controls such as photocells, motion detectors, radio controls, or dimmers covered by other standards.

      
      

   5. These devices are not intended for use with emergency exit fixtures or emergency exit lights.

      
      

2. Reference Publications

2.1 Normative references

2.1.1 For undated references to standards, such reference shall be considered to refer to the latest edition and all revisions to that edition up to the time when this standard was approved. For dated references to standards, such reference shall be considered to refer to the dated edition and all revisions published to that edition up to the time the standard was approved.

ANCE (Mexican National Standards)

NMX-J-024-ANCE

Iluminación – Portalámparas roscados tipo Edison – Especificaciones y métodos de prueba

NMX-J-325-ANCE

Iluminación – Portalámparas para lámparas fluorescentes – Especificaciones y métodos de prueba

NMX-J-565/2-11-ANCE

Prueba de riesgo de incendio – Parte 2-10: Métodos de prueba basados en hilo incandescente/caliente

– Método de prueba de inflamabilidad de hilo incandescente para productos finales