IEC 62560 Test Equipment,Testing And Measuring Equipment/Allowed Subcontracting IEC 62560 Edition 1 2011 – A1:2015
IEC 62560 Test Equipment,Testing And Measuring Equipment/Allowed Subcontracting IEC 62560 Edition 1 2011 – A1:2015
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IEC 62560 Test Equipment,Testing And Measuring Equipment/Allowed Subcontracting IEC 62560 Edition 1 2011 – A1:2015
TESTING AND MEASURING EQUIPMENT/ALLOWED SUBCONTRACTING
IEC 62560 Edition 1 2011 – A1:2015
Self-ballasted LED lamps for general lighting services by voltage > 50 V - Safety specifications
“R” Required
“S” May be subcontracted, see OD 2012
“SF” Specialized Facility, see IECEE 02-2
“W” Witness testing in the categories “MED” and “MEAS”
“3PPS” Three Phase Power Supply required
| Clause | Measurement/testing | Testing / measuring equipment / material needed | Price (RMB) | Subcontracting |
| 5.3 | Marking | Hexane, | R | |
| water, | ||||
| piece of cloth | ||||
| 6.1 | Cap interchangeability - Table 1 | Gauges according to IEC 60061-1 and IEC 60061-3 | R | |
| 6.2 | Bending moment and mass imparted by the lamp at the lamp holder | Test finger with indicating device and with force meter, | R | |
| Weighting device | ||||
| 7 | Protection against accidental contact with live parts | Standard Test finger (IEC 60529) , | R | |
| IEC 60061-3, sheet 7006-51A for E27 caps | ||||
| IEC 60061-3, sheet 7006-55 for E14 caps | ||||
| Mega ohmmeter, | ||||
| High Voltage transformer | ||||
| 8.2 - 8.3 | Insulation resistance and electric strength after humidity treatment | Humidity cabinet, | R | |
| Mega ohmmeter, | Use same as Clause 7 | |||
| High Voltage transformer | Use same as Clause 7 | |||
| 9.2.1 | Torsion resistance of unused lamps | Holder for torque test Figure 3 and figure 4 | R | |
| 9.4 | Axial strength of Edison Caps | Gauges according table 4, | R | |
| dynamometer | ||||
| 10 | Cap temperature rise | Temperature test cap | R | |
| Temperature test draught-proof enclosure | ||||
| 11 | Resistance to heat | Heating cabinet, | R | |
| Ball pressure test apparatus | ||||
| 12 | Resistance to flame and ignition | Needle flame test apparatus, | R | |
| Glow-wire test apparatus | ||||
| 14 | Creepage distances and clearances | Digital calliper (or equivalent) | R | |
| 15 | Abnormal operation | Circuit shown in Figure 8 (for non-dimmable lamps on a dimmer or an electronic switch), | R | |
| test finger | ||||
| 17 | Photobiological safety | UV radiation test instruments / retinal blue light hazard test instruments (Equipment List of IEC/TR 62778:2012, Edition 1.0), | S | |
| Goniophotometric measurement system | ||||
| 18 | Ingress protection | IP X4 test equipment | R |
The IEC 62560 Test Equipment,Testing And Measuring Equipment/Allowed Subcontracting IEC 62560 Edition 1 2011 – A1:2015 is an IEC 60061-3 limit gauge built to IEC 60061-3. Kingpo machines this gauge in-house from hardened tool steel, inspects it against the sheet before despatch and ships it with a calibration certificate, so it can go straight into an incoming-inspection or production-gauging routine.
What this gauge checks
- The dimension or feature named on the sheet
- That the part falls inside the tolerance band the sheet defines
Specification
| Standard | IEC 60061-3 (lamp caps, lampholders and gauges) |
| Sheet | see product title |
| Gauge class | An IEC 60061-3 limit gauge |
| Material | Hardened tool steel (stainless steel on request) |
| Calibration | Supplied with a calibration certificate; re-calibration available |
| Made by | Kingpo — machined, inspected and calibrated in-house |
How the test is run
- Condition the gauge and the sample together at ambient temperature.
- Run the GO gauge first. It must enter freely under the gauge weight alone.
- Run the NOT GO gauge. It must not pass the limit feature.
- Both results together are the verdict — a single gauge never proves a thread.
The verdict is the sample must meet the limit on the sheet. Read the gauge, do not force it: a limit gauge that is forced into place tells you nothing about the part and damages the gauge.
GO and NOT GO — why you usually need both
A single limit gauge proves only one side of a tolerance. A GO gauge shows the part is not too small; a NOT GO gauge shows it is not too large. Running both is the only way to demonstrate a cap or a lampholder sits inside the band, and it is what an auditor will expect to see recorded. If you are building a gauge set from scratch, order the two together and keep them in the same case.
This gauge is not a GO / NOT GO pair on its own — it reads a specific feature. Pair it with the GO and NOT GO gauges of the same series when you need full dimensional coverage.
Getting the right sheet
IEC 60061-3 assigns one sheet number per gauge, and the number is what you should order against. Three things decide it: the cap family, whether you are checking a finished lamp or a lampholder, and which feature is being checked — thread, contact-making, protection against accidental contact, insertion torque or a named dimension. Sending us the sheet number avoids the most common error in this category, which is ordering a cap gauge when the test is on the holder, or the other way round.
Frequently asked questions
Is this gauge supplied with a calibration certificate?
Yes. Every Kingpo gauge is inspected against the sheet before despatch and shipped with a calibration certificate. We can also re-calibrate gauges you already hold.
Can you make a gauge to a drawing instead of to a sheet number?
Yes. We machine to customer drawings as well as to IEC 60061-3 sheets, including modified gauges for production gauging where a full standard gauge is impractical.
What wears out on this type of gauge?
The gauging surfaces and any thread. Limit gauges are inspection tools, not production tools: keep them off the production line, store them dry, and re-calibrate on a cycle set by usage rather than by calendar.
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Send the standard, figure number and quantity to Kingpo technical sales for a quotation and delivery date.
Specification of the IEC 62560 Test Equipment,Testing And Measuring Equipment/Allowed Subcontracting IEC 62560 Edition 1 2011 – A1:2015. The values below follow the IEC 60061-3 gauge sheet; where a dimension is called out on the sheet, the sheet governs and we machine to it.
| Standard | IEC 60061-3 — lamp caps, lampholders and gauges |
| Sheet | as stated in the product title |
| Gauge class | IEC 60061-3 gauge |
| Material | Hardened tool steel; stainless steel on request |
| Dimensional tolerance | As specified on the IEC 60061-3 gauge sheet |
| Scope of supply | Gauge and calibration certificate |
| Calibration | Calibration certificate supplied; re-calibration available |
| Origin | Kingpo — machined, inspected and calibrated in-house |
Custom versions, alternative materials and re-calibration are available. Send the standard, figure number and quantity for a quotation. Gauges are inspection tools: re-calibrate on a cycle set by usage, not by calendar time.