What tests are required to list a self-ballasted fluorescent or high intensity discharge (HID) GU24 lamp on the Certified Lighting Subcomponent Database (CSD), so that it can be used to qualify a product to the Luminaires specification?

To list a self-ballasted fluorescent or high intensity discharge (HID) GU24 lamp on the Certified Lighting Subcomponent Database (CSD), data must be submitted to a certification body (CB) demonstrating the lamp’s compliance with the following specification requirements:
  • Luminous Efficacy
  • Total lumen output
  • Light Source Life
  • Lumen Maintenance
  • Correlated Color Temperature (Indoor and Indoor/Outdoor only)
  • Color Rendering (Indoor and Indoor/Outdoor only)
  • Source Start Time (Indoor and Indoor/Outdoor only)
  • Source Run up time (Indoor and Indoor/Outdoor only)
  • Dimming (as applicable)
  • Power Factor
  • Transient Protection
  • Operating Frequency
  • Minimum operating temperature (Indoor and Indoor/Outdoor only)
  • Maximum Recommended Ballast Case Temperature
  • Ballast Hot Spot Location
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  • Topic #: 23002-33326
  • Date Created: 3/30/2012
  • Last Modified Since: 4/11/2012
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