According to the French Association of Lighting “a luminary is an apparatus being used to distribute, to filter or transform the light of one or several lamps and including/understanding, other than the lamps themselves, all the parts necessary to fix and protect the auxiliary lamps and, possibly, circuits as well as the devices of connection to the feeding circuit. ”
A luminary is a Appareil having for destination the first lighting of a Lieu.
This apparatus, when it is not directly the source of light, supports a system providing the artificial light, Lampe, Bougie, Cierge, Gas burner, Electric bulb. The imagination of the men having relatively little limit, these apparatuses throughout the old ones were transformed by their Concepteur S (Artiste S), according to the taste of the times, in object of decoration, becoming sometimes objects of Article.
In connection with the lighting of the public highways, one gives them the name of Réverbère S since it reflect (generally) the light emitted only downwards.
Electric safety of the luminaries
The luminaries must satisfy the Prescription S of the Norme S with regard to them.- the general standard is the following one: CEI/EN/NFEN 60598-1
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Standard CEI/EN/NFEN 60598-1
Complementary standards (left 2) are applicable according to the type of luminary:
- fixed
NFEN 60598-2-1 Luminaries of general use
- NFEN 60598-2-2 embedded Luminaries
- NFEN 60598-2-3 Luminaries of public lighting
- NFEN 60598-2-4 portable Luminaries of general use
- NFEN 60598-2-5 Projectors
- NFEN 60598-2-6 Luminaries with transformer or converter integrated for lamp tungsten
- NFEN 60598-2-7 portable Luminaries for the gardens Wandering
- NFEN 60598-2-8
- NFEN 60598-2-9 Luminaries for catch of photographic and cinematographic views
- NFEN 60598-2-10 portable Luminaries for child
- NFEN 60598-2-11 Luminaries for aquariums
- NFEN 60598-2-17 Luminaries for the lighting of the scenes of theater
- NFEN 60598-2-18
- NFEN 60598-2-19
- NFEN 60598-2-20
- NFEN 60598-2-22
- NFEN 60598-2-23
- NFEN 60598-2-24
- NFEN 60598-2-25
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