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ANSIC78.81—2003RevisionofANSIC78.81-2001Copyright©2003byAmericanNationalStandardLightingGroup--NEMAAmericanNationalStandardApproved:October07,2003Secretariat:ANSLG--NationalElectricalManufacturersAssociationForElectricLampsDouble-cappedfluorescentlamps-DimensionalandElectricalCharacteristicsAnAmericanNationalStandardimpliesaconsensusofthosesubstantiallyconcernedwithitsscopeandprovisions.Itisintendedasaguidetoaidthemanufacturer,theconsumer,andthegeneralpublic.TheexistenceofanAmericanNationalStandarddoesnotinanyrespectprecludeanyone,whetherhehasapprovedthestandardornot,frommanufacturing,marketing,purchasing,orusingproducts,processes,orproceduresnotconformingtothestandards.Usersarecautionedtoobtainthelatesteditions.TheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitutedoesnotdevelopstandardsandwillinnocircumstancesgiveaninterpretationofanyAmericanNationalStandard.Moreover,nopersonshallhavetherightorauthoritytoissueaninterpretationofanAmericanNationalStandardinthenameoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.CAUTIONNOTICE:ThisAmericanNationalStandardmayberevisedorwithdrawnatanytime.TheproceduresoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstituterequirethatactionbetakenperiodicallytoreaffirm,revise,orwithdrawthisstandard.PurchasersofAmericanNationalStandardsmayreceivecurrentinformationonallstandardsbycallingorwritingtheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.ANSIC78.81--2003Copyright©2003byAmericanNationalStandardsLightingGroup--NEMAiiAmericanNationalStandardApprovalofanAmericanNationalStandardrequiresverificationbyANSIthattherequirementsfordueprocess,consensus,andothercriteriaforapprovalhavebeenmetbythestandardsdeveloper.AnAmericanNationalStandardimpliesaconsensusofthosesubstantiallyconcernedwithitsscopeandprovisions.Consensusisestablishedwhen,inthejudgmentoftheANSIBoardofStandardsReview,substantialagreementhasbeenreachedbydirectlyandmateriallyaffectedinterests.Substantialagreementmeansmuchmorethanasimplemajority,butnotnecessarilyunanimity.Consensusrequiresthatallviewsandobjectionsbeconsidered,andthataconcertedeffortbemadetowardtheirresolution.TheexistenceofanAmericanNationalStandarddoesnotinanyrespectprecludeanyone,whethers/hehasapprovedthestandardornot,frommanufacturing,marketing,purchasing,orusingproducts,processes,orproceduresnotconformingtothestandards.Itisintendedasaguidetoaidthemanufacturer,theconsumer,andthegeneralpublic.TheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitutedoesnotdevelopstandardsandwillinnocircumstancesgiveaninterpretationofanyAmericanNationalStandard.Moreover,nopersonshallhavetherightorauthoritytoissueaninterpretationofanAmericanNationalStandardinthenameoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.RequestsforinterpretationsshouldbeaddressedtotheCommitteeSecretariatreferredtoonthetitlepage.CAUTIONNOTICE:ThisAmericanNationalStandardmayberevisedorwithdrawnatanytime.TheproceduresoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstituterequirethatactionbetakenperiodicallytoreaffirm,revise,orwithdrawthisstandard.PurchasersofAmericanNationalStandardsmayreceivecurrentinformationonallstandardsbycallingorwritingtheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.Printedanddistributedby:InformationHandlingServices/GlobalEngineeringDocuments15InvernessWayEast,Englewood,CO80112-5776UnderContractwithNationalElectricalManufacturersAssociationCopyright©2003byAmericanNationalStandardLightingGroupInAffiliationwithNationalElectricalManufacturersAssociationAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutpriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaANSIC78.81--2003Copyright©2003byAmericanNationalStandardsLightingGroup-NEMAiiiFOREWORD(ThisForewordisnotpartofANSC78.81-2003)Suggestionsforimprovementofthisstandardwillbewelcome.TheyshouldbesenttotheSecretariat,C78Committee,NationalElectricalManufacturersAssociation,1300North17thStreet,Suite1847,Rosslyn,VA22209.ThisstandardwasprocessedandapprovedforsubmittaltoANSIbyAccreditedStandardsCommitteeonElectriclamps,C78,andit’ssubcommittee,C78-2.Approvalofthestandarddoesnotnecessarilyimplythatallcommitteemembersvotedforitsapproval.ThisstandardisaconsolidationandrevisionofANSIC78.1-1991,ANSIC78.2-1991,ANSIC78.3-1991,andANSIC78.4-1995andsupercedesalloftheaforementionedstandardsandtheirsupplements.Informationconcerningtheapprovalofthisstandardisbasedonthedocumentslistedinthetablebelow:Amendment/ChangeCDVRVSecondEdition78(2)/401878(2)/407078(2)/4072v278(2)/409878(2)/411578(2)/401978(2)/407178(2)/407378(2)/409978(2)/4116Atthetimeofpublicationthecommitteeconsistedofthefollowingmembers:AlRousseau,ChairC78AlRousseau,TechnicalCoordinatorRandolphN.Roy,SecretariatRandolphRoy,SeniorEditorANSIC78.81--2003Copyright©2003byAmericanNationalStandardsLightingGroup--NEMAivTableofContentsForeword................................................................................................................................iiiPARTI–GeneralInformationandRequirements...............................................................11Scope..........................................................