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forreferenceballastsforfluorescentlamps--`,,,``,,``,,,`,,,``,,`,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ANSIC82.383W072Ll150O0061372WANSI@C82.3-1983RevisionofANSIC82.3-1977AmericanNationalStandardforReferenceBallastsforFluorescentLampsSecretariatNationalElectricalManufacturersAssociationApprovedMay16,1983AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,Inc--`,,,``,,``,,,`,,,``,,`,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---AmericanAnAmericanNationalStandardimpliesaconsensusofthosesubstantiallyconcernedwithitsscopeandprovisions.AnAmericanNationalStandardisintendedasaguidetoaidthemanu-Nationalfacturer,theconsumer,andthegeneralpublic.TheexistenceofanAmericanNationalStan-darddoesnotinanyrespectprecludeanyone,whetherhehasapprovedthestandardornot,Standardfrommanufacturing,marketing,purchasing,orusingproducts,processes,orproceduresnotconformingtothestandard,AmericanNationalStandardsaresubjecttoperiodicreviewandusersarecautionedtoobtainthelatesteditions.PublishedbyAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute1430Broadway,NewYork,NewYork10018CopyrightO1983byAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,IncAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.TheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitutedoesnotdevelopstandardsandwillinnocircum-stancesgiveaninterpretationofanyAmericanNationalStandard.Moreover,nopersonshallhavetherightorauthoritytoissueaninterprefationofanAmericanNationalStandardinthenameoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.CAUTIONNOTICE:ThisAmericanNationalStandardmayberevisedorwithdrawnatanythe.TheproceduresoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstituterequirethatactionbetakentoreaffirm,revise,orwithdrawthisstandardnolaterthanfiveyearsfromthedateofapproval.PurchasersofAmericanNationalStandardsmayreceivecurrentinformationonallstandardsbycallingorwritingtheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaAîMS83/6--`,,,``,,``,,,`,,,``,,`,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---Foreword(ThisForewordisnotpartofAmericanNationalStandardC82.3-1983.)Inordertoobtainsatisfactoryperformanceoffluorescentlampsandtheirassociatedbal-lasts,itisnecessarythatcertainfeaturesoftheirdesignsbeproperlycoordinated.Specifi-cationsfortheoperationofeitherthelampsortheballastsmustnaturallybewrittenintermsofmeasurementsmadeagainstsomecommonbaselineofreference.Becauseoftheinherentinstabilityofgaseousdischargelamps,experiencehasshownthemtobeunsuitedasareference..Aballast,however,canbespeciallydesignedtoprovideareasonablypermanentandreproduciblebaselineformeasurements.Suchballastsarede-signatedasreferenceballasts,Thisstandarddescribesthosecharacteristicsthathavebeenfoundnecessaryinballaststoensurepermanenceandreproducibility.Thisstandardwasoriginallypublishedfortría1andcriticismin1950andagainin1953.ItwasfirstapprovedasanAmericanNationalStandardin1956.Subsequenteditionswerepublishedin1957,1962,1972,and1977.Dimensionsinthisstandardaregivenininches;millimeterconversionsaregiveninparenthesesandhavebeenrounded.Suggestionsforimprovementsofthisstandardwillbewelcome.TheyshouldbesenttotheNationalElectricalManufacturersAssociation,2101LStreet,NW,Washington,D.C.20037,ThisstandardwasprocessedandapprovedforsubmittaltoANSIbyAmericanNationalStandardsCommitteeonLampBallasts,C82.Committeeapprovalofthestandarddoesnotnecessarilyimplythatallcommitteemembersvotedforitsapproval.Atthetimeitapprovedthisstandard,theC82Committeehadthefollowingmembers:AntonFranke,ChairFredP.Smith,SecretaryOrganizationRepresentedAdvanceTransformerCompany...........................Duro-TestCorporafion................................ETLTestingLaboratories,Inc............................GeneralElectricCompany..............................GeneralServicesAdministration..........................GTEProductsCorporation.............................InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.................NationalElectricalManufacturersAssociation..................OSRAMSaIesCorporation..............L...............NorthAmericanPhilipsLightingCorporation...................TelephoneGroup...................................UniversalManufacturingCorporation.......................UnderwritersLaboratories,Inc...........................WestinghouseElectricCorporation..........................Wide-Lite........................................NameofRepresentativeA.E.FeinbergJ.ShurganA.R.NaysmithS.Pasternak(Alt)T.A.PickettG.L.ApostolouR.P.BonazoliD.CooperRobertMunsonB.Gershen(Alt)R.D.Liddle,JrJ.Hofmann(Alt)A.C.RousseauW.R.BeckleyM.A.SteinW.O.MarquardtA.P.ArnoneW.T.Ryan(Alt)W,Long--`,,,``,,``,,,`,,,``,,`,,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---..ANSIC82-383W0724350000bL402SubcommitteeC82-1onFluorescentLampBallasts,whichdevelopedthisstandard,hadthefollowingmembers:AntonFranke,ChairWingK.Luk,SecretaryW.R.AllingA.E.Feinberg(LuminopticsCorporation)R.W.Wisbey(Alt)M.W.FellowsA.FrankeE.A.GraffJ.Hoffman(Alt)E.E.HammerV.W.Miller(Alt)J.P.HollowayD.Swanson(Alt)F.M.LatassaR.G.Collins(Alt)J.LuchettaW.O.MarquardtA.Castellone(Alt)D.T.MuiienR.MunsonA.R.NaysmithS.Pasternak(Alt)G.RadtkeT.RufnerR.Burke(Alt)J.ShurganM.A.SteinR.A