by Brianna Crandall — January 5, 2015—The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently published a standard that sets forth the physical and electrical characteristics required to assure the interchangeability of and to assist in the proper application of single-based fluorescent lamps.
This revision includes data sheets for high-frequency lamps that contain information for dimming ballast design, effective January 1, 2015. It also incorporates changes to clauses regarding ballast and luminaire design.
ANSI C78.901-2014 American National Standard for Electric Lamps—Single-Based Fluorescent Lamps—Dimensional and Electrical Characteristics may be purchased for $240 in electronic or hardcopy format on the NEMA Web site.
