§ 429.57. General service lamps.

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(a)Determination of represented value. Manufacturers must determine represented values, which includes certified ratings, for each basic model of general service lamp in accordance with following sampling provisions.

(1)The requirements of § 429.11 are applicable to general service lamps, and

(2)For general service incandescent lamps, use § 429.66(a);

(3)For compact fluorescent lamps, use § 429.35(a);

(4)For integrated LED lamps, use § 429.56(a);

(5)For other incandescent lamps, use § 429.66(a);

(6)For other fluorescent lamps, use § 429.35(a); and

(7)For OLED lamps and non-integrated LED lamps, use § 429.56(a).

(b)Certification reports.

(1)The requirements of § 429.12 are applicable to general service lamps;

(2)Values reported in certification reports are represented values;

(3)For general service incandescent lamps, use § 429.66(b);

(4)For compact fluorescent lamps, use § 429.35(b);

(5)For integrated LED lamps, use § 429.56(b); and

(6)For other incandescent lamps, for other fluorescent lamps, for OLED lamps and non-integrated LED lamps, pursuant to § 429.12(b)(13), a certification report must include the following public product-specific information: The testing laboratory's ILAC accreditation body's identification number or other approved identification assigned by the ILAC accreditation body, initial lumen output, input power, lamp efficacy, and power factor. For non-integrated LED lamps, the certification report must also include the input voltage and current used for testing.

(c)Rounding requirements.

(1)Round input power to the nearest tenth of a watt.

(2)Round initial lumen output to three significant digits.

(3)Round lamp efficacy to the nearest tenth of a lumen per watt.

(4)Round power factor to the nearest hundredths place.

(5)Round standby mode power to the nearest tenth of a watt. [81 FR 72503, Oct. 20, 2016, as amended at 90 FR 6789, Jan. 21, 2025]

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§ 429.57

General service lamps.

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