Instruction manual

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6.5.1  Different criteria for 
lighting 
Safety lighting 
for escape 
route 
Antipanic 
Lighting 
Safety Lighting 
for workplaces 
with special 
danger
Illuminance E
min
1 lx  > 0,5 lx 
horizontal on the 
ground 
10 % of the 
maintenance 
value of 
illuminance 
absolutely: 15 lx
Switch-on delay
50 % of the 
required 
illuminance 
within 5 s 
100 % within 
60 s 
50 % of the 
required 
illuminance 
within 5 s 
100 %  within 
60 s 
0,5 s 
immediately 
specified value 
(10 %) has to be 
achieved 
DIN VDE 0108 includes further information in addition to EN 1838. 
In addition to the switch-over times of Electronic Control Gear to operate 
T5/
∅ 16 mm fluorescent lamps , mentioned within the next sections, the 
switch-over time of the relays have to be considered. 
These data are available in the technical relay data. 
6.5.1.1  Switch-over time for 
QTi – h=21 mm 
Lampstart 
Preheat 
Ignition time for 
a)  Cold lamp   
 (Stand-by mode) 
b)  warm lamp (i.e.short term 
  interruption of voltage) 
< 1 sec. 
< 0.5 sec. 
6.5.1.2  Switch-over time for 
QT-FH…CW – 
h=30 mm 
Lampstart 
Preheat 
Ignition time for 
a)  Cold lamp   
 (Stand-by mode) 
b)  warm lamp (i.e.short term 
  interruption of voltage) 
< 2 sec. 
< 0.5 sec. 
6.5.1.3  Switch-over time for 
QT-FQ…CW – 
h=30 mm 
Lampstart 
Preheat 
Ignition time for 
a)  Cold lamp   
 (Stand-by mode) 
b)  warm lamp (i.e.short term 
  interruption of voltage) 
< 0.5 sec. 
< 0.5 sec. 
6.5.1.4  Switch-over time for 
QT-…F/CW – 
h=21 mm 
Lampstart 
Preheat 
Ignition time for 
a)  Cold lamp   
 (Stand-by mode) 
b)  warm lamp (i.e.short term 
  interruption of voltage) 
< 0.5 sec. 
< 0.5 sec. 










