Gordon-Loomberah wrote:I purchased a 16W LED (LD-CL-16w-CL1 LED Light) last year for future use, and took it out of the box today and realised that despite this on the website specifications:
"15.Certificates CE FCC RoHS "
CE is meaningless in Oz. It's a European Certification scheme.
FCC is (if I'm correct) relating to communications interference requirements (again an o/s standard).
RoHS means the device is made from harmless materials (ie: no dangerous substances like lead, etc).
there doesn't appear to be any claim to comply with Australian Standards, and I suspect the reason is the exposed terminal block on the back, which I would think does not comply. The terminal block apparently has an "INUPT" of 85-265VAC!
AFAIK there is no need for a 240v globe to comply with any particular Australian Standard. The Electricity Supply Act mentions about equipment being safe to connect to supply (which would also mean "no exposed terminals"), and lists a swag of items which are classified as "declared/prescribed articles" - of which 240v (and 12v) globes are not one of. What
is required to be approved/certified is the
driver (or "power supply" as referred to in the Act) which is where I find (increasingly more often) whole houses full of non-certified LED drivers "made in China".
I would think the only way to legally use this light would be to put the whole power supply inside a junction box, and run the 16-18V DC from there to the LED. Interestingly the power supply is 1W according to what is written on the outside, but thankfully, it is 18W on the inside.
I think the only time when the "power supply" is not required to be certified is when it's integral to the light fitting (not simply enclosed i a junction box as you mentioned) - however the entire light fitting itself (as a complete unit) may need to be...
"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept".