01598b-000000-0000001 Scope
1.1 This Standard applies to reflector kits that consist of one or more components that are intended to be installed in fluorescent luminaires sometime after the initial installation of the luminaire. These requirements are supplementary to the other applicable requirements in the Standard for Luminaires, UL 1598. The components of a reflector kit are reflectors, ballasts, lampholders, wiring, brackets, wire connectors, or similar items.
1.2 defines the types of reflector kits covered by the requirements in this Standard based on the tasks involved in the installation of a reflector kit. The installation of a Type I reflector kit shall involve only those tasks that correspond to its reflector kit type in . A Type II reflector kit is able to involve the tasks of kit types I and II.
Table 1.1 Reflector Kit Types
Reflector kit types
Tasks involved
I
– Reflector installation
– Reflector replacement
II
– Lampholder relocation, removal, or replacement
– Ballast relocation, removal, or replacement
– Wire relocation, removal, replacement, or addition
1.3 Additional requirements for reflector kits intended for marine luminaires (marine-type fixtures) are in Annex A.
1.4 In this Standard the installation instructions are considered a component of a reflector kit. The information provided in the installation instructions is considered critical for appropriate selection and proper installation of reflector kit.
1.5 This Standard does not cover LED retrofit kits within the scope of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Retrofit Luminaire Conversion Kits, UL 1598C.