UL 1573

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These requirements cover stage and studio lighting units rated 600 volts or less for use in theaters, studios, and similar locations in accordance with Articles 520 and 530 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.

These requirements cover borderlights, spotlights, floodlights, footlights, professional photographic lights, portable strip lights, and the like, that use incandescent, fluorescent, high intensity discharge, xenon, and other high-pressure electric discharge lamps, as well as connector strips, drop boxes, and the like, when rigged similarly to borderlights. These requirements do not cover stage and studio lighting products using carbon arc lamps.

These requirements do not cover miscellaneous special purpose lights, amateur movie lights, or lighting intended for residential use.

A product that contains features, characteristics, components, materials, or systems new or different from those covered by the requirements in this Standard, and that involves a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons shall be evaluated using the appropriate additional component and end-product requirements to determine that the level of safety as originally anticipated by the intent of this Standard is maintained. A product whose features, characteristics, components, materials, or systems conflict with specific requirements or provisions of this Standard shall not be judged to comply with this Standard. Where appropriate, revision of requirements shall be proposed and adopted in conformance with the methods employed for development, revision, and implementation of this Standard.