What is BS EN 60604 – Photographic flash lamp array about?
BS EN 60604 is a European standard that discusses the Top flash/Flipflash photographic flash lamp array. A major purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene. Other uses are capturing quickly moving objects or changing the quality of light.
BS EN 60604 establishes limits for dimensions and other physical characteristics necessary to ensure interchangeability of “Topflash/Flipflash” arrays.
Who is BS EN 60604 – Photographic flash lamp array for?
BS EN 60604 on flashlamp array applies to:
- Manufacturer of flash lamp
- Quality testing personnel
- Camera engineer
Why should you use BS EN 60604 – Photographic flash lamp array?
A major purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene. Other uses are capturing quickly moving objects or changing the quality of light. An advance from this was the “flip flash” cartridge which held 8 or 10 flashbulbs, ganged up so that you could take one photo after another, without pausing to swap bulbs.
BS EN 60604 provides a flash extender feature for the flashing of the lamps in the upper group. This helps you when the top groups of lamps are been used, the array is to removed, inverted and replaced so that the remaining group of lamps is been used.
BS EN 60604 gives you the requirements for the photographic flash lamp array which include: flashing energy, flashing rate, contacts, sequencing and enclosure. This will help you in manufacturing good quality flash lamp arrays in a standardized way.
