Approval of ECE R65 Motor Vehicles Special Warning Lamps

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of ECE R65 standard. ECE R65 test regulation regulates the principles for the approval of special warning lamps of motor vehicles. This technical regulation contains uniform provisions regarding the approval of special warning lamps.

This regulation applies to special warning lamps used in the following categories of vehicles and mobile machines:

• M category vehicles (vehicles with at least four wheels, motor and used for passenger transport)
• Category N vehicles (vehicles with at least four wheels, motor and used for cargo transportation)
• Category L vehicles (motor vehicles with less than four wheels)
• Vehicles of category O (non-motor vehicles with less than four wheels towed by a motor vehicle and used for load carrying)
• Vehicles of category T (agricultural and forestry tractors with at least two axles, wheeled or tracked engines, the main function of which is to provide pulling power)

A special warning lamp is a lamp used in such vehicles that emits intermittent blue or yellow light. The rotating or steady flashing lamp is a special warning lamp that emits light intermittently along its vertical axis. There are different types of special warning lamps. For example, there may be differences in size and shape, optical system, structure of the beam (rotating or flashing), the color of the emitted light, the light source and the intensity of one or two levels of the lamp.

The application for the approval of the special warning lamps of motor vehicles is made by the manufacturer or its authorized representative.

This European regulation aims to verify the suitability of a light-signal product for vehicles that control various characteristics through scientific measurement tests. The tests carried out to ensure that these light signaling products comply with the current European regulations are:

• The suitability of the minimum and maximum luminous power of the lamp (measured by Candelas);
• Good dispersion of the light beam for a homogeneous and harmonious light diffusion;
• Fastening system of flashing lights, signal and beacon ramps and penetration lights to provide excellent resistance and adhesion to the vehicle equipped with them;

The ECE R65 regulation is a European standard that approves a controlled and verified light signaling for priority and response vehicles for use on roads. This regulation, published and implemented by the United Nations, deals with all elements of light signaling for vehicles such as beacons, beacon ramps, penetration lights and their fastening so that they can be quickly and quickly placed on an intervention or service vehicle.

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