Side Turn Signal Lamps for Long Vehicles
J2039_201401
This SAE Recommended Practice provides test procedures, requirements, and guidelines for side turn signal lamps intended for use on vehicles 12 m or more in overall length, except pole trailers. Side turn signal lamps conforming to the requirements of this document may be used on other large vehicles such as trucks, truck tractors, buses, and other applications where this type of lighting device is desirable. It is not intended for use on shorter vehicles due to the higher intensity requirements of SAE J2039 compared to the SAE J914 devices.
Rationale:
This document was revised to address the comments received from the ballot of Sep 2, 2008, FEB 2010, APR 2012, & APR2013.
Change reference from Trailers to Vehicles in scope and throughout document.
Table of contents was revised
3.1 New Definition for Turn Signals was added and “normally mounted on the side of a trailer or other large vehicle at or forward of the midpoint, and” deleted from proposed draft definition
Ref to SAE J1690 was moved to 6.5.3.
5.1.5.4 Added Measurement Flashing Mode
6.1.5.2 When a sidemarker lamp is combined with the side turn signal lamp, the side turn lamp intensity shall not be less than five times the luminous intensity of the sidemarker lamp at any test point of Figure 1.
6.1.5.4 Changed “does” to “do”.
6.1.5.5 Ref to the photometry procedure described in SAE J1889 section 6.1.56.4.1 “they” was changed to “the light source”
6.5.3 Clarified operating conditions for the operation of the side turn signal.
7.1.3 Removed Trailer and Replaced with “vehicle 12 m or more in overall length”; removed trailer and added vehicle.
Replaced Table 1 and footnotes with new style Figure 1 and footnotes
Replaced all references to Table1 with Figure 1
A1 Change 576 to 573 C81.63 - Gauges for Electrical Lamp Bases and Lamp Holders
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Related Topics:
Exterior lighting
Test procedures
Trailers
Light emitting diodes (LEDs)
Trucks
Buses
Assembling
Visibility
Also known as: SAE J 2039
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