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BS EN 60669-2-1 : 2004

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 2-1: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS - ELECTRONIC SWITCHES

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2004

£260.00
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
5 General notes on tests
6 Rating
7 Classification
8 Marking
9 Checking of dimensions
10 Protection against electric shock
11 Provision for earthing
12 Terminals
13 Constructional requirements
14 Mechanism
15 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by enclosures
   of switches, and resistance to humidity
16 Insulation resistance and electric strength
17 Temperature rise
18 Making and breaking capacity
19 Normal operation
20 Mechanical strength
21 Resistance to heat
22 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
23 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through
   sealing compound
24 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to fire
   and to tracking
25 Resistance to rusting
26 EMC requirements
Annex A (normative) - Survey of specimens needed for tests
Annex B (normative) - Additional requirements for switches
        having facilities for the outlet and retention of
        flexible cables
Annex AA (informative) - Examples of types of electronic
         switches and their functions
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications
Annex ZB (normative) - Special national conditions
Annex ZC (informative) - A-deviations
Annex NA (informative) - IEC interpretation sheets December
         2011 and February 2012
Bibliography

Pertains to electronic switches and to associated electronic extension units for Household and similar fixed electrical installations either indoors or outdoors.

Committee
PEL/23
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 99/202977 DC (12/2002) Supersedes 00/202085 DC. (12/2004) Supersedes BS 5518(1977). (12/2009) 2004 Edition Re-Issued in November 2010 & incorporates AMD 12 2010. Supersedes 08/30183151 DC and 09/30200675 DC. (11/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
58
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
DIN EN 60669-2-1 : 2010 AMD 12 2010 Identical
I.S. EN 60669-2-1:2004 Identical
EN 60669-2-1:2004 Equivalent
UNE-EN 60669-2-1:2005 Identical

£260.00
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