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  • BS EN 61032:1998

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    Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures. Probes for verification

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  21-06-2003

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 General
        1.1 Scope and object
        1.2 General recommendations
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
        3.1 Enclosure
        3.2 Hazardous part
        3.3 Access probe
        3.4 Object probe
        3.5 IP code probe
        3.6 Other probe
        3.7 Adequate clearance for protection against access
              to hazardous parts
    4 Classification of test probes
    5 List of test probes
    6 Test probes
        6.1 IP code probes
        6.2 Other access probes
    7 Design characteristics of test probes
    Annexes
    A Effect of tolerances of test probes on equipment and
        test results
    B Rules for tolerancing of test probes
    ZA Normative references to international publications with
        their corresponding European publications

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    Gives details and dimensions of test probes intended to verify the protection provided by enclosure with regard to: a) protection of persons against access to hazardous parts inside the enclosure. b) protection of equipment inside the enclosure against ingress of solid foreign objects.

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    Committee GEL/70
    Development Note Also numbered as IEC 61032 Supersedes BS 3042(1992) & 95/205890 DC (07/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October, 2004. (11/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
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