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    BS 5733 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES - SPECIFICATION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-07-2010

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Classification
    5 General requirements
    6 Type testing
    7 Rating
    8 Marking
    9 Dimensions
    10 Clearances, creepage distances and solid
       insulation
    11 Accessibility of live parts
    12 Provision for earthing
    13 Construction
    14 Terminals and terminations
    15 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
    16 Provisions for cables and cords
    17 Resistance to ageing
    18 Resistance to harmful ingress of water and
       resistance to humidity
    19 Insulation resistance and electric strength
    20 Temperature rise
    21 Mechanical strength
    22 Resistance to heat
    23 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal
       heat, and to fire
    24 Resistance to tracking
    25 Resistance to excessive residual stresses and
       to rusting
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - Summary of tests on
                            insulating parts of
                            accessories
    Annex B (normative) - Measurement of clearances
                          and creepage distances
    Annex C (normative) - Determination of the
                          comparative tracking index
                          (CTI) and proof tracking
                          index (PTI)
    Annex D (normative) - Relation between rated impulse
                          withstand voltage, rated voltage
                          and overvoltage category
    Annex E (normative) - Pollution degree
    Annex F (normative) - Impulse withstand voltage test
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    Comment Closes On
    Committee PEL/23
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 60068-2-6:2008 Environmental testing Tests. Test Fc. Vibration (sinusoidal)
    BS 546:1950 Specification. Two-pole and earthing-pin plugs, socket-outlets and socket-outlet adaptors
    IEC 60038:2009 IEC standard voltages
    BS EN 60664-1:2007 Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems Principles, requirements and tests
    BS EN 61140 : 2002 PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK - COMMON ASPECTS FOR INSTALLATION AND EQUIPMENT
    BS EN 61032:1998 Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures. Probes for verification
    BS 6458-2.1:1984 Fire hazard testing for electrotechnical products. Test methods Glow-wire test
    BS EN 60112 : 2003 METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PROOF AND THE COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDICES OF SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS
    BS 646(1958) : 1958 SPECIFICATION FOR CARTRIDGE FUSE-LINKS (RATED UP TO 5 AMPERES) FOR A.C. AND D.C. SERVICE
    BS EN 60064 : 1996 TUNGSTEN FILAMENT LAMPS FOR DOMESTIC AND SIMILAR GENERAL LIGHTING PURPOSES - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 60669-1 : 2000 SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED-ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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