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    BS EN 60669-1 - SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED-ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General requirements
    5 General remarks on tests
    6 Ratings
    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) - Additional requirements for
            switches having facilities for the outlet
            and retention of flexible cables - Secretariat's
            NOTE: proposal to move the content of this annex
            into the main text and to delete the Annex
    Annex B (informative) - Changes planned for the future
            in order to align IEC 60669-1 with the requirements
            of IEC 60998, IEC 60999 and IEC 60228
    Annex C (Informative) - Subclause 19.3: Circuit development
    Annex D (Informative)
    Annex E (Informative) - Additional requirements and tests
            for switches intended to be used at a temperature
            lower than -5 Degrees C
    Bibliography

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee PEL/23
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status NA
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60112:2003+AMD1:2009 CSV Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials
    IEC 60245-1:2003+AMD1:2007 CSV Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 1: General requirements
    IEC 60998-1:2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements
    IEC 60227-4:1992+AMD1:1997 CSV Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 4: Sheathed cables for fixed wiring
    IEC 60228:2004 Conductors of insulated cables
    IEC 60212:2010 Standard conditions for use prior to and during the testing of solid electrical insulating materials
    IEC 60998-2-3:2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with insulation-piercing clamping units
    IEC 60670-1:2015 Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements
    IEC 60364-4-41:2005+AMD1:2017 CSV Low voltage electrical installations - Part 4-41: Protection for safety - Protection against electric shock
    IEC 60227-3:1993+AMD1:1997 CSV Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 3: Non-sheathed cables for fixed wiring
    IEC 60364-5-53:2001+AMD1:2002+AMD2:2015 CSV Electrical installations of buildings - Part 5-53: Selection and erection of electrical equipment - Isolation, switching and control
    IEC 60695-2-11:2014 Fire hazard testing - Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire flammability test method for end-products (GWEPT)
    IEC 60050-442:1998 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 442: Electrical accessories
    ISO 2081:2008 Metallic and other inorganic coatings Electroplated coatings of zinc with supplementary treatments on iron or steel
    IEC 60227-1:2007 Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 1: General requirements
    ISO 2039-2:1987 Plastics Determination of hardness Part 2: Rockwell hardness
    IEC 60999-1:1999 Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 1: General requirements and particular requirements for clamping units for conductors from 0,2 mm2 up to 35 mm2 (included)
    ISO 1456:2009 Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Electrodeposited coatings of nickel, nickel plus chromium, copper plus nickel and of copper plus nickel plus chromium
    IEC 60998-2-2:2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 2-2: Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with screwless-type clamping units
    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
    IEC 60245-4:2011 Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 4: Cords and flexible cables
    ISO 2093:1986 Electroplated coatings of tin — Specification and test methods
    IEC 60068-2-75:2014 Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests
    IEC 61032:1997 Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures - Probes for verification
    IEC 60695-2-10:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure
    IEC 60998-2-1:2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 2-1: Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with screw-type clamping units
    IEC 60227-5:2011 Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 5: Flexible cables (cords)
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