• BS 3676-1:1989

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations Specification for general requirements

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-06-1996

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  23-07-1999

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Committees responsible
    Specification
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 General requirements
    4 Requirements for type testing
    5 Ratings
    6 Classification
    7 Markings
    8 Dimensions
    9 Accessibility of live parts
    10 Provision for earthing
    11 Terminals
    12 Constructional requirements
    13 Mechanism
    14 Resistance to ageing, to harmful ingress of water
          and to humidity
    15 Insulation resistance and electric strength
    16 Temperature rise
    17 Making and breaking capacity
    18 Normal operation
    19 Mechanical strength
    20 Resistance to heat
    21 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
    22 Creepage distances, clearances and distances
          through sealing compound
    23 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal
          heat, to fire and to tracking
    24 Resistance to excessive residual stresses and to
          rusting
    Tables
    1 Preferred combinations of number of poles and
          ratings
    2 Conductors to be accommodated by terminals with
          screw clamping
    3 Pull for terminal clamping test
    4 Wires used for terminal clamping test
    5 Torque values for test of terminal fixing
    5(a) Conductors to be accommodated by screwless
          terminals
    5(b) Not applicable
    5(c) Current for electrical and thermal stress test
    X Pull and torque tests for cord anchorages
    6 Connections for insulation resistance and electric
          strength tests
    7 Insulation resistance and test voltages
    8 Test currents and conductors for temperature rise
          test
    9 Not applicable
    10 Not applicable
    11 Number of switch movements for normal operation
          test
    12 Torque for mechanical test on glands
    13 Creepage distances, clearances and distances
          through insulating sealing compound
    Figures
    1 Classification according to connections
    2 Not applicable
    2(a) Arrangement for checking damage to conductors
    3 Pillar terminals
    4 Screw terminals and stud terminals
    5 Saddle terminals
    6 Lug terminals
    7 Mantle terminals
    8 Typical apparatus for making and breaking capacity
          and normal operation tests (not indicative of
          design requirements)
    9 Circuit diagrams for making and breaking capacity
          and normal operation tests
    10 Test circuits for fluorescent lamp loads
    11 Impact test apparatus: general view
    12 Constructional details of striking element
    13 Construction details of mounting support for test
          samples
    14 Not applicable
    15 Ball pressure apparatus
    16 Not applicable
    17 Not applicable
    18 Not applicable
    X Probe to check access to live parts via drain
          hole

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    Requirements and tests for manually operated general purpose switches with a rated voltage not exceeding 440V and a rated current not exceeding 63A, with particular reference to safety in normal use.

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    Committee PEL/23
    Development Note Superseded by BS 3676-1(1996) but remains current. Supersedes 87/21450 DC, 91/23413 DC and BS 3676(1963) (07/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS 5733:1995 Specification for general requirements for electrical accessories

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    BS 5901:1980 Method of test for determining the comparative and the proof tracking indices of solid insulating materials under moist conditions
    BS 4662:1970 Specification for boxes for the enclosure of electrical accessories
    BS 1224:1970 Specification for electroplated coatings of nickel and chromium
    BS 6458-2.1:1984 Fire hazard testing for electrotechnical products. Test methods Glow-wire test
    IEC 60719:1992 Calculation of the lower and upper limits for the average outer dimensions of cables with circular copper conductors and of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V
    BS 1706:1960 Specification for electroplated coatings of cadmium and zinc on iron and steel
    BS 2782-3 Method 365C:1986 Methods of testing plastics. Mechanical properties Determination of Rockwell hardness
    BS 4714:1980 Method for laboratory determination of density or relative density of crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products (hydrometer method)
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