BS 5733:1995
Superseded
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Specification for general requirements for electrical accessories
Hardcopy , PDF
31-07-2010
English
10-03-2006
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Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Classification
5 General requirements
6 Type testing
7 Rating
8 Marking
9 Dimensions
10 Creepage distances and clearances in air
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
Annex A (informative) Summary of tests on insulating parts
of accessories
List of references
Defines requirements and tests to check the safety in normal use of electrical accessories which are not covered by other specific British Standards. Also deals with 'plug-in' and other accessories in which electrical accessory components such as plug-pins, socket-contacts, switches, terminals, etc. are incorporated.
| Committee |
PEL/23
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 93/200014 DC and BS 5733(1979). (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2008. (12/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
58
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 6396:2008+A1:2015 | Electrical systems in office furniture and educational furniture. Specification |
| BS 6396:2002 | Electrical systems in office furniture and office screens. Specification |
| BS 6396(2008) : 2008 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN OFFICE FURNITURE AND EDUCATIONAL FURNITURE - SPECIFICATION |
| BS 4163:2007 | HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| BS 546:1950 | Specification. Two-pole and earthing-pin plugs, socket-outlets and socket-outlet adaptors |
| 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 6458-2.1:1984 | Fire hazard testing for electrotechnical products. Test methods Glow-wire test |
| BS 646(1958) : 1958 | SPECIFICATION FOR CARTRIDGE FUSE-LINKS (RATED UP TO 5 AMPERES) FOR A.C. AND D.C. SERVICE |
| BS 6004:1995 | Specification for PVC-insulated cables (non-armoured) for electric power and lighting |
| BS 3676-1:1989 | Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations Specification for general requirements |
| BS 1858:1973 | Specification for bitumen-based filling compounds for electrical purposes |
| BS 4714:1980 | Method for laboratory determination of density or relative density of crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products (hydrometer method) |
| BS 1362:1973 | Specification for general purpose fuse links for domestic and similar purposes (primarily for use in plugs) |
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