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  • BS EN 60065 : 2014

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    AUDIO, VIDEO AND SIMILAR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60065:2014, MODIFIED)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-06-2015

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2014

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    INTRODUCTION
    1 General
    2 Terms and definitions
    3 General requirements
    4 General test conditions
    5 Marking and instructions
    6 Hazardous radiations
    7 Heating under normal operating conditions
    8 Constructional requirements with regard to the
       protection against electric shock
    9 Electric shock hazard under normal operating
       conditions
    10 Insulation requirements
    11 Fault conditions
    12 Mechanical strength
    13 CLEARANCES and CREEPAGE DISTANCES
    14 Components
    15 TERMINALS
    16 External flexible cords
    17 Electrical connections and mechanical fixings
    18 Mechanical strength of picture tubes and protection
       against the effects of implosion
    19 Stability and mechanical hazards
    20 Resistance to fire
    Z1 Protection against excessive sound
       pressure from personal music players
    Annex A (normative) - Additional requirements for apparatus
            with protection against splashing water
    Annex B (normative) - Apparatus to be connected to the
            TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    Annex C (normative) - Band-pass filter for wide-band noise
            measurement
    Annex D (normative) - Measuring network for TOUCH
            CURRENTS
    Annex E (normative) - Measurement of CLEARANCES and
            CREEPAGE DISTANCES
    Annex F (normative) - Table of electrochemical potentials
    Annex G (normative) - Flammability test methods
    Annex H (normative) - Insulated winding wires for use
            without interleaved insulation
    Annex I (Void)
    Annex J (normative) - Alternative method for determining
            minimum CLEARANCES
    Annex K (normative) - Impulse test generators
    Annex L (normative) - Additional requirements for electronic
            flash apparatus for photographic purposes
    Annex M (informative) - Examples of requirements for quality
            control programmes for allowing reduced clearances
    Annex N (informative) - Routine tests
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
             international publications with their corresponding
             European publications
    Annex ZB (normative) - Special national conditions
    Annex ZC (informative) - A-deviations
    Annex ZD (informative) - IEC and CENELEC code
             designations for flexible cords
    Annex ZE (informative) - Significance of L[Aeq],[T] in
             EN 50332-1 and additional information

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    Pertains to electronic apparatus designed to be fed from the MAINS, from a SUPPLY APPARATUS, from batteries or from REMOTE POWER FEEDING and intended for reception, generation, recording or reproduction of audio, video and associated signals.

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    Committee EPL/108
    Development Note Supersedes 98/231624 DC, 90/29412 DC, 91/03054 DC, 01/209114 DC, 07/30163275 DC, BS EN 60491 & BS 415(1990). (03/2007) Supersedes BS 415(1998) & 07/30174056 DC. (09/2009) Supersedes 12/30239877 DC & 12/30258455 DC. (02/2015) 2002 + A12 2011 Edition along with its corrigendum remains active & will be withdrawn on 20/06/2019. (04/2015) Superseded by BS EN 62368-1 but remains current and will be withdrawn on 20/06/2019. (07/2015) 2014 Edition Re-issued in July 2017 & incorporates AMD 11 2017. (08/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Supersedes

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