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  • BS EN 60898:1991

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    Specification for circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household and similar installations

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  09-09-2003

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  08-10-2001

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1. General
    2. Definitions
    3. Classification
    4. Characteristics of circuit-breakers
    5. Marking and other product information
    6. Standard conditions for operation in service
    7. Requirements for construction and operation
    8. Tests
    8.1 Type tests and routine tests
    8.2 Test conditions
    8.3 Indelibility of marking
    8.4 Reliability of screws, current-carrying parts and
         connections
    8.5 Reliability of terminals for external conductors
    8.6 Protection against electric shock
    8.7 Dielectric properties
    8.8 Temperature rise and power loss
    8.9 28-day test
    8.10 Tripping characteristics
    8.11 Mechanical and electrical
    8.12 Short-circuit
    8.13 Resistance to mechanical shock and impact
    8.14 Resistance to heat
    8.15 Resistance to abnormal heat and to fire
    8.16 Resistance to rusting
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    A. Determination of short-circuit power factor
    B. Determination of clearances and creepage distances
    C. Test sequences and number of samples to be submitted
         for certification purposes
    D. Coordination of circuit-breakers with separate fuses
         associated in the same circuit
    E. Special requirements for auxiliary circuits for
         safety extra-low voltage
    F. Examples of terminals
    G. Void
    H. Arrangement for the detection of the emission of
         ionized gases during short-circuit tests
    ZA. Classification of circuit-breakers into energy
         limiting classes
    ZB. Guide for the selection of circuit breakers with
         reference to their rated voltage

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    Gives requirements for a.c. air break circuit-breakers for operation at 50 Hz or 60 Hz having a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V, a rated current not exceeding 125 A and a rated short-circuit capacity not exceeding 25000 A.

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    Committee PEL/23/1
    Development Note Supersedes 89/27055 DC, 93/215621 DC, 94/202552 DC, 96/211300 DC, 97/207511 DC, 97/208713 DC & BS 3871-1(1965) (10/2001) Supersedes 98/263093 DC. (05/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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