EN 61242:1997/A13:2017
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ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES - CABLE REELS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR PURPOSES
31-03-2017
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
5 General remarks on tests
6 Classification
7 Marking
8 Protection against electric shock
9 Provision for earthing
10 Terminals and terminations
11 Flexible cables and their connection
12 Construction
13 Components
14 Resistance to ageing
15 Resistance to harmful ingress of water
16 Resistance to humidity
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength
18 Normal operation
19 Temperature rise in normal use
20 Temperature rise under overload conditions
21 Mechanical strength
22 Resistance to heat
23 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
24 Creepage distances, clearances and distances
through sealing compound
25 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat,
to fire and to tracking
26 Resistance to rusting
27 EMC requirements
Figures
Annex A (informative) Guidance for routine tests of cable reels
Annex B (informative) 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
Pertains to cable reels for a.c. only, with a rated voltage above 50 V and not exceeding 250 V for single-phase cable reels and above 50 V and not exceeding 440 V for all other cable reels, and a rated current not exceeding 16 A.
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TC 23BX
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| DevelopmentNote |
AMD 1 2008 supersedes AMD 11 2004 and AMD 12 2006. (05/2008)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| NEN EN IEC 61242 : 1997 AMD 2 2016 | Identical |
| PN EN 61242 : 2001 AMD 13 2017 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 61242:1998 | Identical |
| BS EN 61242 : 1998 | Identical |
| IEC 61242:1995 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 61242:1999 | Identical |
| NBN EN 61242 : 1997 AMD 2 2016 | Identical |
| VDE 0620-300 : 2016 AMD 13 2018 | Identical |
| BS EN 61242:1997+A13:2017 | Identical |
| DIN EN 61242 : 2016 AMD 13 2018 | Identical |
| NF EN 61242 : 1997 AMD 13 2018 | Identical |
| IEC 60112:2003+AMD1:2009 CSV | Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials |
| IEC 60730-2-9:2015 RLV | Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-9: Particular requirements for temperature sensing controls |
| IEC 60050-195:1998 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 195: Earthing and protection against electric shock |
| IEC 60884-1:2002+AMD1:2006+AMD2:2013 CSV | Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part1: General requirements |
| EN 60730-2-9:2010 | Automatic electrical controls for household and similar use - Part 2-9: Particular requirements for temperature sensing controls |
| IEC 60050-441:1984 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 441: Switchgear, controlgear and fuses |
| 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 60598-2-8:2013 | Luminaires - Part 2-8: Particular requirements - Handlamps |
| ISO 2081:2008 | Metallic and other inorganic coatings Electroplated coatings of zinc with supplementary treatments on iron or steel |
| EN 60112 : 2003 AMD 1 2009 | METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PROOF AND THE COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDICES OF SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS |
| 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 60335-2-2:2009+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2016 CSV | HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - SAFETY - PART 2-2: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR VACUUM CLEANERS AND WATER-SUCTION CLEANING APPLIANCES |
| IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV | Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) |
| IEC 60598-2-25:1994 | Luminaires - Part 2: Particular requirements - Section 25: Luminaires for use in clinical areas of hospitals and health care buildings |
| EN 60695-2-10:2013 | Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure |
| ISO 2093:1986 | Electroplated coatings of tin — Specification and test methods |
| IEC 60598-1:2014+AMD1:2017 CSV | Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests |
| EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12 | DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE) (IEC 60529 EDITION 2.2 CORRIGENDUM 2:2015) |
| IEC 60695-2-10:2013 | Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure |
| EN 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 60695-2-11:2014) |
| EN 60999-1:1993/corrigendum:1997 | CONNECTING DEVICES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR SCREW-TYPE AND SCREWLESS-TYPE CLAMPING UNITS FOR ELECTRICAL COPPER CONDUCTORS |
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