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  • UL 60320-1:2ED 2011-05

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    Appliances Couplers for Household and Similar General Purposes - Part 1: General Requirements

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy

    Superseded date:  21-12-2021

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    Published date:  12-05-2011

    Publisher:  Underwriters Laboratories

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    PREFACE
    NATIONAL DIFFERENCES
    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 General requirements
    5 General notes on tests
    6 Standard ratings
    7 Classification
    8 Marking
    9 Dimensions and compatibility
    10 Protection against electric shock
    11 Provision for earthing
    12 Terminals and terminations
    13 Construction
    14 Moisture resistance
    15 Insulation resistance and electric strength
    16 Forces necessary to insert and to withdraw the connector
    17 Operation of contacts
    18 Resistance to heating of appliance couplers for hot
       conditions or very hot conditions
    19 Breaking capacity
    20 Normal operation
    21 Temperature rise
    22 Cords and their connection
    23 Mechanical strength
    24 Resistance to heat and ageing
    25 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
    26 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through
       insulation
    27 Resistance of insulating material to heat, fire and
       tracking
    28 Resistance to rusting
    29 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements
    Annex A (normative) - Routine tests for factory wired
            appliance couplers related to safety
            (protection against electric shock and
            correct polarity)
    Annex DVA (informative) - Configurations for North
              American Ratings Table in Clause 6.2DV
    Annex DVB (informative) - Referenced standards that
              are informative

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    This revision is being issued to indicate the most recent designation of ANSI/UL 60320 - 1 as a Reaffirmed American National Standard.

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    This part of lEC 60320 sets the general requirements for appliance couplers for two poles and two poles with earth contact and for the connection of electrical devices for household and similar onto the mains supply.

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    Development Note Also numbered as CSA C22.2.60320-1. (06/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Underwriters Laboratories
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60112:2003+AMD1:2009 CSV Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials
    CSA C22.2 No. 49 : 2014 FLEXIBLE CORDS AND CABLES
    UL 1863:4ED 2004-05 Standard for Communications-Circuit Accessories
    IEC 60050-151:2001 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices
    ISO 1101:2017 Geometrical product specifications (GPS) — Geometrical tolerancing — Tolerances of form, orientation, location and run-out
    IEC TR 60083:2015 Plugs and socket-outlets for domestic and similar general use standardized in member countries of IEC
    CSA C22.2 No. 21 : 2014 CORD SETS AND POWER-SUPPLY CORDS
    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)
    ISO 2081:2008 Metallic and other inorganic coatings Electroplated coatings of zinc with supplementary treatments on iron or steel
    IEC 60695-2-13:2010+AMD1:2014 CSV Fire hazard testing - Part 2-13: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods- Glow-wire ignition temperature (GWIT) test method for materials
    UL 1682:5ED 2017-02 Plugs, Receptacles, and Cable Connectors of the Pin and Sleeve Type
    IEC 60999-1:1999 Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 1: General requirements and particular requirements for clamping units for conductors from 0,2 mm2 up to 35 mm2 (included)
    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 60695-2-12:2010+AMD1:2014 CSV Fire hazard testing - Part 2-12: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods- Glow-wire flammability index (GWFI) test method for materials
    CSA C22.2 No. 65 : 2013 WIRE CONNECTORS
    ISO 286-1:2010 Geometrical product specifications (GPS) ISO code system for tolerances on linear sizes Part 1: Basis of tolerances, deviations and fits
    IEC 60695-11-10:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 11-10: Test flames - 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test methods
    ISO 2093:1986 Electroplated coatings of tin — Specification and test methods
    CSA C22.2 No. 182.3 : 2016 SPECIAL USE ATTACHMENT PLUGS, RECEPTACLES, AND CONNECTORS
    UL 746A:6ED 2012-09 Polymeric Materials - Short Term Property Evaluations
    IEC 61140:2016 Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment
    C22.2 NO. 182.1-17 Plugs, receptacles, and cable connectors of the pin and sleeve type (Trinational standard with NMX-J-719-ANCE and UL 1682)
    IEC 60695-2-10:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure
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