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AS/NZS 3112:2000

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Approval and test specification - Plugs and socket-outlets
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Superseded date

06-03-2023

Published date

03-04-2000

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1 - AS/NZS 3112:2000 APPROVAL AND TEST SPECIFICATION-PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 APPLICATION
7 - 1.2.1 General requirements of AS/NZS 3100
7 - 1.2.2 Specific requirements of this Standard
7 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
8 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
8 - 1.4.1 Fully recessed socket-outlet
9 - 1.4.2 Insulated pin plug
9 - 1.4.3 Non-rewireable plug
9 - 1.4.4 Plug
9 - 1.4.5 Plug, IP-rated, with threaded retaining device
9 - 1.4.6 Rewireable plug
9 - 1.4.7 Socket-outlet
9 - 1.4.8 Socket-outlet, IP-rated, with threaded retaining device
10 - SECTION 2 PLUGS
10 - 2.1 TERMINALS AND INTERNAL CONNECTIONS
10 - 2.1.1 Materials
10 - 2.1.2 Construction of terminals
10 - 2.2 PLUG PINS
10 - 2.2.1 Material for pins
10 - 2.2.2 Assembly of pins
11 - 2.2.3 Form of pin
11 - 2.2.4 Insulation of plug pins
11 - 2.3 INSULATING MATERIALS
11 - 2.3.1 General
11 - 2.3.2 Plug body
12 - 2.3.3 Plug cover
12 - 2.4 NON-REWIREABLE PLUGS
12 - 2.5 MEANS OF ENTRY AND CORD ANCHORAGE FOR FLEXIBLE CORD
12 - 2.5.1 General
12 - 2.5.2 Side-entry (of the flexible cord) plugs
13 - 2.6 RADIO INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION DEVICES
13 - 2.7 FINGER-GRIP
13 - 2.8 RATINGS AND DIMENSIONS OF LOW VOLTAGE PLUGS
13 - 2.8.1 General
14 - 2.8.2 Integrally moulded plug and cord
14 - 2.8.3 Two-pin flat-pin plugs with non-parallel pins
14 - 2.8.4 Compliance with dimensional requirements of Figure 2.1
14 - 2.8.5 Plugs, IP-rated, with threaded retaining device
14 - 2.9 INTERNAL CONNECTIONS
15 - 2.10 ARRANGEMENT OF EARTHING CONNECTIONS
15 - 2.11 FUSES
15 - 2.12 MARKING
15 - 2.12.1 Required marking
15 - 2.12.2 Location of marking
15 - 2.12.3 Additional requirements for rewireable plugs
15 - 2.12.4 Earthing connections
16 - 2.12.5 Live connections
16 - 2.12.6 Configuration of plugs
16 - 2.13 TESTS ON PLUGS
16 - 2.13.1 General
16 - 2.13.2 Insulation resistance test
18 - 2.13.3 High voltage test
18 - 2.13.4 Flexible cord anchorage test
19 - 2.13.5 Test of external nut or clamping ring
19 - 2.13.6 Attachment of covers
20 - 2.13.7 Tumbling barrel test
20 - 2.13.8 Temperature rise test
21 - 2.13.9 Securement of pins
22 - 2.13.10 Determination of IP rating
22 - 2.13.11 Determination of ignitability and combustion propagation
22 - 2.13.12 Tests on non-rewirable plug and flexible cord
24 - 2.13.13 Tests on the insulation material of insulated pin plugs
36 - SECTION 3 SOCKET-OUTLETS
36 - 3.1 TERMINALS AND INTERNAL CONNECTIONS
36 - 3.1.1 Material
36 - 3.1.2 Construction of terminals
36 - 3.2 PROHIBITED ARRANGEMENTS
36 - 3.3 SOCKET-OUTLET CONTACTS
36 - 3.3.1 Material
36 - 3.3.2 Construction
36 - 3.3.3 Entry or withdrawal of plug pins into a socket-outlet
37 - 3.3.4 Depth of contact
37 - 3.4 INSULATING MATERIALS
38 - 3.5 RADIO INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSORS
38 - 3.6 DIMENSIONS
38 - 3.6.1 Pin entry apertures for plugs
38 - 3.6.2 Spacing of socket-outlets
39 - 3.6.3 Socket-outlet faceplate
39 - 3.6.4 Fully recessed socket-outlets
39 - 3.6.5 Socket, IP-rated, with threaded retaining device*
39 - 3.7 ARRANGEMENT OF EARTHING CONNECTIONS
39 - 3.8 PREVENTION OF CONTACT WITH LIVE PINS
39 - 3.8.1 During normal insertion
40 - 3.8.2 During other than normal insertion
40 - 3.8.3 Alignment of faceplates
40 - 3.9 FUSES
40 - 3.10 FLOOR SOCKET-OUTLETS
41 - 3.11 SWITCHED SOCKET-OUTLETS
41 - 3.11.1 Socket-outlets switched by insertion of plug pins
41 - 3.11.2 Socket-outlet switches
41 - 3.12 SHUTTERED SOCKET-OUTLETS
41 - 3.13 MARKING
41 - 3.13.1 Required marking
42 - 3.13.2 Location of marking
42 - 3.13.3 Earthing connections
42 - 3.13.4 Live connections
42 - 3.14 TESTS FOR SOCKET-OUTLETS
42 - 3.14.1 General
43 - 3.14.2 Insulation resistance test No. 1
44 - 3.14.3 High voltage test
44 - 3.14.4 Current breaking test
45 - 3.14.5 Test of temperature rise
46 - 3.14.6 Insulation resistance test No. 2
46 - 3.14.7 Test of earthing connection
46 - 3.14.8 Strength of contact tests
47 - 3.14.9 Switch test
47 - 3.14.10 Determination of IP rating
47 - 3.14.11 Determination of ignitability and combustion propagation
52 - APPENDIX A - GAUGE FOR THREE-PIN FLAT-PIN PLUGS
53 - APPENDIX B - GAUGE FOR TWO-PIN FLAT-PIN PLUGS WITH PARALLEL PINS
54 - APPENDIX C - THREE-PIN TEST PLUG WITH FLAT PINS FOR FULL-INSERTION TESTAND THE FINGER TEST DURING NORMAL INSERTION TEST
55 - APPENDIX D - THREE-PIN TEST PLUG WITH FLAT PINS FORABNORMAL INSERTION TEST
56 - APPENDIX E - PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS FOR USEIN EXTRA-LOW VOLTAGE CIRCUITS
56 - E1 GENERAL
56 - E2 DIMENSIONS AND RATING OF FLAT-PIN PLUGS
57 - APPENDIX F - GAUGE FOR FLAT AND ROUND PIN PLUGS
58 - APPENDIX G - THREE-PIN TEST PLUG WITH FLAT AND ROUND PINS FOR THEFULL-INSERTION TEST AND THE FINGER TEST DURINGNORMAL...
59 - APPENDIX H - DIMENSIONS FOR PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS, IP-RATED,WITH THREADED RETAINING DEVICES
60 - APPENDIX I - (VOID)
61 - APPENDIX J - EQUIPMENT WITH INTEGRAL PINS FOR INSERTION INTO SOCKET-OUTLETS
61 - J1 Scope
61 - J2 Requirements for the plug portion
61 - J2.1 Definition
61 - J2.2 Requirements

Specifies essential safety requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for approval and test purposes. It is intended to be read in conjunction with AS/NZS 3100.

This Standard specifies essential safety requirements for plugs and socket-outlets, as defined in Clause 1.4, intended for use at extra-low or low voltages and a rated current not exceeding 32 A for household or similar purposes. (For extra-low voltage plugs and socket-outlets, see Appendix E.)This Standard does not apply to the following: (a) Appliance couplers (see AS/NZS 3109.1).(b) Installation couplers (see AS/NZS 3131).(c) Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for general industrial applications (see AS/NZS 3123).

Committee
EL-004
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 3267 4
Pages
57
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

Draft Amendment 1 see DR 01100 CP. Draft Amendment 2 see DR 02331 CP First published in Australia as AS C112-1937.Redated 1938.Redated 1939.Second edition 1940.Redated 1946.Redated 1947.Redated 1948.Third edition 1951.Redated 1955.Fourth edition 1958.Fifth edition 1964.Revised and redesignated AS 3112-1981.Second edition 1987.Third edition 1990.First published in New Zealand as part of NZSS 198-1939.Second edition 1951.Third edition 1958.Fourth edition 1967.NZSS 2147 first published 1967.NZSS 198-1967 and NZSS 2147-1967 revised, amalgamated and redesignated in part as NZS 6216:1989.AS 3112-1990 and NZS 6216:1989 jointly revised and designated Joint Standard AS/NZS 3112:1993.Fifth edition 2000. First published in Australia as AS C112-1937. Redated 1938. Redated 1939. Second edition 1940. Redated 1946. Redated 1947. Redated 1948. Third edition 1951. Redated 1955. Fourth edition 1958. Fifth edition 1964. Revised and redesignated AS 3112-1981. Second edition 1987. Third edition 1990. First published in New Zealand as part of NZSS 198-1939. Second edition 1951. Third edition 1958. Fourth edition 1967. NZSS 2147 first published 1967. NZSS 198-1967 and NZSS 2147-1967 revised, amalgamated and redesignated in part as NZS 6216:1989. AS 3112-1990 and NZS 6216:1989 jointly revised and designated Joint Standard AS/NZS 3112:1993. Fifth edition 2000.

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