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AS/NZS 3112:2011

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Superseded date

06-03-2023

Published date

25-10-2011

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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 provide guidance on the following:(a) Appliance couplers (see AS/NZS 60320.1).(b) Installation couplers (see AS/NZS 3131:1995 or AS/NZS 61535.1).(c) Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for general industrial applications (see AS/NZS 3123).(d) Plugs and socket-outlets for moveable appliances (see AS/NZS 3131).

Committee
EL-004
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978 0 7337 9949
Pages
67
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

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.Previous edition AS/NZS 3112:2000.Sixth edition 2004.Seventh edition 2011. Originated in Australia as C112 1937. Originated in New Zealand as part of NZSS 1898 1939. Previous edition AS/NZS 3112:2004. Seventh edition 2011.

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