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Superseded

BS 5733 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES - SPECIFICATION

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-07-2010

Language(s)

English

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification
5 General requirements
6 Type testing
7 Rating
8 Marking
9 Dimensions
10 Clearances, creepage distances and solid
   insulation
11 Accessibility of live parts
12 Provision for earthing
13 Construction
14 Terminals and terminations
15 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
16 Provisions for cables and cords
17 Resistance to ageing
18 Resistance to harmful ingress of water and
   resistance to humidity
19 Insulation resistance and electric strength
20 Temperature rise
21 Mechanical strength
22 Resistance to heat
23 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal
   heat, and to fire
24 Resistance to tracking
25 Resistance to excessive residual stresses and
   to rusting
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Summary of tests on
                        insulating parts of
                        accessories
Annex B (normative) - Measurement of clearances
                      and creepage distances
Annex C (normative) - Determination of the
                      comparative tracking index
                      (CTI) and proof tracking
                      index (PTI)
Annex D (normative) - Relation between rated impulse
                      withstand voltage, rated voltage
                      and overvoltage category
Annex E (normative) - Pollution degree
Annex F (normative) - Impulse withstand voltage test
Bibliography

Committee	PEL/23
DocumentType	Draft
Pages	91
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded

BS EN 60068-2-6:2008	Environmental testing Tests. Test Fc. Vibration (sinusoidal)
BS 546:1950	Specification. Two-pole and earthing-pin plugs, socket-outlets and socket-outlet adaptors
IEC 60038:2009	IEC standard voltages
BS EN 60664-1:2007	Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems Principles, requirements and tests
BS EN 61140 : 2002	PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK - COMMON ASPECTS FOR INSTALLATION AND EQUIPMENT
BS EN 61032:1998	Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures. Probes for verification
BS 6458-2.1:1984	Fire hazard testing for electrotechnical products. Test methods Glow-wire test
BS EN 60112 : 2003	METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PROOF AND THE COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDICES OF SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS
BS 646(1958) : 1958	SPECIFICATION FOR CARTRIDGE FUSE-LINKS (RATED UP TO 5 AMPERES) FOR A.C. AND D.C. SERVICE
BS EN 60064 : 1996	TUNGSTEN FILAMENT LAMPS FOR DOMESTIC AND SIMILAR GENERAL LIGHTING PURPOSES - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
BS EN 60669-1 : 2000	SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED-ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS