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    AS/NZS 3112:2004

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    Approval and test specification - Plugs and socket-outlets

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    Superseded date:  06-03-2023

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    Published date:  21-12-2004

    Publisher:  Standards Australia

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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.

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    This Standard specifies essential safety requirements for plugs and socket-outlets, as defined in Clause1.4, intended for use at extra low or low voltages and a rated current not exceeding 32A for household or similar purposes. (For extra low voltage plugs and socket-outlets, see AppendixE.)This Standard does not apply to the following:a) Appliance couplers (see AS/NZS60320.1).b) Installation couplers (see AS/NZS3131:1995 or AS/NZS61535.1).c) Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for general industrial applications (see AS/NZS3123).d) Plugs and socket-outlets for moveable appliances (see AS/NZS3131).

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    Committee EL-004
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Standards Australia
    Status Superseded
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    Under Revision

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    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/NZS3112:2000.Sixth edition 2004. 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.

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