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BS EN 60669-1 : 2000

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SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED-ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

13-02-2020

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2000

Publisher

British Standards Institution

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
5 General notes on tests
6 Ratings
7 Classification
8 Marking
9 Checking of dimensions
10 Protection against electric shock
11 Provision for earthing
12 Terminals
13 Constructional requirements
14 Mechanism
15 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by
   enclosures of switches, and resistance to
   humidity
16 Insulation resistance and electric strength
17 Temperature rise
18 Making and breaking capacity
19 Normal operation
20 Mechanical strength
21 Resistance to heat
22 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
23 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through
   sealing compound
24 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat,
   to fire and to tracking
25 Resistance to rusting
26 EMC requirements
Annex A (normative) - Survey of specimens needed for tests
Annex B (normative) - Additional requirements for switches
        having facilities for the outlet and retention of
        flexible cables
Annex C - Routine test
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications
Annex ZB (normative) - Special national conditions
Annex ZC (informative) - A-Deviations
National Annex NA (informative) - CENELEC interpretation
                  sheet 1, June 2009
National Annex NB (informative) - SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD
                  AND SIMILAR FIXED-ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
                  - Part 1: General requirements




Pertains to manually operated general purpose switches, for a.c. only with a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 63 A, intended for household and similar fixed electrical installations, either indoors or outdoors.

Committee
PEL/23
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 95/205292 DC (10/2003) 1999 Edition Re-Issued in May 2009 & incorporates AMD 2 2008. (06/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
104
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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