SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 General remarks 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) - Additional requirements for
switches having facilities for the outlet and
retention of flexible cables
Annex B (informative) - Changes planned for the
future in order to align IEC 60669-1 with the
requirements of IEC 60998 (all parts),
IEC 60999 (all parts) and IEC 60228
Annex C (informative) - Circuit development
Annex D (informative) - Additional requirements for
insulation-piercing terminals
Annex E (informative) - Additional requirements and
tests for switches intended to be used at a
temperature lower than -5 degrees C
Bibliography
Pertains to manually operated general purpose functional switches, for alternating current (AC) only with a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V with a rated current not exceeding 63 A, intended for household and similar fixed electrical installations, either indoors or outdoors.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 23 |
