SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 2-5: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS - SWITCHES AND RELATED ACCESSORIES FOR USE IN HOME AND BUILDING ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (HBES)
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Terms and definitions<br>4 General requirements<br>5 General notes on tests<br>6 Rating<br>7 Classification<br>8 Marking<br>9 Checking of dimensions<br>10 Protection against electric shock<br>11 Provision for earthing<br>12 Terminals<br>13 Constructional requirements<br>14 Mechanism<br>15 Resistance to ageing, protection provided <br> by enclosures of switches, and resistance <br> to humidity<br>16 Insulation resistance and electric strength<br>17 Temperature rise<br>18 Making and breaking capacity<br>19 Normal operation<br>20 Mechanical strength<br>21 Resistance to heat<br>22 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections<br>23 Creepage distances, clearances and distances <br> through sealing compound<br>24 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal <br> heat, to fire and to tracking<br>25 Resistance to rusting<br>26 EMC requirements<br>101 Abnormal conditions<br>102 Components<br>Annex A (normative) - Survey of specimens needed <br> for tests<br>Annex B (normative) - Additional requirements for <br> switches having facilities for the outlet and <br> retention of flexible cables <br>Annex C (informative) - Examples of types of electronic <br> switches and their functions<br>Annex AA (normative) - Measurement of clearances <br> and creepage distances <br>Annex BB (informative) - Test set-ups <br>Bibliography
Pertains to HBES switches with a working voltage not exceeding 250 V a.c. and a rated current up to and including 16 A for household and similar fixed electrical installations either indoors or outdoors and to associated electronic extension units.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 23 |
