IEC 60884-1 : 3.2

PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR PURPOSES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

International Electrotechnical Committee

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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION to Amendment 2
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 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 and terminations
13 Construction of fixed socket-outlets
14 Construction of plugs and socket-outlets
15 Interlocked socket-outlets
16 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by enclosures,
   and resistance to humidity
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength
18 Operation of earthing contacts
19 Temperature rise
20 Breaking capacity
21 Normal operation
22 Force necessary to withdraw the plug
23 Flexible cables and their connection
24 Mechanical strength
25 Resistance to heat
26 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
27 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through
   sealing compound
28 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to
   fire and to tracking
29 Resistance to rusting
30 Additional tests on pins provided with insulating sleeves
Annex A (normative) - Safety-related routine tests for
        factory-wired portable accessories (protection
        against electric shock and correct polarity)
Annex B (normative) - Survey of specimens needed for tests
Annex C (informative) - Alternative gripping tests
Annex D (normative) - Switches incorporated in portable
        socket-outlets
Annex E (informative) - Changes planned for the future in order
        to align IEC 60884-1 with the requirements of IEC 60228,
        IEC 60998 and IEC 60999
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Abstract

Pertains to plugs and fixed or portable socket-outlets for a.c. only, with or without earthing contact, with a rated voltage greater than 50 V but not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 32 A, intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors.