CONNECTING DEVICES FOR LOW-VOLTAGE CIRCUITS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR PURPOSES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 General notes on tests
6 Main characteristics
7 Classification
8 Marking
9 Protection against electric shock
10 Connection of conductors
11 Construction
12 Resistance to ageing, to humidity conditions, to ingress
of solid objects and to harmful ingress of water
13 Insulation resistance and electric strength
14 Mechanical strength
15 Temperature rise
16 Resistance to heat
17 Clearances and creepage distances
18 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat and fire
19 Resistance of insulating material to tracking
20 EMC requirements
Annex A (informative) Schematic presentation of connecting
devices as a basis for the definitions
Annex B (informative) Approximate relationship between
conductors of cross-sectional areas in square
millimeters and American Wire Gauge (AWG) sizes
as used in North America
Figures
Tables
Applies to connecting devices as separate entities for the connection of two or more electrical copper conductors, rigid or flexible, having a cross sectional area of 0.5 mm squared up to and including 35 mm squared with a rated voltage not exceeding 1 000 V a.c. up to and including 1 000 Hz and 1 500 V d.c. where electrical energy is used for household and similar purposes.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 23 |
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