APPLIANCE COUPLERS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR GENERAL PURPOSES - PART 2-3: APPLIANCE COUPLERS WITH A DEGREE OF PROTECTION HIGHER THAN IPX0
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
5 General notes on tests
6 Standard ratings
7 Classification
8 Marking
9 Dimensions and compatibility
10 Protection against electric shock
11 Provision for earthing
12 Terminals and terminations
13 Construction
14 Moisture resistance
15 Insulation resistance and electric strength
16 Forces necessary to insert and to withdraw the connector
17 Operation of contacts
18 Resistance to heating of appliance couplers for hot
conditions or very hot conditions
19 Breaking capacity
20 Normal operation
21 Temperature rise
22 Cords and their connection
23 Mechanical strength
24 Resistance to heat and ageing
25 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
26 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through
insulation
27 Resistance of insulating material to heat, fire and
tracking
28 Resistance to rusting
29 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements
Annex A (informative) Routine tests for factory wired
appliance couplers related to safety
(protection against electric shock and
correct polarity)
Standard sheets
Figures
Applicable to two-pole non-reversible appliance couplers for cold conditions for a.c. only, with a degree of protection against ingress of water higher than IPX0, with a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V and a rated current not exceeding 10 A for a 50 Hz or 60 Hz supply.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 23 |
