CONNECTING DEVICES FOR LOW-VOLTAGE CIRCUITS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR PURPOSES - PART 2-4: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR TWIST-ON CONNECTING DEVICES
International Electrotechnical Committee
Foreword<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Definitions<br>4 General<br>5 General notes on tests<br>6 Main characteristics<br>7 Classification<br>8 Marking<br>9 Protection against electric shock<br>10 Connection of conductors<br>11 Construction<br>12 Resistance to ageing, to humidity conditions, to <br> ingress of solid objects and to harmful ingress of<br> water<br>13 Insulation resistance and electric strength<br>14 Mechanical strength<br>15 Temperature rise<br>16 Resistance to heat<br>17 Clearances and creepage distances <br>18 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat and fire<br>19 Resistance of insulating material to tracking<br>20 EMC requirements<br>Annex AA (informative) Example for temperature cycling test <br> according to 15.102.1
Applies to twist-on connecting devices for connecting two or more unprepared rigid and/or flexible copper conductors having a cross-sectional area of 0,5 mm[2] up to and including 16 mm[2] and complying with IEC 60228, the total cross-sectional area of the connected conductors not exceeding 35 mm[2]. It covers low voltage circuits up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 23 |
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