{"id":423021,"date":"2024-10-20T06:44:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T06:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/uncategorized\/bs-en-60669-12018-2\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T12:38:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T12:38:14","slug":"bs-en-60669-12018-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/publishers\/bsi\/bs-en-60669-12018-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BS EN 60669-1:2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This part of IEC 60669 applies to manually operated general purpose functional switches, for alternating current (AC) only with a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V with a rated current not exceeding 63 A, intended for household and similar fixed electrical installations, either indoors or outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>For switches provided with screwless terminals, the rated current is limited to 16 A.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>NOTE 1 The rated current is limited to 16 A for switches provided with insulation piercing terminals (IPT\u2019s) according to Annex D.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Switches covered by this document are, where applicable, intended for the control in normal use of all of the following loads:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>a circuit for a tungsten filament lamp load;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>a circuit for an externally ballasted lamp load (for example LED, CFL, fluorescent lamp load);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>a circuit for a self ballasted lamp load (for example LEDi or CFLi);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>a circuit for a substantially resistive load with a power factor not less than 0,95;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>a single phase circuit for motor load with a rated current not exceeding 3 A at 250 V (750 VA) and 4,5 A at 120 V (540 VA) and a power factor not less than 0,6. This applies to both switches rated not less than 10 A that have not undergone additional tests and to momentary switches rated not less than 6 A that have not undergone additional tests.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>NOTE 2 Void<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This document also applies to boxes for switches, with the exception of mounting boxes for flush-type switches.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>NOTE 3 General requirements for boxes for flush-type switches are given in IEC 60670-1.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It also applies to switches such as<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>switches incorporating pilot lights;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>electromagnetic remote control switches (particular requirements are given in IEC 60669-2-2);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>switches incorporating a time-delay device (particular requirements are given in IEC 60669-2-3);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>combinations of switches and other functions (with the exception of switches combined with fuses);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>electronic switches (particular requirements are given in IEC 60669-2-1);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>switches having facilities for the outlet and retention of flexible cables (see Annex A);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>isolating switches (particular requirements are given in IEC 60669-2-4);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>switches and related accessories for use in home and building electronic systems (particular requirements are given in IEC 60669-2-5);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>firemen\u2019s switches (particular requirements are given in IEC 60669-2-6<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Switches complying with this document are suitable for use at ambient temperatures not normally exceeding +40 \u00b0C, but their average over a period of 24 h does not exceed +35 \u00b0C, with a lower limit of the ambient air temperature of \u20135 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>NOTE 4 For lower temperatures see Annex E.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Switches complying with this document are suitable only for incorporation in equipment in such a way and in such a place that it is unlikely that the surrounding ambient temperature exceeds +35 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>In locations where special conditions prevail, such as in ships, vehicles and the like and in hazardous locations, for example where explosions are liable to occur, special construction and\/or additional requirements may be required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Switches for household and similar fixed-electrical installations &#8211; General requirements<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"shortdes-table\" style=\"width: 100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Published By<\/td>\n<td>Publication Date<\/td>\n<td>Number of Pages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product-category\/publishers\/bsi\/\"><b>BSI<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td>2020<\/td>\n<td>156<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":423029,"template":"","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"product_cat":[510,2641],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-423021","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-29-120-40","7":"product_cat-bsi","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"sold-individually","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/423021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=423021"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=423021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}