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This doc ment covers the req irements f or ada tors with ad itional fu ction , however the ad itional fu ction itself is not covered by this stan ard... p rta le ac es ory con tru ted as

IEC 60884- 2- 5

Editio 2.0 2 17-0

Plugs and sock et - out let s for household and simi ar purposes –

Part 2- 5: Part icular requirement s for adapt ors

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IEC 60884- 2- 5

Edit io 2.0 2 17-0

Plugs and sock et - out let s for household and simi ar purposes –

Part 2- 5: Part icular requirement s for adapt ors

FOREWORD 4

1 Sco e 6

2 Normative ref eren es 6

3 Definition 7

4 General req irements 8

5 General remark on tests 8

6 Ratin s 9

7 Clas ification 9

8 Markin 9

9 Chec in of dimen ion 10 10 Protection again t electric s oc 10 1 Provision f or e rthin 1

12 Termin ls and terminatio s 1

13 Con tru tion of fixed soc et-outlets 1

14 Con tru tion of ada tors 1

15 Interloc ed soc et-outlet p rts of ada tors 15 16 Resistan e to agein , protection provided by en los res, an resistan e to h midity 15 17 In ulation resistan e an electric stren th 15 18 Op ration of e rthin contacts 16 19 Temp rature rise 16 2 Bre kin ca acity 18 21 Normal o eration 19 2 Force neces ary to with raw the plu 2

2 Flexible ca les an their con ection 2

2 Mec anical stren th 2

2 Resistan e to he t 2

2 Screws, c r ent-car yin p rts an connection 2

2 Cre p ge distan es, cle ran es an distan es throu h se l n comp u d 2

2 Resistan e of in ulatin material to a normal he t, to fire an to trac in 2

2 Resistan e to ru tin 2

3 Ad itional tests on pin provided with in ulatin sle ves 2

An ex A (normative) Saf ety- elated routine tests for factory-wired p rta le ac es ories (protection again t electric s oc an cor ect p larity) 2

An ex B (normative) Survey of sp cimen ne ded for tests 2

An ex C (inf ormative) Alternative grip in tests 2

An ex D (normative) Switc es in orp rated in ada tors 31

An ex E (informative) Chan es plan ed for the future in order to al g IEC 6 8 4-1 with the req irements of IEC 6 2 8, IEC 6 9 8 an IEC 6 9 9 3

An ex AA (normative) Travel ada tors 3

An ex BB (informative) Examples of ada tors 41

Biblogra h 4

Fig re AA.1 – World plu typ s 3

Ta le 101 – Nominal cros -sectional are s of f lexible co p r con u tors for the

temp rature- ise test 17

Ta le 16 – Maximum an minimum with rawal force f or plu an soc et-outlet p rts of

ada tors 2

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International Stan ard IEC 6 8 4-2-5 has b en pre ared by s bcommit e 2 B: Plu s,

soc et-outlets an switc es, of IEC tec nical commite 2 : Electrical ac es ories

This secon edition cancels an re laces the first edition publs ed in 19 5 This edition

con titutes a tec nical revision

This edition in lu es the fol owin sig if i ant tec nical c an es with resp ct to the previou

f ) new req irements for the con tru tion an s a e of the ada tors

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This Part 2-5 s al b u ed in conju ction with IEC 6 8 4-1 It was esta l s ed on the b sis of

the third edition of IEC 6 8 4-1 (2 0 ) an of its Amen ments 1 (2 0 ) an 2 (2 13)

This Part 2-5 s p lements or modif ies the cor esp n in clau es in IEC 6 8 4-1, so as to

con ert that publ cation into the IEC Stan ard: Partic lar req irements f or ada tors

Where this Part 2-5 states "ad ition“, "modif i ation“ or " e lacement , the relevant

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PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS

FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILA R PURPOSES –

Part 2-5: Particular requirements f or adaptors

Re la eme t:

This p rt of IEC 6 8 4 a pl es to ada tors for a.c only with or without e rthin contact, with a

rated voltage gre ter than 5 V but not ex e din 4 0 V an a rated c r ent not ex e din

3 A, inten ed for hou ehold an simi ar purp ses, either in o rs or outdo rs

This doc ment also a pl es to travel ada tors (se An ex AA) F r travel ada tors the s o e

is l mited to a voltage ratin gre ter than 5 V but not ex e din 2 0 V an to a c r ent ratin

NOT 2 In th f olowin c u trie a a tors h vin IP cla s s b low IP 4 s al b pro id d with s uters: FI

NOT 3 In th f olowin c u trie f us d a a tors are n t alowe : ZA

NOT 4 In th folowin c u trie rewira le e tern l f l xible c ble c n e te to a a tors are n t alowe : ZA

NOT 5 In th folowin c u trie , tra el a a tors s al n t b u e f or c argin ele tric l v hicle : CH, S

This doc ment covers the req irements f or ada tors with ad itional fu ction , however the

ad itional fu ction itself is not covered by this stan ard

NOT 6 Ex mple of a ditio al fu ctio s are ele tro ic p wer s p ly u its, dimmers, timers, prote tio d vic s,

infare switc e

This doc ment do s not a ply to ada tors in orp ratin con ectors ac ordin to IEC 6 3 0

(al p rts)

Ada tors complyin with this doc ment are s ita le for u e at ambient temp ratures not

normal y ex e din + 0 °C, but their average over a p riod of 2 h do s not ex e d + 5 °C,

with a lower l mit of the ambient air temp rature of – °C

NOT 7 Te ts f or temp rature b low n rmal ra g are u d r c n id ratio

This clau e of Part 1 is a plca le ex e t as f ol ows:

Add ition:

IEC 6 12 -2, Miniat ure fuses – Part 2: Cartridg fuse-l inks

IEC 6 2 9-3, L w-voltag fuses – Part 3: Su pl eme tary re uireme ts for fuses for use b

u skil l ed p rso s (uses mainly for h use ol d or simil r a p c tions) – Ex mples of

standard ized syst ems offuses A t o F

IEC 6 8 4-1:2 0 , Pl ugs a d so k et -o tl ets for h use old a d similar p rp ses – P art 1:

NOT 3 Th term "a c s ory" is u e a a g n ral term c v rin plu s, s c et-o tlets a d a a tors; th term

"p rta le a c s ory" c v rs plu s, p rta le s c et-o tlets a d a a tors

p rta le ac es ory con tru ted as an integral u it in orp ratin one plu p rt an one or

more soc et-outlet p rts, with or without integrated ad itional fu ction , al owin the

con ection of one or more plu s to a soc et-outlet, b th the soc et-outlet an the plu s

b lon in to the same national s stem

Note 1 to e try: Ex mple of n tio al s stems are lste in IEC TR 6 0 3

3.10

f us d a aptor

ada tor in orp ratin a re lace ble f use l n in one or more c r ent-car yin p les

Note 1 to e try: Fu e of f us d a a tors are n t inte d d to prote t a pla c s or p rts of th m a ain t o erlo d

3.10

polarize a aptor

ada tor con tru ted so that, when in erted in a soc et-outlet in tal ed in a p larized wirin

in tal ation, the cor ect relation hip b twe n the neutral an the lne p le or p les is

maintained

3.10

single-wa a aptor

multi-wa a aptor

ada tor with more than one soc et-outlet p rt al owin the simultane u con ection of two or

more plu s

3.10

tra el a aptor

p rta le ac es ory, inten ed for temp rary u e, al owin the con ection of one or more plu

typ (s) of diff erent national s stems to a soc et-outlet that is not desig ed to ac e t s c

tra el a aptor with mov ble pins

travel ada tor where plu pin may sl de in an out, rotate or f old in an direction, so that

they are not p rmanently f i ed but have me n to b loc ed in p sition for normal u e

3.10

interme iate a aptor

ada tor al owin the con ection of one or more plu s to a soc et-outlet via a control device

s c as a dimmer, photo-electric switc , etc whic is con ected to the ada tor by an

external flexible ca le

3.10

rewirable interme iate a aptor

intermediate ada tor con tru ted in s c a way that the external flexible ca le can b

re laced

3.1 0

non-rewirable interme iate a aptor

intermediate ada tor con tru ted in s c a way that it forms a complete u it with the external

f lexible ca le af ter con ection an as embly by the man f acturer of the ada tor

Note 1 to e try: Se als 14.1

3.1 1

a aptor with c ble outlet

ada tor whic may b rewira le or non- ewira le, an con tru ted in s c a way that it al ows

the con ection of an external f lexible ca le throu h a ca le outlet

3.1 2

p wer value as ig ed to the ac es ory by the man facturer

This clau e of Part 1 is a pl ca le

5 General remarks on tests

This clau e of Part 1 is a plca le ex e t as f ol ows:

Add ition:

For the purp ses of the tests, u les otherwise sp cif ied, the word “ada tors” covers al

ada tors in lu in fu ed ada tors, p larized ada tors, sin le-way ada tors, multi-way

ada tors, intermediate ada tors, ada tors with ca le outlet an travel ada tors

6 Ratings

This clau e of Part 1 is a plca le ex e t as f ol ows:

Add ition:

6.101 The rated voltage of the ada tor s al not b lower than the nominal voltage of the

s p ly s stem to whic it can b con ected via a soc et-outlet

NOT Nomin l v lta e are d f i e in IEC 6 0 8

6.10 The rated c r ent of the ada tor s al b the lowest value of the f ol owin :

– the rated c r ent of the plu p rt; or

– the arithmetic s m of the hig est rated c r ents of al plu s whic can b simultane u ly

in erted into the ada tor; or

– the rated c r ent of the in orp rated overc r ent protective device, if an

6.10 When as ig ed, the rated p wer of the ada tor s al b calc lated by multiplyin the

rated c r ent (as determined in 6.10 ) an the rated voltage (as determined in 6.101) at a

8.1 Re l ac me t of th first d ash d item:

– rated c r ent in amp res or rated p wer in wats, or b th;

Add ition at the e d of the su cla se:

The markin f or the rated p wer, if an , s al b c mplete by the word MAX

NOT 101 Th s markin s c n b s own a in th e ample : MA 2 0 0 W or 2 0 0W MA

The rated p wer an /or rated c r ent markin s al b e si y disc rnible u ti the last plu

Fu ed ada tors s al b marked with the rated c r ent an typ of f use on the fu e-holder or

in the proximity of the fu e

An in tru tion, whic may b a s mb l or a senten e, warnin again t in ertin an ada tor

into another ada tor s al b provided by the man facturer:

– on the ada tor, or

– on the smal est p c age u it, or

– on the in tru tion s e t ac omp n in the ada tor

NOTE 10 A sta d rdiz d s mb l a d/or s nte c c n b d fin d b th Natio al Commite s

8.2 Add itio b fore N OTE 1:

10.1 Re la eme t of the se o d p ra ra h a d NOTE:

Live parts s al not b a c s ible when the plu p rt of an ada tor is in p rtial or

complete en agement with a so k t-outlet of th same system

NOT In th f olowin c u trie this re uireme t d e n t a ply wh n th plu p rt of th a a tor is p rtialy

e g g d: C , D , JP,US

Re la eme t oft he fifth p ra ra h:

For ada tors, t he test fing r is a plied in e ery p s ible p sition whe the ad apt or is in p rtial

or c mplet e e g g me t with a so k et-o t let of the same syst em

10.3 Re la eme t of the first p ra ra h:

It s al not b p s ible to make contact b twe n a pin of a plu an a l ve soc et contact of

an ada tor or b twe n a pin of an ada tor an a l ve soc et contact of a soc et-outlet, of

the same s stem, whi st an other c r ent-car ying pin is ac es ible

10.4 Re la eme t of the first p ra ra h:

External p rts of plu s, with the ex e tion of as embly s rews an the l ke, c r ent-car yin

an e rthin pin , e rthin stra s an metal rin s arou d pin an ac es ible metal p rts

f ulfi in the req irements of 10.2.1 or 10.2.2 of IEC 6 8 4-1:2 0 , IEC 6 8

4-1:2 0 /AMD1:2 0 an IEC 6 8 4-1:2 0 /AMD2:2 13 , s al b of in ulatin material

Sh tered soc et-outlet p rts of ada tors s al , in ad ition, b con tru ted in s c a way

that l v p rts are not ac es ible without a plu in en agement, when c ec ed with the

gau es s own in Fig res 9 an 10

Add ition:

10.101 Removal of the fu e an /or fu e car ier s al not res lt in lve p rts b comin

ac es ible when the ada tor is in ful en agement with a soc et-outlet

Compl ian e is c e ked b insp ct ion a d, in c se of do bt, b a plying t est pro e 13

a c rd ing to I EC 610 2 wit h a forc n t ex ce d ing 5 N whe the fuse a d/or fuse c rier are

n t in p sition as in n rmal use a d with th ad apt or in ful e g g me t wit h a so ket-o t let

Th test pro e sh ll n t tou h l ive p rts

Ada tors with a ca le outlet an rewira le intermediate ada tors s al b provided with

terminals with s rew clampin

13 Construction of f ixed socket outlets

This clau e of Part 1 is not a pl ca le

14 Construction of plugs and porta le soc et outlets

This clau e of Part 1 is a plca le ex e t as fol ows:

Re la eme t oft he titl e:

14 Construction of adaptors

14.1 Re la eme t:

Ada tors s al b con tru ted in s c a way that they can ot b o ened by han or by u in

a general purp se to l, for example a s rewdriver u ed as s c , without makin it

p rmanently u eles

Ex e tion is made for ada tors with a ca le outlet an rewira le intermediate ada tors, where

they s al b con tru ted in s c a way that they can b o ened u in a general purp se to l,

f or example a s rewdriver u ed as s c

Compl ian e is c e k d b insp ctio

NOT 1 An a a tor is c n idered p rmanently u eles , wh n, whie re-as embln th ada tor, p rts or

NOT 2 In th f olowin c u try multiwa a a tors s al b s d sig e a d c n tru te th t it is n t p s ible to

cre te a ditio al o tp ts wh n plu gin two or more multiwa a a tors into e c oth r: B

NOT 3 In th f olowin c u try rewira le a a tors are n t alowe : ZA

14.2 Re la eme t of the first p ra ra h:

Pin of ada tors s al have adeq ate mec anical st ren t h

14.3 Re la eme t of the first a d se o d p ra ra hs:

Pin of ada tors s al b :

– loc ed again t rotation, ex e t where rotation is not l kely to imp ir saf ety or fu ctio ;

– imp s ible to remove without dismantl n the ada tor;

– adeq ately fixed in the b dy of the ada tor when the ada tor is wired an as embled as

for normal use

It s al not b p s ible to ar an e the pin or contacts of ada tors in an in or ect p sition

14.4 Re la eme t of the first p ra ra h:

Earthin contacts, phase contacts an neutral contacts of ada tors s al , when in u e, b

loc ed again t rotation an remova le only with the aid of a to l, after dismantl n the

ada tor

14.1 Re l ac me t of the first l ine oft he first para ra h:

For ada tors with a ca le outlet an rewira le intermediate ada tors:

14.13 Re l ac me t :

If covers of ada tors are provided with bu hes for entry holes for the pin , these bu hes

s al not b come detac ed inad ertently f rom the in ide when the cover is removed

Complian e is c e k d b insp ct io

14.15 Re lac me t of t he first p ra ra h:

The en agement face of the plu p rt of ada tors s al have no projection other than the

pin , when the ada tor is wired an as embled as f or normal u e

14.16 Re l ac me t of the first p ra ra h:

The soc et-outlet p rts of ada tors s al b desig ed in s c a way that f ul en agement of

as ociated plu s is not prevented by an projection f om their en agement face

14.2 Re l ac me t:

Ada tors s al not imp se u d e strain on fixed soc et-outlets

Compl ian e is c e k d b the fo owin test

Eac so k et -o tl et p rt is first fit ted with a relevant plu c mpl et ed wit h 1 m of 0,75 mm

2

circ l ar fl exible c ble of 6 2 7 l EC 53 typ

Th n mb r ofc nd uctors sh l l b t he same as that ofth p l es of the rele a t pl ug

Th so k et-o t let is piv ted a o t a h rizo t al axis thro g the ax is of th lve so k t

c ntacts at a d istan e of 8 mm b hind th e g g me t fa e of the so k t o t let a d p ral l el

to this e g g me t fa e

Th add ition l torq e whic h s to b a pl ied to the so k et -o tlet in order to maintain the

e g g me t fa e in t he v rtic l pla e sh l l n t e c ed 0,25 Nm

During t he test, c re sh l l b taken that the fle ible c bl e(s) h n (s) fe ly

NOT In th f olowin c u trie a torq e v lu of 0,5 Nm is alowe : CH, S

Add ition:

14.2 101 Ada tors s al with tan the lateral strain imp sed by eq ipment l kely to b

introd ced into them

Compl ian e is c e k d b the fo owin t est using th d evic sh wn in Figure 13

Th sp cime is mo nt ed o a v rt ic l sura e with, initial l , the pla e thro g t he l ive so k t

c nt acts h rizo tal Th fa e t o b test ed sh l l b in a vert ic l p sit io a d p rall el to the

v rtic l mo nt ing sura e

Th d evic is the fully-e g g d, a d a forc of 5 N is a p ed in a v rtic ly d ownward

d ire tio

Th d evic is removed after 1 min a d the ada tor is turn d 9 ° o t he mo nting sura e Th

test is mad e fo r times, t he ad apt or b ing turn d 9 ° aft er e c e g g me t During the test

th d evic sh ll n t c me o t Th test is re e t ed for e c so k et -o t let p rt of the ad apt or

Aft er the t est, t he ada tor sh ll sh w n d ama e within t he c ntext of this d oc me t , in

p rtic lar it sh l c mply wit h th re uireme ts of Cl ause 2

14.2 Re l ac me t:

Ada tors s al b s a ed in s c a way an /or made of s c a material that they can b

e si y with rawn by han fom the relevant soc et-outlet

In ad ition, the grip in s r aces s al b desig ed in s c a way that the ada tor can b

with rawn without havin to pul the flexible ca le, if an

Compl ian e is c e k d b insp ct io a d in c se ofd ou t b test

NOT Ex mple of p s ible te ts are giv n in An e C a d b re la in th word “plu ” b “a a tor”

14.2 This s bclau e of Part 1 is not a pl ca le

Add ition:

14.101 The plu p rt of ada tors s al b provided with e rthin pin or contacts if an one

An ada tor al owin the con ection b twe n a soc et-outlet with e rthin contact an a plu

without e rthin contact f or clas zero eq ipment is not p rmited

Compl ian e is c e k d b insp ctio a d b the test of1 5

14.10 Ada tors for u e in p larized soc et-outlets s al b desig ed in s c a way that the

internal con ection s al en ure that plu pin , soc et-contacts an terminals, if an , maintain

the same p larity at the input an output p rts of the ada tor

Compl ian e is c e k d b insp ct io a d if n c s ary b a ele tric l c nt inuity tes

14.10 If the in ulation of an external flexible ca le is not eq ivalent at le st to that of

ca les ac ordin to the relevant IEC stan ard, an it do s not comply with the electric

stren th test car ied out b twe n the ca le an a metal c s e t wra p d arou d the

in ulation ac ordin to the sp cif i ation of 17.2, the ca le s al b con idered as a b re

con u tor

14.10 Provision s al b made within the b d of a fu ed ada tor f or s ita le fu e-l n

complyin with IEC 6 2 9-3, IEC 6 12 -2 or IEC 6 12 -3 as far as they re sona ly a ply

The f use-l n s al b con ected b twe n an ada tor plu pin an the cor esp n in soc et

contact s)

In p larized s stems the fu e-l n s al b mou ted b twe n the l ne plu pin an the

cor esp n in lne soc et contact s)

Fu e-l n s s al not b fit ed in the e rthin circ it

The desig of the ada tor s al b s c that the fu e-l n can ot b lef t in inadeq ate contact

when the ada tor is as embled

Compl ian e is c e k d b insp ct io

14.10 Ada tors havin a plu p rt stan ardized with a rated c r ent of 2,5 A s al b

provided with an overc r ent protective device rated 2,5 A or les

NOT Ex mple of aplu p rt sta d rdiz d with a rate c r e t of 2,5 A are pro id d in EN 5 0 5

Compl ian e is c e k d b insp ct io

14.10 Ada tors s al not have an en los re that is s ap d or decorated l ke a toy

NOT Ex mple of s c e clo ure are th s re re e tin a imals, c ara ters, p rs n or s ale mo els

Compl ian e is c e k d b insp ct io

14.10 Ada tors s al not have an soc et-outlet p rt whic p rmits the in ertion of a plu

with a hig er c r ent ratin than the rated c r ent of the plu p rt of the ada tor, u les the

ada tor is provided with an overc r ent protective device rated les than or eq al to the rated

c r ent of the plu p rt

NOT In th f olowin c u try dif fere t rule ma a ply: IT

15 Interlocked socket outlets

This clau e of Part 1 is a plca le ex e t as f ol ows:

Re la eme t oft he titl e:

15 Interlocked socket outlet parts of adaptors

Re la eme t of t he first p ra ra h:

Soc et-outlet p rts of ada tors interloc ed with a switc s al b con tru ted in s c a way

that a plu can ot b in erted or completely with rawn fom the ada tor whi e the soc

et-contacts are l ve, an the soc et-contacts of the ada tor can ot b made l ve u ti a plu is

Re la eme t of the seventh, eighth a d ninth p ra ra hs:

For ada tors, th pl ug of the same n t io al system sh l l b insert ed int o e c so k et -o tl et

p rt d urin t he t es A pl ug avail bl e in t he mark et c n b suit ably mod ified if n c s ary t o

all ow th closure oft he l id, if a y

Within a n tion l syst em, th pl ug whic is d eemed t o giv t he most severe c nd ition sh l l b

used for th t est where more t ha o e plu typ c n b inserted in the so k t -out let p rt

NOT 101 Th n tio al s stems are lste in IEC TR 6 0 3

For ad apt ors, aft er h ving withdrawn the test pl ug fom t he so k et -o t l et p rt , the c nta t

pres ure of the c nta t as embly is c e k d as sp cified in 2 2 with th single-pin g u e

Th g u e sh l l n t fa fom t he c nt act as embly wit hin 3 s

17 Insulation resistance and electric stre gth

This clau e of Part 1 is a plca le ex e t as f ol ows:

17.1.1 Re la eme t:

For ada tors the in ulation resistan e is me s red con ec tively:

a) b twe n al p les con ected together an a metal f oi in contact with the outer s rf ace of

ac es ible external p rts of in ulatin material in ludin external as embly s rews, the

me s rements b in made with plu (s) in en agement;

b) b twe n e c p le in turn, an al others, these b in con ected together to a metal foi in

contact with the outer s r ace of ac es ible external p rts of in ulatin material in lu in

external as embly s rews with plu (s) in en agement;

c) for ada tors with ca le outlet an rewira le intermediate ada tors, b twe n an metal

p rt of an ca le an horage, in lu in clampin s rews, an the e rthin pin or terminal,

d) for ada tors with ca le outlet an rewira le intermediate ada tors, b twe n an metal

p rt of the cable an horage an a metal rod of the maximum diameter of the flexible ca le

in erted in its place (se Ta le 17)

In orp rated comp nents con ected in p ral el to the l ne contacts s al b dis on ected For

this test, if req ired, the sp cimen s al b pre ared by the man f acturer

Whi e the metal f oi is wra p d rou d the outer s r ace or placed in contact with the in er

s rf ace of p rts of in ulatin material, it is pres ed again t holes or gro ves without an

a precia le force by me n of test pro e 11 of IEC 610 2

Al ada tors are tested ac ordin to 19.101 an ada tors with in orp rated comp nents are

ad itional y tested ac ordin to 19.10

For the test of 19.101, if req ired, the specimen s al b pre ared by the man f acturer

19.101 Ad aptors sh ll b t ested in a dra g t-fe e viro me t at th c ntre of a pl an

wo de sh et whic sh ll b at le st 2 mm t hic , 50 mm wid e a d 50 mm hig

So k t-o tlet p rts of ada tors are t est ed usin a test plug with bras pins h ving th

minimum sp cified d ime sions

Cl amping u its h ving t he dime sions sp cified in F igure 4 are fitt ed o e c live pin and

e rt hing pin, if a y, of t he pl ug p rt of th ad aptor Ea h clampin u it is e uipp d with a

th rmo o pl e whic c n b mo nted eit her t og ther wit h th pin or fix d p rma e tly wit hin

th d otted are ofF igure 4

I fit is n t p s ibl e t o use the cl amping u it ofFigure 4 du t o t he design of th plu , t he

cl amping u it ma b mod ified in ord er to p rorm th test

I n t his c se the d iameter ofthe screw , th thre d ed h le a d the t otal vol ume of the mod ified

cl amping u it sh ll b ide tic l to F ig re 4

Th screw is the pla ed a pro imately in t he mid d le of th b re p rt of th pin a d tight en d

wit h a torq e of 0,8 Nm

An alt ern tin c re t of th val ue sp cified b l ow is the p s ed for 6

05

min

Ada tors wit h a plug p rt h vin l ateral e rt hing c nt acts or resil ient e rthing c nt acts are

n ar to-avera e c ara t erist ics as c n b sel ected, b t with minimum size of the e rthing pin,

if a y

I n t his latter c se, the ad apt or u d er t est is inserted into the fixed so k t -o t l et a d a

altern ting c r e t of the v lu sp cified b low is t he p s ed for 6

05

min

Ada tors with in orp rated c mp n nts are t ested as fol l ows:

– inc rp rated c mp n nts c nn cted in series to th l ine c nta ts are sh rt circ ited ;

– inc rp rated c mp n nts c nn cted in p rall el t o the l i e c ntacts are disc n e ted

Non-rewirabl e ad aptors with a c ble o tl et a d n n-rewira l e int ermed iate adapt ors are t ested

wit h the c ble su plied

Ada t ors wit h a c ble o tlet a d rewira le int ermed iat e ad aptors are fitt ed wit h fl exible

p lyvinyl c lorid e insulated c nd uctors h vin a n minal cros -se t ion l are as sh wn in

Ta l e 101

Adapt ors with a c bl e o tl et are tested as mul t i-way ada tors, c nsid ering t he c bl e o tl et as

b ing a so ket-o tl et p rt

Table 101 – Nominal cros -s ctional are s of fle ible copper con uctors

f or the temperature-ris te t

Rated curent

A

Nominal cros -s ctio al are

mm2

a) thro g e c se arat e so k t-o t let p rt in turn,

1) for ada tors wit ho t in orp rated overc re t protective d evic , the test c re t b ing

– for I

n

>10 A, test c r e t = 1,25 I

n,

wh re I

n

is t he rat ed c re t of the plug t hat c n b insert ed in the so ket -o t l et

p rt;

2) for ada tors with inc rp rated overc r e t prot ect ive d evic , th test c re t b ing t he

c nvent ion l tripping/using c re t of t he inc rp rat ed o erc re t prot ectiv devic

after 1 h, b t n t high r tha the val ue c lc l ated in th first b ll t ;

b) thro g a so ket-o tl et p rts simul ta e usly, whe t he rated c re t ofa th plugs th t

c n b insert ed in the so k t-o t l et p rts are l ower t ha th rated c r e t ofthe pl ug p rt ,

d ivid ing th t otal test c re t amo g the so ket-o t let p rts in pro ortion to the rat ed

1) for mul t i-wa ad apt ors with ut in orp rated o erc re t protective devic , th tot al t est

c re t b ing as fol l ows:

– for I

n

≤10 A, test c r e t = 1,4 I

n,

– for I

n

>10 A, test c r e t = 1,25 I

n,

wh re I

n

is t he rat ed c re t ofthe ada tor;

2) for mult i-way ad aptors wit h in orp rated overc re t protective d evic , t he t otal t est

c re t b ing the c nvent ion l trip ing/usin c re t of t he inc rp rat ed overc r e t

prot ectiv devic after 1 h, b t n t high r t ha the v l ue c lc l at ed in the first b l let

I n the c se of n n-rewira l e ad aptors c re sh ul d b tak n to minimize t he infl ue c o t he

stru ture/d esign/p rorma c ofth ad aptor wh n a c s in t he termin tions of the ada tor

For ad aptors h ving thre p l es or more, t he c re t during t he test sh l l b p s ed thro g

th p ase c ntacts, where a p c ble In ad d it ion, se arat e tests sh ll b mad e p s ing th

c re t t hro g the n utral c ntact, if a y, a d the adjac nt p ase c ntact a d thro g the

e rthing c nt ac ifa y, a d the n arest p ase c ntac For th purp se of this test , e rthin

c ntacts, iresp ctiv oftheir n mb r, are c nsid ered as o e p l e

Th t emp rat ure rise of t he t erminals, t erminatio s a d cl amping u its a c rd ing t o Figure 4

det ermined b me ns of thermo o ples sh l l n t exce d 45 K

For the p rp se of th test of 25.3, the t emp rat ure rise of ex tern l p rts of insul at ing

mat erial n t n c s ary to retain c re t-c r yin p rts a d p rts of the e rt hing circ it in

p sit io , e e t ho g the are in c ntact with t hem, sh l l also b determined

19.10 I n ad d it ion t o t he t ests of19.101, ad apt ors wit h inc rp rat ed c mp n nts are t ested

as in 19.101 it em a) b t wit h the inc rp rated c mp n nts n t sh rt circ ited or d isc n e ted

a d with a t est c re t whic is t he lowest b twe n th rated c re t of t he in orp rat ed

o erc re t prot ective d evic , if a y, a d the rated c r e t of th pl ugs that c n b insert ed

In orp rated c mp n nts, other t han th overc re t protect ive de ic s, sh l l b o erat ed

during the test in t he worst c se c nd itions with re ard to p wer d is ip tion Wh re

inc rp rated c mp n nt s n ed their rat ed voltag to o erate, th test v ltag sh l l b the

rated voltag

For th se tests, in ad d it ion t o the v rific t io of the temp rature rise of the terminals,

terminatio s a d clamping u its a c rd ing to F igure 4 , t he ma imum t emp rat ure rise of

a c s ible met al p rts sh l l b me sured a d sh l n t b high r th n 3 K a d of a c s ibl e

n n-met alli p rts n t high r tha 4 K

In t he c se of n n-rewira l e a c s ories c re sh ul d b taken t o minimize the influ n e o

the stru t ure/d esig /p rorma c of t he prod uct whe a c s in t he terminat ions of t he

prod uc

20 Breaking capa ity

This clau e of Part 1 is a plca le ex e t as fol ows:

Re la eme t oft he se o d p ra ra h:

Compl ian e is c e k d b testin so ket -o t let p rts ofada tors a d plug p rts ofad apt ors

with pins whic are n t solid , b me ns of a a pro riate t est a p ratus, a ex ample of whic

is sh wn in Figure 16

So k to t let p rts of adaptors are t ested usin a t est plug with bras pins h vin , if

a p c bl e, insulat ing sl eeves, a d h ving t he maximum sp cified d ime sions, with a

0,00

−

mm a d sp c d at t he n minal d istan e, with a t olera c of

0

0,0

far as th e tremit ies of the slee es are c n ern d , it is suficient t hat their d ime sio s are

within the t ol era c s giv n in th relev nt standard sh et

Re la eme t of t he sixth p ra ra h:

Plu p rts of ad apt ors are tested using fix d so k et-o t l ets c mplying wit h Part 1 a d h ving

as n ar t o avera e c ara teristics as c n b sel ected

Re la eme t of the eig t h p ra ra h:

Th pl ug p rt of t he ad apt or is insert ed a d withdrawn fom th so k et-o tl et 50 t imes (10

strok es) at a rate of:

– 3 stro es p r minut e for ad aptors h ving a rat ed c re t u t o a d in l ud in 16 A a d a

rated voltag u to a d includ in 250 V;

– 15 strok es p r minute for a other ad aptors

Re la eme t of t he ninth p ra ra h:

Th t est vol tag sh ll b 1,1 t imes the rated v l tag a d the t est c re t sh l l b 1,25 t imes

the rated c r e t of the pl ug that c n b insert ed in t he so k t -o tl et p rt

Add ition b fore the p n ltimate p ra ra h:

Eac so k et-o tl et p rt a d pl ug p rt of a ada tor sh l l b tested se arately

Ada tors with in orp rated c mp n nts are tested as fol l ows:

– inc rp rat ed c mp n nts c n e ted in series to th l i ve c nt acts are sh rt circ it ed ;

– inc rp rat ed c mp n nts c n e ted in p rall el t o t he l ive c nta ts are d isc n e ted

This clau e of Part 1 is a plca le ex e t as f ol ows:

Re la eme t oft he se o d p ra ra h:

Compl ian e is c e k ed b testin th so k et-o tlet p rts of ad aptors a d the plu p rt of

ad aptors with resil ie t e rt hin so k t-c ntacts or with pins whic are n t sol id, b me ns of

a a pro riat e test a p rat us, a e ampl e of whic is sh wn in Fig re 16

Re la eme t oft he p ra ra h b fore N OTE 3:

Plu p rts of ad apt ors are test ed usin a fix d so k t -o tl et c mplying wit h P art 1 a d h ving

as n ar t o a era e c ara teristics as c n b sel ected

Repla eme t ofthe two p ra ra hs after NOTE 3:

Th sp cime s are test ed at rated v l ta e, in a circ it with c s ϕ = 0,8 ± 0,05, with a

– for ad apt ors wit ho t inc rp rated o erc r e t prot ectiv d evic , the test c r e t b in the

rat ed c re t of t he pl ug that c n b insert ed in t he so k et -o tl et p rt;

– for adaptors wit h in orp rat ed overc r e t protective devic , the test c re t b ing the

rated c r e t of the in orp rat ed o erc re t protective d evic , b t n t hig er tha the

rated c re t of t he pl ug that c n b insert ed in t he so k et -o tl et p rt

Eac so k et-o tlet p rt a d pl ug p rt of a adapt or sh ll b t ested se arately

Th pl ug is inserted into a d withdrawn fom the so k t -o tlet p rt of a ada tor 5 0 0 t imes

(10 0 0 strok es), a d th pl ug p rt of a ada t or is inserted into a d withdrawn fom the

so k t-o tlet 1 0 0 t imes (2 0 0 stro es), at a rat e of:

– 3 stro es p r minut e for ad aptors h ving a rat ed c re t u t o a d in l ud in 16 A a d a

rated voltag u to a d includ in 250 V;

– 15 strokes p r minute for a other ad aptors

Ada tors wit h inc rp rat ed c mp n nts are test ed with these c mp n nts o eratin as in

n rmal use

In ad d ition, aft er th test the inc rp rated c mp n nts sh l b o erating as in n rmal use

Complian e is c e k d b insp ctio

22 Force ne essary to withdraw the plug

Re la eme t:

The con tru tion of ada tors s al alow the e s in ertion an with rawal of the plu , an

prevent the plu f rom workin out of the soc et-outlet p rt of the ada tor, in normal u e

For the purp se of this test, resi ent e rthin contacts, ir esp ctive of the n mb r, are

con idered as one p le, an non- esi ent e rthin contacts (f or example sold pin u ed for

e rthin ), ir esp ctive of the n mb r, are con idered not to b a p le

Interloc ed ada tors are tested in the u loc ed p sition

Compl ian e is c e k d as foll ows

For so k et o tl et p rts of ad aptors, b

– a test to asc rtain t hat the max imum forc n c s ary t o wit hdraw the test pl ug fom the

so k to t let p rt is n t hig er t ha the forc sp cified in Ta le 16 c nsidering t he rating

ofe c so ket-o tl et type, a d

– a test to asc rtain that t he minimum forc n c s ary t o withdraw a single pin g u e fom

th ind ividu l c nta t as embly is n t lower th n the forc sp cified in Ta le 16

c nsid erin the ratin of e c so k et -o tl et type

For plug p rts ofad aptors wit h resil ient e rthin c nt act as emblies, b

– a t est t o asc rtain t hat th ma imum forc n c s ary to withdraw a singl e pin g u e fom

th ind ivid ual resilient e rt hin c nta t as embly of the pl ug p rt is n t high r tha th

forc sp cified in Ta l e 16 c nsid erin the rating of t he plug part, a d

– a test to asc rtain that t he minimum forc n c s ary t o withdraw a single pin g u e fom

th ind ividu l e rt hin c ntact as embly is n t lower tha the forc sp cified in Ta le 16

2 1 Verific tion of the ma imum withdrawal forc

2 1.1 Te t for soc et outlet parts of a aptors

Th ada t or is fix d t o the mo nt ing plate A ofa a p ratus as sh wn in Fig re 18, so that

th ax es of the so k t-c nt acts are v rtic l a d the e try h l es for t he pins of t he pl ug fa e

) o er th ir a tive len t h a d sp c d at th n min l

d istan e, with a tol era c of ± 0,05 mm

Th d iameter, for ro nd pins, a d t he d istan e b twe n c nta t sura es, for other typ s of

pins, sh l l h v resp ct ively t he max imum sp cified d ime sions, with a t ol era c of

01,00

−

mm

Th pins are wiped fe fom gre se, b fore e c tes using a c ld c emic l de re ser

Th test pl ug with t he max imum size pins is inserted into a d withdrawn fom the so k t

-o tlet p rt of th ad aptor 10 t imes I is t he inserted a ain, a c rier E for a principal mas F

a d a sup leme t ary mas G b ing att ac ed to it b me ns of a suit abl e clamp D Th

su pleme t ary mas is su h t hat it e erts a forc e u l t o o e-tent h of t he max imum

withdrawal forc sh wn in Ta le 16

Th princip l mas , tog t her wit h t he su pl eme tary mas , t he clamp, the c rier a d th plu

ex ert a forc e u l to the ma imum withdrawal forc sh wn in Ta le 16

Th prin ipal mas is h n o the plu wit ho t jolt ing a d th su pleme tary mas is, if

n c s ary, al lowed to fa fom a h ight of 50 mm o t o th princip l mas

Th plu sh ll n t remain in the so k t-o tl et p rt of the ad aptor

Th test is re e t ed for e c so k t -o tlet p rt

2 1.2 Te t for plug parts of a aptors with re i ie t e rthing conta t a s mbl e

Th test pin g u e, il lustrated in F igure 19, is a plied to t he resil ient e rthing c ntact

as embly, whil t he plu is h ld v rt ic l l a d the g u e is h n in d ownwards

Th test pin g u e is mad e ofh rden d st eel , h vin a sura e ro g n s b twe n 0,6 µm

(

0,6

) a d 0,8 µm (

0,8

) over its a tive l en th

Th d iameter, for ro nd pins, a d t he d istan e b twe n c nta t sura es, for other typ s of

pins, sh l l h v resp ct ively t he max imum sp cified d ime sions, with a t ol era c of

01,00

−

mm

Th mas of the g u e sh l l b su h that it exerts a forc e u l to that sp cified in Ta le 16

Th pin is wiped fe fom gre se, b fore the test , usin a c l d c emic l d egre ser

Th test pin wit h t he max imum d ime sion(s) is inserted into a d wit hdrawn fom th e rthing

c ntact ten t imes I is t he inserted a ain a d sh l n t remain in t he c nt act as embly

2 2 Verif ic tion of the minimum withdrawal f orc

Th t est pin g u e, il lustrated in F igure 19, is a p ed to e c ind ivid ual c ntact with the

Sh tters, if a y, are re d ered ino erativ so as n t t o afe t t he test.

Th t est pin g u e is mad e ofh rde ed steel , h vin a sura e ro g n s b t we n 0,6 µm

(

0,6

) a d 0,8 µm (

0,8

) over its a tive l en th

Th d iameter, for ro nd pins, a d t he d istan e b twe n c nta t sura es, for other typ s of

pins, sh l l h ve resp ctively the minimum sp cified d ime sions, w ith a t ol era c of

01,00

−mm

a d a l en t h suficient t o ma e ad eq ate c ntact wit h t he c ntact as embly Th forc of the

g u e sh l l b e u l to t hat sp cified in Ta l e 16

I f t he so k t-o tlet p rt ofth ad aptor is intend ed to a c pt pl ugs h vin pins with differe t

n minal d ime sions th smal l est a pro riat e o e sh l l b used

I n t his c se, the rat ing of th a c s ory in Ta le 16 is t he ratin oft he plug wit h th sma est

d ime sio s for th pins

Th pin is wiped fe fom gre se, b fore e c t est, using a c ld c emic l de re ser

Th test pin g u e is insert ed into th c ntact as embly

Th t est pin g u e is a pl ied g nt ly, a d c re is t ak n n t t o k no k t he as embly wh n

c e k ing t he minimum withdrawal forc Th g u e sh l l n t fal fom the c nt act as embly

wit hin 3 s

Table 16 – Ma imum a d minimum with rawal forc f or plug a d

soc et outlet parts of a aptors

Ratin s of he relevant part

NOT In th f olowin c u trie dif fere t v lu s a ply: MY, SG,UK

23 Fle ible cables and their connection

This clau e of Part 1 is a pl ca le ex e t as fol ows: