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NBN EN 60669-1:1996 (1995-08) SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
 
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Description
This part of IEC 669 applies to manually operated general purpose switches for a.c. only with a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 63 A, intended for household and similar fixed-electrical installations, either indoors or outdoors. The rated current is limited to 16 A for switches provided with screwless terminals. Unless otherwise specified in subsequent parts, this standard applies to switches intended to be used at 50 Hz. The standard also applies to boxes for switches, with the exception of flush mounting boxes for flush-type switches. Switches complying with this standard are suitable for use at ambient temperatures not normally exceeding 25 °C, but occasionally reaching 35 °C. In locations where special conditions prevail and in hazardous locations, special constructions may be required.
Class  C61  (INSTALLATION EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR INSTALLATIONS)
Available files
ATTENTION: Belgian registered standards (NBN EN or NBN HD) are generally only available in English or French. Only the cover page is translated and the document itself is in English or in French.

Very important notice: 98% of the text of the NBN EN 55XXX, NBN EN 6XXXX comes from the IEC text which is NOT included. This text can be ordered here: IEC 60669-1:1993. For the series NBN EN 50XXX, the standards are however complete.

EN version
Status
Status Registered trilingual Belgian standard EN or FR or DE
Situation Withdrawn
Replaced by  NBN EN 60669-1:1999
Origin
Committee TC 23/SC 23B
PLUGS, SOCKET-OUTLETS AND SWITCHES
Responsible Monsieur DE LEEUW Thierry, Technical Officer
Diamant Building Bd Auguste Reyers, 80
1030  BRUXELLES
Phone: +32 2 706 85 72
E-mail: thierry.deleeuw@ceb-bec.be
Approval
BEC Approval 1995-07-04
NBN Approval 1996-05-29
Belgian Official Journal 1996-05-29
Registration 165727
Numbers identifying the european directives 2006/95/EC  (Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC (Ex 73/23/EC (LVD 5)))
ICS-Code (International Standards Classification) 29.120.40
NBN Status Adapted
Date of ratification (d.o.r.) 1995-07-04
Date of availability (d.a.v.) 1995-08-11
Date of announcement (d.o.a.) 1995-10-15
Date of publication (d.o.p.) 1996-01-15
Date of withdrawal former edition (d.o.w.) 2005-10-15
Correspondences with international standards
Relation International standard Date
is identical to EN 60669-1:1995 1995-08-11
is based on IEC 60669-1:1993/ed. 2.0 1993-10-14