EN 60799:1998

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2000
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SIST EN 60799:1999
Electrical accessories - Cord sets and interconnection cord sets (IEC 60799:1998)
Electrical accessories - Cord sets and interconnection cord sets
Elektrisches Installationsmaterial - Geräteanschlußleitungen und Weiterverbindungs-
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Petit appareillage électrique - Cordons-connecteurs et cordons d'interconnexion
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60799:1998
ICS:
29.060.20 Kabli Cables
29.120.30 9WLþLYWLþQLFHVSRMNH Plugs, socket-outlets,
couplers
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Deuxième édition
STANDARD
Second edition
1998-08
Petit appareillage électrique –
Cordons-connecteurs et cordons d’interconnexion
Electrical accessories –
Cord sets and interconnection cord sets
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CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD . 5
Clause
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Definitions. 9
4 General requirements. 9
5 Requirements. 11
6 Continuity and polarity. 15
7 EMC requirements . 15
Annex A – Routine tests for factory-wired cord sets and interconnection cord sets related
to safety (protection against electric shock and correct polarity) . 17

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ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES –
CORD SETS AND INTERCONNECTION CORD SETS
FOREWORD
1) The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of the IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, the IEC publishes International Standards. Their preparation is
entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may
participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising
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for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by agreement between the two
organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of the IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an
international consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation
from all interested National Committees.
3) The documents produced have the form of recommendations for international use and are published in the form
of standards, technical reports or guides and they are accepted by the National Committees in that sense.
4) In order to promote international unification, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC International
Standards transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional standards. Any
divergence between the IEC Standard and the corresponding national or regional standard shall be clearly
indicated in the latter.
5) The IEC provides no marking procedure to indicate its approval and cannot be rendered responsible for any
equipment declared to be in conformity with one of its standards.
6) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject
of patent rights. The IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60799 has been prepared by subcommittee 23G: Appliance
couplers, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1984 and constitutes a
technical revision.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23G/181/FDIS 23G/186/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
Annex A is for information only.

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CORD SETS AND INTERCONNECTION CORD SETS
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies requirements for cord sets and interconnection cord sets
for household and similar general purpose equipment.
It does not apply to cord sets for industrial purposes (with plugs and connectors according to
IEC 60309) nor to cord extension sets.
NOTE – Although electrical supply flexes provided with rewirable plugs and connectors are not cord sets in the
sense of this standard, but considered as being similar to cord sets and serving the same purpose, it is
recommended to apply the requirements as specified in this standard to such assemblies as well as far as is
reasonable.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text,
constitute provisions of this International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions
indicated were valid. All normative documents are subject to revision, and parties to
agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility
of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. Members of
IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid International Standards.
IEC 60050(151):1978, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Chapter 151: Electrical and
magnetic devices
IEC 60083:1997, Plugs and socket-outlets for domestic and similar general use standardized in
member countries of IEC
IEC 60227: Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60245: Rubber insulated cables – Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60320-1:1994, Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes – Part 1:
General requirements
IEC 60320-2-2:1990, Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes – Part 2:
Interconnection couplers for household and similar equipment
IEC 60536:1976, Classification of electrical and electronic equipment with regard to protection
against electric shock
IEC 60884-1: 1994, Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes – Part 1:
General requirements
Amendment 1 (1994)
Amendment 2 (1995)
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3 Definitions
For the purpose of this International Standard, the following definitions apply:
3.1
cord set
Assembly consisting of one flexible cable or cord fitted with one non-rewirable plug and one
non-rewirable connector, intended for the connection of an electrical appliance or equipment to
the electrical supply.
3.2
interconnection cord set
Assembly consisting of one cord with one non-rewirable plug connector and one non-rewirable
connector, intended for the interconnection of the electrical supply from one electrical
appliance or equipment to another.
NOTE 1 – The definitions of non-rewirable plug and non-rewirable connector are given in IEC 60884-1 and IEC
60320-1 respectively.
NOTE 2 – The difference between a cord set or an interconnection cord set and a cord extension set is that the
latter has a portable socket-outlet instead of a connector and cannot be used to connect appliances or equipment
directly to the electrical supply.
NOTE 3 – Non-rewirable plugs attached to a length of cord, sometimes called incomplete cord sets, are covered by
IEC 60884-1.
3.3
type test
Test of one or more devices made to a certain design to show that the design meets certain
specifications. [IEV 151-04-15]
3.4
routine test
Test to which each individual device is subjected during and/or after manufacture to ascertain
whether it complies with certain criteria. [IEV 151-04-16]
4 General requirements
Cord sets and interconnection cord
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