IEC 60884-2-1:2025

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Edition 3.0 2025-02
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INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
Part 2-1: Particular requirements for fused plugs

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IEC 60884-2-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2025-02
REDLINE VERSION
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
Part 2-1: Particular requirements for fused plugs
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 978-2-8327-0259-8

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 General requirements . 6
5 General notes remarks on tests . 6
6 Ratings . 6
7 Classification . 6
8 Marking . 6
9 Checking of dimensions . 7
10 Protection against electric shock . 7
11 Provision for earthing . 7
12 Terminals and terminations . 7
13 Construction of fixed socket-outlets . 7
14 Construction of plugs and portable socket-outlets . 7
15 Interlocked socket-outlets . 8
16 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by enclosures and resistance to
humidity . 8
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 8
18 Operation of earthing contacts . 8
19 Temperature rise . 8
20 Breaking capacity . 9
21 Normal operation . 9
22 Force necessary to withdraw the plug . 9
23 Flexible cables and cords and their connection . 9
24 Mechanical strength . 9
25 Resistance to heat . 9
26 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 9
27 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound . 9
28 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to fire and to tracking . 9
29 Resistance to rusting . 9
30 Additional tests on pins provided with insulating sleeves . 9
31 EMC requirements . 9
32 Electromagnetic fields (EMF) requirements . 10
Annexes . 11

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PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS FOR HOUSEHOLD
AND SIMILAR PURPOSES –
Part 2-1: Particular requirements for fused plugs

FOREWORD
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IEC 60884-2-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 23B: Plugs, socket-outlets and switches,
of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories. It is an International Standard.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2006. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) alignment to IEC 60884-1, fourth edition.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
23B/1545/FDIS 23B/1558/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
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This document is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60884-1:2022.
This document supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 60884-1:2022, so as
to convert that publication into the IEC standard: Particular requirements for fused plugs.
When a particular subclause of IEC 60884-1:2022 is mentioned in this document, that
subclause applies as far as reasonable. Where this document states "addition", "modification"
or "replacement", the relevant text of IEC 60884-1:2022 is to be adapted accordingly.
In this document the following print types are used:
– requirements proper: in roman type;
– test specification: in italic type;
– explanatory notes: in small roman type.
Subclauses, notes, figures and tables which are additional to those in IEC 60884-1:2022 are
numbered starting from 101.
A list of all parts in the IEC 60884 series, published under the general title: Plugs and
socket-outlets for household and similar purposes, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn, or
• revised.
PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS FOR HOUSEHOLD
AND SIMILAR PURPOSES –
Part 2-1: Particular requirements for fused plugs

1 Scope
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 1 is applicable except as follows.
Addition:
This part of IEC 60884 applies to fused plugs, where the fuses are primarily intended to protect
the flexible cable or cord connected to the plug.
These fuses are not intended to protect appliances or parts of them against overload.
NOTE In the following countries, fused plugs are not used: AU, DK, ZA.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 2 is applicable except as follows.
Addition:
IEC 60269-1:19982009, Low-voltage fuses – Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60269-3:19872024, Low-voltage fuses – Part 3: Supplementary requirements for fuses for
use operation by unskilled persons (fuses mainly for household and similar applications) –
Examples of standardized systems of fuses A to F
IEC 60884-1:2022, Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes – Part 1:
General requirements
Modification :
IEC 60417, Graphical symbols for use on equipment
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp

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IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 3 is applicable except as follows.
Addition:
3.101
fused plug
plug incorporating one or more replaceable fuse-link(s)
4 General requirements
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 4 is applicable.
5 General notes remarks on tests
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 5 is applicable.
6 Ratings
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 6 is applicable except as follows.
Addition:
6.101 Fused plugs shall have a minimum current rating higher than or equal to the rating of
the fuse intended to be fitted in accordance with the marking.
7 Classification
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 7 is applicable.
8 Marking
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 8 is applicable except as follows.
8.1 General
Addition:
Fused plugs shall be marked to indicate the presence of a fuse within the plug; this marking
may be in the form of a symbol.
Rewirable fused plugs shall be permanently marked to indicate the maximum current rating of
the fuse which may be fitted to the plug. This marking may be on the plug or on a permanently
attached label.
Non-rewirable fused plugs shall be permanently marked to indicate the rated current of the fuse
appropriate to the attached flexible cable or cord and to the associated appliances as declared
by the manufacturer.
Compliance is checked by inspection.

8.2 Symbols
Addition to the list of symbols:
(IEC 60417-5016
Fuse
(DB:2002-10))
9 Checking of dimensions
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 9 is applicable.
10 Protection against electric shock
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 10 is applicable except as follows.
Addition:
10.101 Fuse-link
It shall not be possible to remove or replace the fuse-links in a fused plug unless the plug is
completely withdrawn from the socket-outlet.
Compliance is checked by inspection.
11 Provision for earthing
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 11 is applicable.
12 Terminals and terminations
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 12 is applicable.
13 Construction of fixed socket-outlets
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 13 is not applicable.
14 Construction of plugs and portable socket-outlets
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 14 is applicable except as follows.
Addition:
14.101 Fuse-link
Fuse-links shall be replaceable.
Provision shall be made within the body of a fused plug for a suitable fuse-link complying with
IEC 60269-1 and IEC 60269-3 as far as they reasonably apply (see 14.2221).
A fuse-link shall not be fitted in the earthing circuit.

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For plugs to be used in a non-polarized system, fuse-links shall be fitted in all current-carrying
poles (line and neutral).
For plugs to be used in a polarized system, a fuse-link shall only be fitted in each line pole.
Fuse-links shall be mounted between contacts fitted to the terminal or termination of the
conductor of the flexible cable or cord and to the corresponding plug pin.
The design of plugs shall be such that adequate contact with fuse-links is maintained when the
plug is assembled.
A fused plug in a polarized system shall be so designed that when inserted in a socket-outlet
installed in a polarized wiring installation, the correct relationship between the neutral and the
line pole or poles is maintained.
Compliance is checked by inspection.
15 Interlocked socket-outlets
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 15 is not applicable.
16 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by enclosures and resistance to
humidity
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 16 is applicable.
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 17 is applicable.
18 Operation of earthing contacts
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 18 is applicable.
19 Temperature rise
IEC 60884-1:2022, Clause 19 is applicable except as follows.
Replacement of the last paragraph:
The temperature rise of the terminals shall not exceed 52 K.
Replace in 19.1, 45 K with 52 K.
19.5 Additional
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