IEC 60884-1:2002/AMD2:2013

IEC 60884-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2013-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 2
AMENDEMENT 2
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
Part 1: General requirements
Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues –
Partie 1: Règles générales
IEC 60884-1:2002/A2:2013
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IEC 60884-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2013-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 2
AMENDEMENT 2
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –

Part 1: General requirements
Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues –

Partie 1: Règles générales
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX XA
ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 978-2-83220-577-8

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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 23B: Plugs, socket-outlets and
switches, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23B/1088/FDIS 23B/1096/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
The contents of the corrigendum of March 2014 have been included in this copy.
_____________
INTRODUCTION to Amendment 2
The changes listed in this Amendment 2 apply to IEC 60884-1:2002 as amended by
Amendment 1:2006.
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1 Scope
Replace the fourth paragraph by the following new paragraph:
This standard also applies to plugs which are a part of cord sets, to plugs and portable
socket-outlets which are a part of cord extension sets and to plugs and socket-outlets which
are a component of an appliance, unless otherwise stated in the standard for the relevant
appliance.
Replace the penultimate paragraph and Note 4 by the following new paragraph and Note 4
and add new Note 5 as follows:
Plugs and socket-outlets complying with this standard should be suitable for use at ambient
temperatures not normally exceeding +40 °C, but their average over a period of 24 h does not
exceed +35 °C, with a lower limit of the ambient air temperature of –5 °C.
NOTE 4 Socket-outlets complying with this standard are only suitable for incorporation or mounting in equipment
in such a way and in such a place that it is unlikely that the surrounding temperature exceeds 35 °C.
NOTE 5 In the following country it is required that plugs and socket-outlets complying with this standard are
suitable for use at ambient temperatures not normally exceeding 35 °C, but occasionally reaching 40 °C: CN.
2 Normative references
Replace "IEC 60068-2-30:1980" by "IEC 60068-2-30, Environmental testing – Part 2-30:
Tests – Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 + 12 h cycle)".
Replace "IEC 60068-2-32:1975" by "IEC 60068-2-31, Environmental testing – Part 2-31:
Tests – Test Ec: Rough handling shocks, primarily for equipment-type specimens".
Replace "IEC 60417-2:1998" by "IEC 60417, Graphical symbols for use on equipment"
Add the following new normative references:
IEC 60068-2-75, Environmental testing – Part 2-75: Tests – Test Eh: Hammer tests
IEC 60669 (all parts), Switches for household and similar fixed-electrical installations
IEC 61058 (all parts), Switches for appliances
IEC 61058-1, Switches for appliances – Part 1: General requirements
ISO/IEC Guide 51, Safety aspects – Guidelines for their inclusion in standards
3 Definitions
Replace the existing definitions 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.16, 3.27 and 3.33 by the following new
definitions:
3.1
plug
accessory intended for frequent use by ordinary persons, having pins designed to engage
with the contacts of a socket-outlet, also incorporating means for the electrical connection and
mechanical retention of one flexible cable

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NOTE For special purposes such as lighting chains (see also IEC 60598-2-20), two or three single-core cables
can be connected within the plug.
3.2
socket-outlet
accessory intended for frequent use by ordinary persons, having socket contacts designed to
engage with the pins of a plug and having terminals or terminations for the connection of
cable
3.4
portable socket-outlet
socket-outlet intended to be connected to or integral with one flexible cable and which can
easily be moved from one place to another while connected to the supply
3.16
screw-type terminal
terminal for the connection and subsequent disconnection of one conductor or the
interconnection and subsequent disconnection of two or more conductors, the connection
being made, directly or indirectly, by means of screws or nuts of any kind
3.27
shutter
movable part incorporated into a socket-outlet arranged to shield at least the live
socket contacts automatically when the plug is withdrawn
3.33
main part
assembly consisting of the base and other parts. This assembly is not intended to be
dismantled at any time after manufacture
Add, after the existing definition 3.33, the following new definitions:
3.34
grommet
component used to support and protect the cable or conduit at the point of entry
NOTE 1 It may also prevent the ingress of moisture or contaminants.
NOTE 2 Examples of membranes and grommets are shown in Figure 45.
3.35
entry membrane
component or integral part of the accessory used to protect the cable which may be used to
support the cable or conduit at the point of entry
NOTE 1 An entry membrane may also prevent the ingress of moisture or contaminants and may be part of a
grommet.
NOTE 2 Examples of membranes and grommets are shown in Figure 45.
3.36
protecting membrane
component or integral part of the accessory that is not intended to be penetrated in normal
use and is intended to provide protection against ingress of water or solid objects and/or to
allow the operation of an accessory
NOTE Examples of membranes and grommets are shown in Figure 45.

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4 General requirements
Replace the first paragraph by the following new paragraph:
Accessories and boxes of surface mounting accessories shall be so designed and constructed
that, in normal use, their performance is reliable and safety is achieved by reducing risk to a
tolerable level, as defined in ISO/IEC Guide 51.
5 General remarks on tests
5.2
Add, at the end of the subclause, the following paragraph:
The fixing screws of terminals, covers and cover plates shall be tightened with a torque equal
to two-thirds of the values specified in Table 6 unless otherwise specified.
5.4
Add, at the end of the first paragraph, the following sentence:
For the test of 10.6, three additional specimens are required.
6 Ratings
Table 1 – Preferred combinations of types and ratings
Replace the existing Table 1 by the following new Table 1:
Type Rated voltage Rated current
V A
2P (non-rewirable plugs only) 130 or 250 2,5
2P (plugs only) 130 or 250 6
2P
130 or 250
2P +
2P +
3P +
3P + N +
NOTE Standardized values and configurations of existing systems are reported in IEC 60083.

Replace the note below the table as follows:
NOTE In the following countries fixed 2P socket-outlets are not allowed: AT, BR CH, DE, FR, IT.
6.3
Delete this subclause.
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7 Classification
7.1.1
Replace the existing subclause as follows:
7.1.1 Accessories are classified according to the degree of protection against access to
hazardous parts and against harmful effects due to the ingress of solid foreign object as
described in IEC 60529.
7.1.2
Replace the existing subclause as follows:
7.1.2 Accessories are classified according to the degree of protection against harmful
effects due to the ingress of water as described in IEC 60529.
7.1.5
Add, at the end of this subclause, the following new Note:
NOTE In the following country accessories with screwless terminals for rigid conductors only are not allowed: IT.
7.2.4
Replace the existing Note by the following new Note:
NOTE If a fixed socket-outlet has a base which cannot be separated from the cover or cover-plate, and requires a
supplementary plate to meet the standard which can be removed for redecorating the wall without displacement of
the conductors, it is considered to be of design A, provided the supplementary plate meets the requirements
specified for covers and cover-plates.
7.3 Plugs classification
Replace the existing text of this subclause by the following new text:
Plugs are classified according to the class of equipment to which they are intended to be
connected:
– plugs for equipment of class I;
– plugs for equipment of class II.
For the description of the classes of equipment, see IEC 61140.
NOTE This standard does not apply to plugs for equipment of class 0.
8 Marking
8.1
Add, after the fifth dashed item, the following new Note 1:
NOTE 1 The type reference may be the series reference only.
Replace the existing sixth and seventh dashed items by the following:
– first characteristic numeral for the degree of protection against access to hazardous parts
and against harmful effects due to ingress of solid foreign objects, if declared to be higher

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than 2, and for fixed socket-outlets higher than 4 in which case the second characteristic
numeral shall also be marked
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