IEC 60065:2001/AMD2:2010

IEC 60065 ®
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AMENDMENT 2
AMENDEMENT 2
Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus – Safety requirements

Appareils audio, vidéo et appareils électroniques analogues – Exigences
de sécurité
IEC 60065:2001/A2:2010
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IEC 60065 ®
Edition 7.0 2010-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
GROUP SAFETY PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION GROUPÉE DE SÉCURITÉ
AMENDMENT 2
AMENDEMENT 2
Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus – Safety requirements

Appareils audio, vidéo et appareils électroniques analogues – Exigences
de sécurité
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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 108: Safety of electronic

equipment within the field of audio/video, information technology and communication

technology.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:

FDIS Report on voting
108/395/FDIS 108/414/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• withdrawn,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.
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60065 Amend. 2 © IEC:2010 – 3 –

INTRODUCTION
Principles of safety
Electric shock
In the last sentence of the first paragraph, change “parts which may be touched” to “parts that

may be touched”.
In the first sentence of the second paragraph, change “caused by a fault” to “caused by a
single fault”.
In the third sentence of the second paragraph, change “supplementary insulation” to
“SUPPLEMENTARY INSULATION” and “basic insulation” to “BASIC INSULATION”.
Fire
Replace the existing text under this title by the following:
A fire can result from:
– heat;
– arcing;
caused by
– overloads;
– component failure;
– insulation breakdown;
– bad connections;
– conductor breakage.
Requirements are included that are intended to prevent fire originating within the apparatus
from spreading beyond the immediate vicinity of the source of the fire or from causing damage
to the surroundings of the apparatus.
The following preventive measures are recommended:
– the use of suitable components and subassemblies;

– the prevention of excessive temperature rise that might cause ignition under normal or
fault conditions;
– the use of measures to eliminate POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES such as inadequate
contacts, bad connections, interruptions;
– the limitation of the quantity of combustible material used;
– the control of the position of combustible materials in relation to POTENTIAL IGNITION
SOURCES;
– the use of materials with high resistance to fire in the vicinity of POTENTIAL IGNITION
;
SOURCES
– the use of encapsulation or barriers to limit the spread of fire within the apparatus;
– the use of suitable fire retardant materials for the enclosure.
Replace throughout the document IEC 60707 by IEC 60695-11-10.

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Replace throughout the document IEC 60695-2-2 by IEC 60695-11-5.

Replace throughout the document “OPERATING VOLTAGE” by “WORKING VOLTAGE”.

1 General
1.1 Scope
Subclause 1.1.1
Delete the existing Note 2.
Replace the existing Note 3 by the following:
NOTE 2 Video games, flipper games and gaming machines and other amusement games for commercial use are
covered by IEC 60335-2-82 [6].
Renumber existing Note 4 as Note 3.
1.2 Normative references
Add, to the existing list, the following new references:
IEC 60107-1:1997, Methods of measurement on receivers for television broadcast
transmissions – Part 1: General considerations – Measurements at radio and video
frequencies
IEC 60747-5-5:2007, Semiconductor devices – Discrete devices – Part 5-5: Optoelectronic
devices - Photocouplers
Replace the reference to IEC 60695-11-10 by the following new reference:
IEC 60695-11-10:1999, Fire hazard testing – Part 11-10: Test flames – 50 W horizontal and
vertical flame test methods
1)
Amendment 1 (2003)
Replace the reference to IEC 60695-2-2 by the following new reference:
IEC 60695-11-5:2004, Fire hazard testing – Part 11-5: Test flames – Needle-flame test
method – Apparatus, confirmatory test arrangement and guidance
Replace the reference to IEC 60825-1 by the following new reference:

IEC 60825-1:2007, Safety of laser products – Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
Delete the following references:
IEC 60695-2-2:1991, Fire hazard testing – Part 2: Test methods – Section 2: Needle-flame
test
IEC 60707:1999, Flammability of solid non-metallic materials when exposed to flame sources
– List of test methods
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1)
A consolidated edition (1.1) exists, including IEC 60695-11-10:1999 and its Amendment 1.

60065 Amend. 2 © IEC:2010 – 5 –

2 Definitions
2.2.6
LASER SYSTEM
Replace the reference between brackets by the following:

see 3.48 of IEC 60825-1:2007
2.2.7
LASER
Replace the reference between brackets by the following:
see 3.41 of IEC 60825-1:2007
2.2.10
PORTABLE APPARATUS
Replace the existing definition by the following:
PORTABLE APPARATUS
apparatus specifically designed to be carried easily, the mass of which does not exceed 18 kg
2.3.2
OPERATING VOLTAGE
Replace the existing term and definition by the following:
WORKING VOLTAGE
highest voltage, non-repetitive transients being disregarded, to which the insulation under
consideration is or can be subjected when the apparatus is operating at its RATED SUPPLY
VOLTAGE under normal operating conditions
2.6.3
BASIC INSULATION
Replace the existing note by the following:
NOTE BASIC INSULATION may also serve as functional insulation.
Add, after definition 2.8.11, the following new definition:
2.8.12
PASSIVE FLAMMABILITY
flammability caused by external heating of the component (for example, by flames)

4 General test conditions
4.3 Fault conditions
Replace the existing Note 2 by the following:
NOTE 2 Examination of the apparatus and all its circuit diagrams, excluding the internal circuit diagrams of
integrated circuits, generally shows the fault conditions that are likely to create a hazard and that need to be
applied. These are applied in sequence, in the order that is most convenient.
The examination of the apparatus and circuit diagrams indicate the operating conditions under which simulated
faults should be applied in order to produce the most unfavourable effects. In most cases, the effects of a
simulated fault are most unfavourable if the simulated fault is applied while the apparatus is in full operation.
However, for some parts, the most unfavourable effects may occur if the simulated fault is applied before switching
on the apparatus. It is also possible that the most unfavourable effects could occur when a simulated fault is
applied when the apparatus is in a STAND-BY condition.

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5 Marking and instructions
Add the following after the third compliance paragraph:

As an alternative, it is permitted to use a reagent grade hexane with a minimum of 85 % as

n-hexane.
NOTE The designation “n-hexane” is chemical nomenclature for a "normal" or straight chain hydrocarbon. This

petroleum spirit may further be identified as a certified ACS (American Chemical Society) reagent grade hexane
(CAS# 110-54-3).
5.1 Identification and supply ratings

Replace item h) by the following:
h) RATED CURRENT CONSUMPTION or RATED POWER CONSUMPTION for apparatus intended for
connection to an a.c. MAINS supply.
The measured consumption at RATED SUPPLY VOLTAGE shall not exceed the marked value
by more than 10 %.
For RATED CURRENT CONSUMPTION or RATED POWER CONSUMPTION measurements of
television sets, the following settings shall apply:
– the ‘three vertical bar signal’ shall be used as defined in 3.2.1.3 of IEC 60107-1:1997;
and
– user ACCESSIBLE picture controls shall be adjusted so as to obtain the maximum power
consumption; and
– sound settings shall be as defined in 4.2.4 a) of this standard.
Delete item i).
5.2 TERMINALS
Replace the first paragraph of item c) by the following:
Unless the TERMINALS are marked with the type references of the apparatus that are permitted
to be connected, output TERMINALS provided for supply of other apparatus except MAINS supply
shall be marked with
– the nominal output voltage; and
– the maximum output current or power, if with the most unfavourable load, temperature
rises higher than those allowed in Table 3 for normal operating conditions can occur.
Subclause 5.3
Add the following new title to Subclause 5.3 as well as the following new text before the
existing text:
5.3 Caution marking
The following markings shall be included as applicable:
Rename the first paragraph of the existing text of this subclause as item a).
Add the following new item b) to 5.3 before the existing compliance statement:
b) Where a loudspeaker grille, removable from the outside by the use of a tool, coin or
other object, is relied on as protective cover (see 9.2), the following marking, or
equivalent, shall be visible on the enclosure after removal of the grille:

60065 Amend. 2 © IEC:2010 – 7 –

CAUTION
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