IEC 62115:2003/AMD2:2010

IEC 62115 ®
Edition 1.0 2010-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 2
AMENDEMENT 2
Electric toys – Safety
Jouets électriques – Sécurité
IEC 62115:2003/A2:2010
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IEC 62115 ®
Edition 1.0 2010-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 2
AMENDEMENT 2
Electric toys – Safety
Jouets électriques – Sécurité
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
L
CODE PRIX
ISBN 978-2-88912-274-5
ICS 13.120; 97.200.50
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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 61: Safety of household and
similar electrical appliances.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
61/4051/FDIS 61/4079/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• withdrawn,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.
NOTE The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing
organizations may need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in
which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or
revised tests.
It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation
nationally not earlier than 12 months or later than 36 months from the date of publication.
___________
FOREWORD
In the differences existing in some countries for 14.2, delete ", except Germany".
1 Scope
Replace the fourth dashed item in NOTE 1 by the following
– computer toys;
– toy computers;
Replace the text in Note 3 by the following:
Transformers for toys (IEC 61558-2-7 for linear types or IEC 61558-2-7 and IEC 61558-2-16 for switch mode
types), battery chargers (IEC 60335-2-29) and battery chargers for use by children (IEC 60335-2-29 Annex AA)
are not considered to be part of a toy even if supplied with a toy.

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In Note 5, replace the penultimate dashed item by the following:
– portable luminaries for children (IEC 60598-2-10);
– video and computer games;
– blowers for inflatable activity toys (e.g. bouncy castles);
2 Normative references
Replace reference to IEC 60529 by the following:
IEC 60529:1989, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
Amendment 1 (1999)
Replace reference to IEC 60695-2-2 by the following:
IEC 60695-11-5:2004, Fire hazard testing – Part 11-5: Test flames – Needle-flame test
method – Apparatus, confirmatory test arrangement and guidance
Replace reference to IEC 60730-1 by the following:
IEC 60730-1:2010, Automatic electrical controls for household and similar use – Part 1:
General requirements
Replace reference to IEC 61058-1 by the following:
IEC 61058-1:2000, Switches for appliances – Part 1: General requirements
Amendment 1 (2001)
Amendment 2 (2007)
Replace reference to ISO 8124-1 by the following:
ISO 8124-1:2009, Safety of toys – Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical
properties
Add the following new references:
IEC 60335-1: 2010, Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 1: General
Requirements
IEC 60335-2-29:2002, Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-29:
Particular requirements for battery chargers
Amendment 1 (2004)
Amendment 2 (2009)
IEC 60990:1999, Methods of measurement of touch current and protective conductor current
—————————
There exists a consolidated edition 2.1 (2001) that includes edition 2 and its Amendment 1.
There exists a consolidated edition 3.2 (2008) that includes edition 4 and its Amendments 1 and 2.
There exists a consolidated edition 4.2 (2010) that includes edition 4 and its Amendments 1 and 2.

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3 Definitions
3.1.8 Add the following Note 2 and renumber the existing Note as Note 1.
NOTE 2 Transformers for toys are hereinafter also referred to as transformers.
3.2.5 Add the following new paragraph.
For all rechargeable battery toys, normal operation includes charging and overcharging.
Add the following new definitions:
3.1.11
computer toy
toy intended to be used together with a computer, console, monitor screen or other audio-
video equipment
NOTE 1 Computer toys have play value either as
– toys when not connected to a computer or screen such as steering wheels, video guns and toy keyboards;
or
– toys when connected to a computer, console, monitor screen or other audio-video equipment.
NOTE 2 Joysticks and other peripherals without play value in themselves are not considered to be a part of the
computer toy.
NOTE 3 Separate computers, screens, consoles and similar equipment, which the toy can connect to and that
have a rated voltage exceeding 24 V, are not considered to be part of the computer toy.
3.1.12
battery charger
appliance supplied by mains voltage, the only purpose being to recharge the batteries for a
toy
NOTE If the batteries can be charged in the toy, and if the toy can still be operated while the batteries are being
charged, the battery charger is also considered to be a transformer and the toy is considered to be a dual
supply toy.
3.1.13
rechargeable battery toy
toy provided with rechargeable batteries in which the batteries are charged through a
connection to the battery charger without removing the batteries from the toy
3.1.14
functional insulation
insulation between conductive parts of different potential that is necessary only for the proper
functioning of the toy
5 General conditions for the tests
5.8 Add the following new paragraph:
Rechargeable battery toys that can be operated during charging are tested as dual supply
toys because the battery charger is operating as a transformer.
5.9 In Note 1, replace the words ‘nickel cadmium’ with ‘rechargeable’ and add a new
sentence as follows:
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However, for each test, the battery with the highest current, voltage or capacity that creates the most onerous
condition is considered to be the most unfavourable battery.
6 Criteria for reduced testing
6.2 Replace “15 and 17 to 19” by “15, 17 (except 17.1 for battery compartments intended to
contain button cell batteries), 18 and 19”.
Replace the first dashed item by the following:
– the accessible insulation between parts of different polarity, except those in battery
compartments, cannot be bridged by a straight steel pin having a diameter of 0,5 mm and
any suitable length over 25 mm,
7 Marking and instructions
th
7.4 Add the following paragraph after 4 paragraph:
The instructions for dual supply toys shall include the instructions required for both battery
toys and transformer toys.
th
Add the following to the fourth dash item in the 6 paragraph:
(for toys supplied with a battery charger for use by children, this instruction may be
replaced by: ‘Batteries are only to be charged by adults or by children at least 8 years
old’).
7.7 Add the following sentence after the existing first sentence of the first paragraph of the
test specification.
The petroleum spirit to be used for the test is aliphatic solvent hexane.
Replace Note 1 by the following:
NOTE In considering the durability of the marking, the effect of normal wear such as frequent cleaning is taken
into account.
Delete Note 2.
8 Power input
Replace the requirement by the following:
The power input of transformer toys and dual supply toys shall not exceed the rated power
input by more than 20 %.
9 Heating and abnormal operation
th
9.1 Replace the 4 paragraph of the test specification by the following:
Transformer toys, dual supply toys and toys with battery boxes are subjected to the test
of 9.7.
th
Add the following new sentence to the 8 paragraph of the test specification:

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However, during temperature rise tests of 9.3 and 9.4 on mobile toys such as radio controlled
vehicles, self-resetting thermal cut outs are allowed to operate.
th
9.2 Replace the 5 paragraph by the following:
Transformer toys and dual supply toys are supplied at 0,94 times or 1,06 times rated
voltage, whichever is more unfavourable.
th
Add the following new sentence to the 6 paragraph:
Where thermocouples cannot successfully measure the maximum temperature during the test,
thermal paper or other methods to measure temperature rise may be used.
Add the following new paragraph:
Mobile toys shall be tested in whichever use condition will create the highest temperature
rise. When non-self-resetting thermal cut-outs operate, they are re-set a maximum of three
times. Toys with self-resetting thermal cut-outs are tested until steady state conditions are
established.
9.3 Add the following sentence and note:
Rechargeable battery toys that can operate during recharging are also tested in the
charging mode.
NOTE It may be necessary to reset timers on the battery charger to establish steady conditions.
9.4 Replace the text by the following:
The test of 9.3 is repeated, the insulation between parts of different polarity, except those in
battery compartments, being short circuited in turn if it is accessible after the removal of
detachable parts, except lamps. However, the short circuit is only applied if it is possible to
bridge the insulation by a straight steel pin having a diameter of 0,5 mm and any suitable
length over 25 mm, or by a rod having a diameter of 1,0 mm inserted through holes in the
enclosure up to a depth of 100 mm. The pin and the
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