IEC 60115-1:1999/AMD1:2001
(Amendment)Amendment 1 - Fixed resistors for use in electronic equipment - Part 1: Generic specification
Amendment 1 - Fixed resistors for use in electronic equipment - Part 1: Generic specification
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 21-Feb-2001
- Technical Committee
- TC 40 - Capacitors and resistors for electronic equipment
- Current Stage
- DELPUB - Deleted Publication
- Start Date
- 21-Jul-2008
- Completion Date
- 13-Feb-2026
Relations
- Amends
IEC 60115-1:1999 - Fixed resistors for use in electronic equipment - Part 1: Generic specification - Effective Date
- 05-Sep-2023
- Revised
IEC 60115-1:2008 - Fixed resistors for use in electronic equipment - Part 1: Generic specification - Effective Date
- 05-Sep-2023
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IEC 60115-1:1999/AMD1:2001 is a standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Its full title is "Amendment 1 - Fixed resistors for use in electronic equipment - Part 1: Generic specification". This standard covers: Amendment 1 - Fixed resistors for use in electronic equipment - Part 1: Generic specification
Amendment 1 - Fixed resistors for use in electronic equipment - Part 1: Generic specification
IEC 60115-1:1999/AMD1:2001 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 31.040.10 - Fixed resistors. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
60115-1
AMENDMENT 1
2001-02
Amendment 1
Fixed resistors for use in electronic equipment –
Part 1:
Generic specification
Amendement 1
Résistances fixes utilisées dans les équipements
électroniques –
Partie 1:
Spécification générique
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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 40: Capacitors and resistors
for electronic equipment.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
40/1184/FDIS 40/1194/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 the base publication and its amendments will
remain unchanged until 2006. At this date, the publication will be
reconfirmed;
withdrawn;
replaced by a
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