EN 60950
EN 60950 is applicable in all countries of the European Union.
The following is a list of the major differences between this standard and IEC 60950:
Component Requirements for EN 60950 are given in
Annex ZA.
Circumstances under which protection against short circuits, excess current and earth faults can be provided in the building installation, rather than as an integral part of the product, are described in Clause
2.7.1
In addition, the following differences apply to the United Kingdom:
- Power supply cords of Class I equipment must be provided with a label with the following text in legible characters:
IMPORTANT
The cores in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:
- green and yellow:earth
- blue:neutral
- brown:live
- Apparatus which is fitted with a flexible cable or cord and is designed to be connected to a mains socket conforming to BS 1363 by means of that flexible
cable or cord and plug, shall be fitted with a "standard plug" in accordance with Statuatory Instrument 1786: 1994 - The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994, unless exempted by those
regulations.
NOTE: "Standard plug" is defined in SI 1786: 1994 and essentially means an approved plug conforming to BS 1363 or an approved conversion plug. (Clause 3.2.1)
- A power supply cord with conductor of 1.25 mm˛ is allowed for equipment with a rated current over 10A and up to and including 13A. (Clause 3.2.4)
- The range of condictor sizes of flexible cords to be accepted by terminals for equipment with a rated current of over 10A up to and including 13A is:1.25 mm˛ to 1.5 mm˛ nominal cross-sectional area.
(Clause 3.3.5).
Note: This list is not complete. Please refer to the standard itself for full information.
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