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class II luminaire K' h- F2 _( Q+ P+ `
luminaire in which protection against electric shock does not rely on basic insulation only, but in
) D' h( W+ p! E9 @which additional safety precautions such as double insulation or reinforced insulation are
1 r" |' N5 s+ i$ f5 A1 o# ?provided, there being no provision for protective earthing or reliance upon installation" C; M+ |; ~% }9 g/ I
conditions.
* ~8 J% F1 N$ w* a0 FNOTE 1 Such a luminaire may be of one of the following types:
% {0 Q5 u& G% O5 l+ I% l% ^1 b* Oa) A luminaire having a durable and substantially continuous enclosure of insulating material which envelopes all
1 a1 Q E' \+ S4 imetal parts with the exception of small parts such as nameplates, screws and rivets which are isolated from live
% |3 H+ R" S$ @, zparts by insulation at least equivalent to reinforced insulation. Such a luminaire is called an insulation encased
2 ], B3 ]/ P. z, }' r3 | X( J+ Kclass II luminaire., d. v2 U" k$ t' _, h/ P6 ~% L9 g7 b
b) A luminaire having a substantially continuous enclosure of metal, in which double insulation is used throughout,
" \8 w) K% f. ^# z! nexcept for those parts where reinforced insulation is used because the application of double insulation is, J3 x) v& h4 j8 h; l0 l6 G
manifestly impracticable. Such a luminaire is called a metal-encased class II luminaire.
$ y! Z4 K# m2 cc) A luminaire which is a combination of types a) and b) above.' E0 q8 Q5 o9 h1 b; g
NOTE 2 The enclosure of an insulation-encased class II luminaire may form a part or the whole of the
$ ?" v8 q5 x; ?6 z8 D; lsupplementary insulation or the reinforced insulation.
! r& g: `2 T; [$ x8 u4 t# Q% WNOTE 3 If earthing is provided to assist starting, but is not connected to an accessible metal part, the luminaire S6 M, ^5 F# t& L
may still be deemed to be of class II. Accessible metal parts in compliance with the appropriate IEC lamp
$ W; b2 }( x$ F) aspecification and other metal parts not normally earthed and not normally accessible during normal use are not
; @; z2 G8 h# Y0 i- Pregarded to be conductive parts which may cause an electric shock unless the tests of Annex A show them to be
& ~, S+ t& b5 V& R: T5 flive parts.
y- E% q: S' a; h9 U* ]7 O( N1 ]NOTE 4 If a luminaire with double insulation and/or reinforced insulation throughout has an earthing terminal or an
% f( [ z9 \% {earthing contact, it is class I construction. However, a fixed class II luminaire intended for looping-in may have an
1 {4 {0 S$ w' g: `internal terminal for maintaining the electrical continuity of an earthing conductor not terminating in the luminaire,
5 U' D6 k8 h+ M/ w2 A( eprovided that the terminal is insulated from accessible metal parts by class II insulation.
# o& ?) |+ ?( W2 G# W" fNOTE 5 Class II luminaires may have parts in which protection against electric shock relies on operation at safety
" H# J. g7 ]% ~5 u, [7 M1 m" E) Y5 ^extra-low voltage (SELV).0 y: u6 S+ n4 r2 G F2 T) {
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5 ]6 V+ V* \6 a/ @4 `# e4 zclass III luminaire5 |! W7 r: y1 Y) k
luminaire in which protection against electric shock relies on supply at safety extra-low voltage7 k+ x2 U' q! p5 q" G1 E
(SELV) and in which voltages higher than those of SELV are not generated.2 E7 e, `# V3 S' r
NOTE A class III luminaire should not be provided with means for protective earthing. |
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