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class II luminaire
& ~0 s4 g# I( v5 _' W1 S6 Wluminaire in which protection against electric shock does not rely on basic insulation only, but in5 Z1 ]3 S: I% \+ @: S$ K
which additional safety precautions such as double insulation or reinforced insulation are9 Z4 \- Y7 [/ o4 w7 X
provided, there being no provision for protective earthing or reliance upon installation* A4 G9 G! f4 [
conditions.
$ C, f; q. B) L3 M) `- aNOTE 1 Such a luminaire may be of one of the following types:& o9 e8 Q& r9 @+ e5 ?# y: C& U
a) A luminaire having a durable and substantially continuous enclosure of insulating material which envelopes all
& K# d2 A: D( \, U) T3 u) ~metal parts with the exception of small parts such as nameplates, screws and rivets which are isolated from live
* g ] z# t) _parts by insulation at least equivalent to reinforced insulation. Such a luminaire is called an insulation encased
/ l) I3 {, z3 ]+ f0 e& lclass II luminaire.
/ }' }3 P" f( ~b) A luminaire having a substantially continuous enclosure of metal, in which double insulation is used throughout,
+ W+ R/ J l/ r: Gexcept for those parts where reinforced insulation is used because the application of double insulation is
8 M3 F0 A6 }$ e& Cmanifestly impracticable. Such a luminaire is called a metal-encased class II luminaire.
0 h+ N4 T' B+ W3 S; sc) A luminaire which is a combination of types a) and b) above.& W7 K0 u5 ^5 q
NOTE 2 The enclosure of an insulation-encased class II luminaire may form a part or the whole of the* k/ k, ~. K( C
supplementary insulation or the reinforced insulation.
5 k$ V. \$ K4 ~1 {7 l5 y8 z! O; G0 pNOTE 3 If earthing is provided to assist starting, but is not connected to an accessible metal part, the luminaire
3 a7 Y; H3 W1 g/ M: Cmay still be deemed to be of class II. Accessible metal parts in compliance with the appropriate IEC lamp
( k7 ?* X1 e* f- Kspecification and other metal parts not normally earthed and not normally accessible during normal use are not/ O4 z, q5 q, Y1 t) C
regarded to be conductive parts which may cause an electric shock unless the tests of Annex A show them to be
* `! c4 s2 p. s, Y6 l! K( ?live parts.
. P0 W8 T+ T# k/ ENOTE 4 If a luminaire with double insulation and/or reinforced insulation throughout has an earthing terminal or an
: c; k; H& P, D: f* ?3 J$ \0 J: Kearthing contact, it is class I construction. However, a fixed class II luminaire intended for looping-in may have an* h+ H9 @6 V6 e: I9 w
internal terminal for maintaining the electrical continuity of an earthing conductor not terminating in the luminaire,
8 l1 Y( o) t1 x) [provided that the terminal is insulated from accessible metal parts by class II insulation.
) l e# o3 x1 W* c+ U3 ENOTE 5 Class II luminaires may have parts in which protection against electric shock relies on operation at safety
/ \% o# x, r j @6 u' Hextra-low voltage (SELV).* W4 V- i& B$ ]" m% d! [; k
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9 ^# g1 c( A! [( S; a3 `class III luminaire
+ E/ y8 B5 o+ u% ~luminaire in which protection against electric shock relies on supply at safety extra-low voltage
# r/ O, _2 u- D- [(SELV) and in which voltages higher than those of SELV are not generated.( H9 _' u$ m. G
NOTE A class III luminaire should not be provided with means for protective earthing. |
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