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; K. b3 d9 ?' j$ F* h2 K% tclass II luminaire
; o% O8 M7 j$ |& dluminaire in which protection against electric shock does not rely on basic insulation only, but in& x% U+ C& g5 b/ h6 j- H
which additional safety precautions such as double insulation or reinforced insulation are
* q( P7 i4 I0 t/ g+ tprovided, there being no provision for protective earthing or reliance upon installation0 Y/ t8 Y( B9 Z6 V7 e5 Z- Q
conditions.6 b/ B& Z7 J% h4 Q( s
NOTE 1 Such a luminaire may be of one of the following types:, e5 }- _; {* _; [
a) A luminaire having a durable and substantially continuous enclosure of insulating material which envelopes all2 b# T7 A! [2 S4 Z- m! n. A0 m
metal parts with the exception of small parts such as nameplates, screws and rivets which are isolated from live/ G2 D M: y5 V! o0 N
parts by insulation at least equivalent to reinforced insulation. Such a luminaire is called an insulation encased
/ f5 }0 ]: s8 a( m* x2 K0 a1 \class II luminaire." R3 Y9 u: K$ l2 o: F! {
b) A luminaire having a substantially continuous enclosure of metal, in which double insulation is used throughout,; _* z! z# g: x% z" ^% b
except for those parts where reinforced insulation is used because the application of double insulation is# k; j/ C! f0 U- v& c) _
manifestly impracticable. Such a luminaire is called a metal-encased class II luminaire.
+ `* f( g* y& c- nc) A luminaire which is a combination of types a) and b) above.
0 l' Q1 b+ G, A: KNOTE 2 The enclosure of an insulation-encased class II luminaire may form a part or the whole of the
1 F! T6 _) y5 psupplementary insulation or the reinforced insulation.! [3 L& }4 U7 M+ f4 h# C3 O" I, N
NOTE 3 If earthing is provided to assist starting, but is not connected to an accessible metal part, the luminaire
( ?- r) J2 [' y% D9 _7 v' Qmay still be deemed to be of class II. Accessible metal parts in compliance with the appropriate IEC lamp4 u" Q( {; ~7 G' R1 k8 ~" m
specification and other metal parts not normally earthed and not normally accessible during normal use are not: M4 I7 f9 g7 H; e
regarded to be conductive parts which may cause an electric shock unless the tests of Annex A show them to be5 z4 P, Q( ]7 X% m- g) g
live parts.
% f* N) q) {1 jNOTE 4 If a luminaire with double insulation and/or reinforced insulation throughout has an earthing terminal or an" `1 W Y, C# S& E% ]
earthing contact, it is class I construction. However, a fixed class II luminaire intended for looping-in may have an
8 t; Y8 l. o: l7 Ginternal terminal for maintaining the electrical continuity of an earthing conductor not terminating in the luminaire,$ [# ^" C5 u8 c# G
provided that the terminal is insulated from accessible metal parts by class II insulation.6 f# @0 Q% I. R$ T
NOTE 5 Class II luminaires may have parts in which protection against electric shock relies on operation at safety
: i C4 E9 {+ B, S9 J, u1 C# zextra-low voltage (SELV).8 {! T% e8 } K; j9 W
1.2.24
- H; F! S$ t! J! hclass III luminaire, }* m& |; O. R/ C
luminaire in which protection against electric shock relies on supply at safety extra-low voltage# g, u7 K5 @$ _7 `8 a6 |
(SELV) and in which voltages higher than those of SELV are not generated.
) e! n* C m( s. W8 ~. j$ J! eNOTE A class III luminaire should not be provided with means for protective earthing. |
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