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1 M4 g' Y- v! Sclass II luminaire1 d& y. {( p; s. i9 }
luminaire in which protection against electric shock does not rely on basic insulation only, but in
) ]5 c1 o# s0 }4 C0 ]0 Bwhich additional safety precautions such as double insulation or reinforced insulation are$ o7 Q5 C) v$ B- M* K% t+ |
provided, there being no provision for protective earthing or reliance upon installation3 k+ `7 X i1 \- W2 B
conditions.
5 c3 z9 X& O) F6 l/ l0 M# WNOTE 1 Such a luminaire may be of one of the following types:; b$ ?& s2 g. W( ]
a) A luminaire having a durable and substantially continuous enclosure of insulating material which envelopes all
$ N3 G! J8 |3 o# r- umetal parts with the exception of small parts such as nameplates, screws and rivets which are isolated from live% c7 D# U# k* @' c6 u
parts by insulation at least equivalent to reinforced insulation. Such a luminaire is called an insulation encased# f- @7 D% t" W! t! a7 Z
class II luminaire.
- _ B/ x1 r) O, t; pb) A luminaire having a substantially continuous enclosure of metal, in which double insulation is used throughout,/ ]" f! q x' D/ F. Q, n
except for those parts where reinforced insulation is used because the application of double insulation is
# r: i& S2 X b* [% k4 z! A8 hmanifestly impracticable. Such a luminaire is called a metal-encased class II luminaire.0 ~( S, B. e' e! `, ? N7 x
c) A luminaire which is a combination of types a) and b) above.
( \) T5 d; ?* l# |2 | pNOTE 2 The enclosure of an insulation-encased class II luminaire may form a part or the whole of the5 ~1 h; C% f" H9 ~- @
supplementary insulation or the reinforced insulation., E( o9 m# z) e
NOTE 3 If earthing is provided to assist starting, but is not connected to an accessible metal part, the luminaire6 L; I& X4 ]9 S. \2 L3 H
may still be deemed to be of class II. Accessible metal parts in compliance with the appropriate IEC lamp
5 b6 ~8 ~/ K$ }' v6 u) i7 A7 Ispecification and other metal parts not normally earthed and not normally accessible during normal use are not
1 W6 ]" ` m2 @2 zregarded to be conductive parts which may cause an electric shock unless the tests of Annex A show them to be A: s4 |; j5 f8 ?9 U
live parts.0 d, p, H% e- l* e f
NOTE 4 If a luminaire with double insulation and/or reinforced insulation throughout has an earthing terminal or an. K& h ?/ o; l5 ?, H) [
earthing contact, it is class I construction. However, a fixed class II luminaire intended for looping-in may have an: e! ^8 \5 v" {; w3 P+ ^7 e( o
internal terminal for maintaining the electrical continuity of an earthing conductor not terminating in the luminaire,
0 J* a& m9 l0 c, vprovided that the terminal is insulated from accessible metal parts by class II insulation.
' Y5 c" q5 @# k4 b! u' p" o. N: mNOTE 5 Class II luminaires may have parts in which protection against electric shock relies on operation at safety' t$ w( Y% [; N4 v8 _1 q" A
extra-low voltage (SELV).# w( i+ t' c/ f% R" M2 m
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class III luminaire$ c e0 L" H, m; D- j$ r" Q9 B& A" K
luminaire in which protection against electric shock relies on supply at safety extra-low voltage
/ O" b/ Q! h4 m6 n# ?(SELV) and in which voltages higher than those of SELV are not generated.# @4 u) U g$ ~) T
NOTE A class III luminaire should not be provided with means for protective earthing. |
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