All I have a question regarding interpretation of section 6.10.2 Fitting of non-detachable MAINS supply cords in EN 61010-1:2001.
Cord anchorages shall meet the following requirements a)...d) e) A compression bushing shall not be used as a cord anchorage unless it has provision for clamping all types and sizes of MAINS supply cords which meet the requirements of 6.10.1 and are suitable for connection to the TERMINALS provided, or the bushing has been designed to terminate a screened MAINS supply cord. f)... I would interpet this as follows: If the bush has been designed to accept a screened cable then it is ok for the bush to accept only a specific cable type which should be specified. Otherwise the bush must be capable of accepting any mains cable which has the neccessary voltage/current rating and will be suitable for the terminals provided. However in IEC61010-3-1 first edition 1997-07 conformity verification report for IEC 61010-1 there is a quite different interpretation. This document is basically a sample test report sheet for IEC61010-1. It is based on earlier versions of 61010-1 with ammendments 1 and 2 added. Here we have: 6.10.2.2 cord anchorages compression bushing: a) clamps all types and sizes of mains cords and b) is suitable: 1) for connection to TERMINALS provided or 2) it is designed for screened mains cord. I know that this document refers to an earlier version of 61010. However 1997 edition is still the only one listed on IEC website. I do not currently have access to an earlier version of 61010-1 to look at, but the interpretation above seems so anti- common sense that I am doubtful that it was faithful to the earlier version of the standard. So bottom line is: is my understanding of the current requirements of EN61010-1 6.10.2 correct? Secondly and out of curiosity does anyone know why IEC61010-1-3 1997 seems to contradict this? Thank in advance Andy. Andrew Wood Land Instruments International England. This e-mail and its contents may be confidential, privileged and protected by law. Access is only authorised by the intended recipient. The contents of this e-mail may not be disclosed to, or used by, anyone other than the intended recipient, or stored or copied in any medium. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise the sender immediately. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"