National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation ofEN 60065:2002+A12:2011, incorporating amendments A11:2008 and A2:2010 and corrigendum August 2007. It was derived from IEC 60065:2001, incorporating amendments 1:2005, 2:2010, and corrigendum August 2002. It supersedes BS EN 60065:2002+A2:2010 which will be withdrawn on 1 October 2013.

The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags . Tags indicating changes to IEC text carry the number of the IEC amendment. For example, text altered by IEC amendment 1 is indicated in the text by .

The CENELEC common modifications have been implemented at the appropriate places in the text. The start and finish of each common modification is indicated in the text by tags . Where a common modification has been introduced by amendment, the tags carry the number of the amendment. For example, the common modifications introduced by CENELEC amendment A11 are indicated by and A12 by .

The start and finish of text introduced by IEC corrigendum August 2002 is indicated by .

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee EPL/108, Safety of electronic equipment within the field of audio/video, information technology and communication technology.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Electrotechnical Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 14 June 2002

Foreword

Following BT decision D105/051 the text of future edition 7 of the International Standard IEC 60065 (92/85/FDIS), prepared by IEC TC 92, Safety of audio, video and similar electronic equipment, together with common modifications prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 92, Safety of audio, video and similar electronic equipment, was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60065 on 2002-03-01.

This European Standard supersedes EN 60065:1998 + corrigendum June 1999.

The following dates were fixed:

Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.

Annexes designated “informative” are given for information only.

In this standard, annexes A to K, ZA and ZB are normative; annexes M, N and ZC are informative.

Annexes ZA, ZB and ZC have been added by CENELEC

Foreword to amendment A1

The text of document 108/136/FDIS, future amendment 1 to IEC 60065:2001, prepared by IEC TC 108, Safety of electronic equipment within the field of audio/video, information technology and communication technology, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote.

A draft amendment to EN 60065:2002, prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 108, Safety of electronic equipment within the fields of audio/video, information technology and communication technology, was submitted to the formal vote.

The two documents together were ratified by CENELEC as amendment A1 to EN 60065:2002 on 2005-12-01.

Annex L of this amendment A1 to EN 60065:2002 supersedes EN 60491:1995.

The following dates were fixed:

Subclauses, tables and figures which are additional to those in IEC 60065 are prefixed “Z”.

Foreword to amendment A11

This amendment to the European Standard EN 60065:2002 was prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 108X, Safety of electronic equipment within the fields of audio/video, information technology and communication technology.

The text of the draft was submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure and was approved by CENELEC as amendment A11 to EN 60065:2002 on 2008-07-01.

The following dates were fixed:

Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables and figures which are additional to those in IEC 60065 are prefixed “Z”.

Foreword to amendment A2

The text of document 108/395/FDIS, future amendment 2 to IEC 660065:2001, prepared by IEC TC 108, Safety of electronic equipment within the field of audio/video, information technology and communication technology, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote.

A draft amendment was prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 108X, Safety of electronic equipment within the fields of audio/video, information technology and communication technology and was submitted to formal vote.

The combined texts were approved by CENELEC as EN 60065:2002/A2 on 2010-10-01.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

The following dates were fixed:

Annexes ZA and ZB have been added by CENELEC.

Foreword to amendment A12

This amendment to the European Standard EN 60065:2002 was prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 108X, Safety of electronic equipment within the fields of audio/video, information technology and communication technology.

The text of the draft was submitted to the unique acceptance procedure and was approved by CENELEC as amendment A12 to EN 60065:2002 on 2011-01-24.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

The following dates were fixed:

Sub-clauses, tables and figures which are additional to those in IEC 60065 are prefixed “Z”.

INTRODUCTION

Principles of safety

General

This introduction is intended to provide an appreciation of the principles on which the require- ments of this standard are based. Such an understanding is essential in order that safe apparatus can be designed and manufactured.

The requirements of this standard are intended to provide protection to persons as well as to the surroundings of the apparatus.

Attention is drawn to the principle that the requirements, which are standardized, are the minimum considered necessary to establish a satisfactory level of safety.

Further development in techniques and technologies may entail the need for future modification of this standard.

NOTE The expression "protection to the surroundings of the apparatus" implies that this protection should also include protection of the natural environment in which the apparatus is intended to be used, taking into account the life cycle of the apparatus, i.e. manufacturing, use, maintenance, disposal and possible end-of-life recycling of parts of the apparatus.

Hazards

The application of this standard is intended to prevent injury or damage due to the following hazards:

electric shock;
excessive temperatures;
radiation;
implosion;
mechanical hazards;
fire.

Electric shock

Electric shock is due to current passing through the human body. Currents of the order of a milliampere can cause a reaction in persons in good health and may cause secondary risks due to involuntary reaction. Higher currents can have more damaging effects. Voltages below certain limits are generally regarded as not dangerous under specified conditions. In order to provide protection against the possibility of higher voltages appearing on parts that may be touched or handled, such parts are either earthed or adequately insulated.

For parts which can be touched, two levels of protection are normally provided to prevent electric shock caused by a single fault. Thus a single fault and any consequential faults will not create a hazard. The provision of additional protective measures, such as SUPPLEMENTARY INSULATION or protective earthing, is not considered a substitute for, or a relief from, properly designed BASIC INSULATION.

Excessive temperatures

Requirements are included to prevent injury due to excessive temperatures of accessible parts, to prevent damaging of insulation due to excessive internal temperatures, and to prevent mechanical instability due to excessive temperatures developed inside the apparatus.

Radiation

Requirements are included to prevent injury due to excessive energy levels of ionizing and laser radiation, for example by limiting the radiation to non-hazardous values.

Implosion

Requirements are included to prevent injury due to implosion of picture tubes.

Mechanical hazards

Requirements are included to ensure that the apparatus and its parts have adequate mechanical strength and stability, to avoid the presence of sharp edges and to provide guarding or interlocking of dangerous moving parts.

Fire

A fire can result from:

heat;
arcing;

caused by

overloads;
component failure;
insulation breakdown;
bad connections;
conductor breakage.

Requirements are included that are intended to prevent fire originating within the apparatus from spreading beyond the immediate vicinity of the source of the fire or from causing damage to the surroundings of the apparatus.

The following preventive measures are recommended:

the use of suitable components and subassemblies;
the prevention of excessive temperature rise that might cause ignition under normal or fault conditions;
the use of measures to eliminate POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES such as inadequate contacts, bad connections, interruptions;
the limitation of the quantity of combustible material used;
the control of the position of combustible materials in relation to POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES;
the use of materials with high resistance to fire in the vicinity of POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES;
the use of encapsulation or barriers to limit the spread of fire within the apparatus;
the use of suitable fire retardant materials for the enclosure.

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2002-03-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice

The text of amendment 2:2010 to the International Standard IEC 60065:2001 was approved by CENELEC as an amendment to the European Standard with agreed common modifications.

1 General

1.1 Scope

1.2 Normative references

2 Definitions

2.1 Definitions in alphabetical order Subclause

2.2 Types of apparatus

2.3 Ratings and electrical values

2.4 Supply and external connections

2.5 Signals, sources, loads

2.6 Protection against electric shock, insulations

2.7 Components

2.8 Miscellaneous

3 General requirements

3.1

3.2

3.Z1

4 General test conditions

4.1 Conduct of tests

4.2 Normal operating conditions

4.3 Fault conditions

5 Marking and instructions

5.1 Identification and supply ratings

5.2 Terminals

5.3 Caution marking

5.4 Instructions

6 Hazardous radiations

6.1 Ionizing radiation

6.2 Laser radiation

7 Heating under normal operating conditions

7.1 General

7.2 Heat resistance of insulating material

8 Constructional requirements with regard to the protection against electric shock

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7 Void.

8.8

8.9

8.10

8.11

8.12

8.13

8.14

8.15

8.16

8.17 Requirements for insulated winding wires for use without additional interleaved insulation

8.18 Endurance test for wound components with insulated winding wires without additional interleaved insulation

8.19 Disconnection from the MAINS

8.20

8.21

8.22 Test specifications of non-separable thin sheet material

9 Electric shock hazard under normal operating conditions

9.1 Testing on the outside

9.2 Removal of protective covers

10 Insulation requirements

10.1 Surge test

10.2 Humidity treatment

10.3 Insulation resistance and dielectric strength

11 Fault conditions

11.1 Electric shock hazard

11.2 Heating

12 Mechanical strength

12.1 Complete apparatus

12.2 Fixing of actuating elements

12.3 REMOTE CONTROL devices held in hand

12.4 Drawers

12.5 Antenna coaxial sockets mounted on the apparatus

12.6 Telescoping or rod antennas

13 CLEARANCES and CREEPAGE DISTANCES

13.1 General

13.2 Determination of WORKING VOLTAGE

13.3 Clearances

13.4 Creepage distances

13.5 Printed boards

13.6 Jointed insulation

13.7 Enclosed and sealed parts

13.8

14 Components

14.1 Resistors

14.2 Capacitors and RC-units

14.3 Inductors and windings

14.4 High voltage components and assemblies

14.5 Protective devices

14.6 Switches

14.7 Safety interlocks

14.8 Voltage setting devices and the like

14.9 Motors

14.10 Batteries

14.11 Optocouplers

14.12 Surge suppression varistors

15 Terminals

15.1 Plugs and sockets

15.2 Provisions for protective earthing

15.3 TERMINALS for external flexible cords and for permanent connection to the MAINS supply

15.4 Devices forming a part of the MAINS plug

16 External flexible cords

16.1

16.2

16.3

16.4

16.5

16.6

16.7

17 Electrical connections and mechanical fixings

17.1

17.2

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.6

17.7

17.8

17.9

18 Mechanical strength of picture tubes and protection against the effects of implosion

18.1 General

18.2 Non-intrinsically protected picture tubes

19 Stability and mechanical hazards

19.1 Test at 10° to the horizontal

19.2 Vertical force test

19.3 Horizontal force test

19.4 Test of edges and corners

19.5 Mechanical strength of glass

19.6 Wall or ceiling mounting means

20 Resistance to fire

20.1 Electrical components and mechanical parts

20.2 Fire enclosure

Bibliography

BS EN 60065:2002+A12:2011

Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus. Safety requirements

Published:

14 Jun 2002

Withdrawn:

22 Aug 2019