1 Scope

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This part of IEC 60335 deals with the safety of electric commercial amusement machines and personal service machines, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances, including direct current (DC) supplied appliances and battery-operated appliances.

Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are

• amusement machines:

  • billiard tables;

  • bowling machines;

  • dartboards;

  • driving simulators;

  • gaming machines;

  • kiddie rides;

  • laser shooting appliances;

  • pinball machines;

  • video games;

• personal service machines:

  • card re-value machines;

  • currency dispensers;

  • luggage lockers;

  • weighing machines;

  • shoe shining appliances.

This document deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards of intended use presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons (including maintenance persons) and domestic animals in and around the home.

This standard does not apply to

• appliances intended exclusively for household use;

• appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes;

• appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas);

• appliances for washing cars;

• dispensing appliances and vending machines (IEC 60335‑2‑75);

• appliances within the scope of IEC 62368‑1, such as jukeboxes, household video games, copying machines, ticket machines and automatic teller machines;

• appliances intended to be used when a trained attendant is present, such as virtual reality systems;

• equipment intended exclusively for fairgrounds, such as carousels;

• self-balancing personal transport devices (IEC 60335‑2‑114).

With European amendment A11, EN IEC 60335‑2‑82:2022 is superseded.

This European amendment A11 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of the standards below:

• EN IEC 60335‑1:2023+A11:2023+A12:2025 1 (Part 1)

• EN IEC 60335‑2‑82:2025 (Part 2)