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Standard(s)- (year and edition): & K' b# P4 |& a, B* z$ u+ h4 V/ @IEC 60601-1:1988 Ed.2 Am1+Am2 ~+ _3 M) m6 m* H- {Sub clause(s): 16 ) O8 G7 k8 q* X' v- \Sheet n°: DSH-404 3 D7 X9 D0 K( g4 r0 c4 M- DSubject: ENCLOSURES and PROTECTIVE COVERS2 ` y; k7 E% H( d
Key words: ENCLOSURES, PROTECTIVE COVERS, SIP/SOP . u- l1 W( G5 CConfirmed by CTL at its 39th meeting, in Cologne) i1 z: \8 V- e$ Y" k
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In practice, many standard SIP/SOPs are constructed so that live parts of the SIP/SOPs are ( w. @# _' s: I) Z- V. o6 Taccessible with the standard test finger or, alternatively, the air clearances and/or creepage; N4 w9 O! [! L
distances between these live parts and the standard test finger are too short. This means that . T! f" J4 M% h2 [0 qthese live parts of SIP/SOPs are to be considered as part of the enclosure and therefore the3 a. u* i* e$ k6 g \
corresponding enclosure leakage currents shall be measured, and hence, many existing 1 v* ]! q3 ?& `; U4 G# ?7 rstandard SIP/SOPs fail to comply with the standard. 2 z- ]' Y$ y8 tShould, for instance, concession be granted for SIP/SOPs with accessible live parts with a3 r/ l! @3 M2 c6 G# m3 C6 z% o- y; M
voltage (to earth) not exceeding 25V AC or 60V DC? $ E' z# k. D3 J; f5 \Decision: & } g* z/ M% ^! s( f, jInclude SIP/SOP in the list of sub-clause 16e)1. 8 X% W; @1 u8 u( TInstructions for use must contain the warning given in 16a)5., g% Y0 h1 T- Y1 L& V) @
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