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class II luminaire
, F" b& D3 A* N7 W% h6 `* t- oluminaire in which protection against electric shock does not rely on basic insulation only, but in
* M0 c( |$ J( Ewhich additional safety precautions such as double insulation or reinforced insulation are# P6 H- a* ~( D* G6 t Q# T
provided, there being no provision for protective earthing or reliance upon installation
9 \8 P! a r5 c# f/ r+ pconditions.
' H5 V0 q' f# R4 ^3 SNOTE 1 Such a luminaire may be of one of the following types:
# ]0 E2 n9 T' Fa) A luminaire having a durable and substantially continuous enclosure of insulating material which envelopes all
( S: g0 M3 z/ N% X0 Fmetal parts with the exception of small parts such as nameplates, screws and rivets which are isolated from live
$ p, j0 ~! Z& P0 `parts by insulation at least equivalent to reinforced insulation. Such a luminaire is called an insulation encased( g( P% ]: t5 I& Q$ l% l9 `$ T
class II luminaire.) W: o! G9 c0 F
b) A luminaire having a substantially continuous enclosure of metal, in which double insulation is used throughout,3 ~$ b s% P& P, N7 c+ `
except for those parts where reinforced insulation is used because the application of double insulation is+ b6 w$ u1 p; q
manifestly impracticable. Such a luminaire is called a metal-encased class II luminaire./ M3 L9 j) ~: \5 R
c) A luminaire which is a combination of types a) and b) above.
0 j: Q* z0 F. Y" oNOTE 2 The enclosure of an insulation-encased class II luminaire may form a part or the whole of the- y- B1 X9 n8 \! Z; H
supplementary insulation or the reinforced insulation./ E) `$ K& T3 K) `
NOTE 3 If earthing is provided to assist starting, but is not connected to an accessible metal part, the luminaire( Y# k! k; G! j! g8 e$ i5 g
may still be deemed to be of class II. Accessible metal parts in compliance with the appropriate IEC lamp
6 Y; ~4 e4 v' j$ u9 Bspecification and other metal parts not normally earthed and not normally accessible during normal use are not
! V: f8 g: m& F. g+ kregarded to be conductive parts which may cause an electric shock unless the tests of Annex A show them to be& A7 O' R$ m7 L3 e* h* D
live parts./ \, _; o7 x& o8 U6 k3 y% J
NOTE 4 If a luminaire with double insulation and/or reinforced insulation throughout has an earthing terminal or an
7 a u4 o1 u% o( ^earthing contact, it is class I construction. However, a fixed class II luminaire intended for looping-in may have an
) h* a7 s7 p2 J+ B( k8 finternal terminal for maintaining the electrical continuity of an earthing conductor not terminating in the luminaire,. U/ i+ v2 F0 L p) _) x
provided that the terminal is insulated from accessible metal parts by class II insulation.
/ ]( P+ g/ s5 lNOTE 5 Class II luminaires may have parts in which protection against electric shock relies on operation at safety8 w3 v) Y0 R" v/ Z$ Q0 Y
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