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class II appliance
. b! a- Q/ ~7 O' f7 u0 Z1 P; q! Zappliance in which protection against electric shock does not rely on basic insulation only
- [: J6 u0 n) a% }" {2 j3 gbut in which additional safety precautions are provided, such as double insulation or
9 r( d- n. Y: ~2 ]! w+ W% creinforced insulation, there being no provision for protective earthing or reliance upon9 Y! i3 n. [$ w+ {* a
installation conditions$ i! ]8 c9 ^4 }4 T0 ~9 I4 m t+ A
NOTE 1 Such an appliance may be of one of the following types:0 u3 y2 G# p1 D* w. w" [6 z
– an appliance having a durable and substantially continuous enclosure of insulating material which envelops all- H0 o/ T% ^1 l
metal parts, with the exception of parts, such as nameplates, screws and rivets, which are isolated from live
: E9 S1 \5 x* M# R( p, lparts by insulation at least equivalent to reinforced insulation; such an appliance is called an insulationencased
+ P6 g7 N, W5 x {" z3 ~: Uclass II appliance;, g/ z( ]8 ~3 W% D. X2 J
– an appliance having a substantially continuous metal enclosure, in which double insulation or reinforced
3 f3 k% A5 d7 C' L4 W- a8 \6 Z; minsulation is used throughout; such an appliance is called a metal-encased class II appliance;! D) _# \6 j* M; [% @
– an appliance which is a combination of an insulation-encased class II appliance and a metal-encased class II0 T3 m+ f4 Y- w5 t; U X9 r
appliance.
' G2 _3 U' d0 R& v0 J) kNOTE 2 The enclosure of an insulation-encased class II appliance may form a part or the whole of the+ u3 D6 ?& M& B/ d& g9 r
supplementary insulation or of the reinforced insulation.
) z# b6 G& p, e* m$ r2 n$ Y# U1 SNOTE 3 If an appliance with double insulation or reinforced insulation throughout has provision for earthing, it' O( q! ]$ d: U! q2 P
is considered to be a class I appliance or a class 0I appliance. |
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