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) [) G. F" B v% }& q) A$ \/ qclass II luminaire3 ~9 _! R9 N% ]7 k" D
luminaire in which protection against electric shock does not rely on basic insulation only, but in
2 b- y& B" K: X5 i. o6 M& H7 j2 dwhich additional safety precautions such as double insulation or reinforced insulation are" S! {. p% X) E3 ?& |! `
provided, there being no provision for protective earthing or reliance upon installation
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, R5 h' ~7 t2 P E ^NOTE 1 Such a luminaire may be of one of the following types:
- T/ @! W: d9 p% ~a) A luminaire having a durable and substantially continuous enclosure of insulating material which envelopes all t) `7 V' [( e" t- D- ~0 ~
metal parts with the exception of small parts such as nameplates, screws and rivets which are isolated from live
+ K# a& |& L* @! D% wparts by insulation at least equivalent to reinforced insulation. Such a luminaire is called an insulation encased0 i y' ]0 C" A' `; Q
class II luminaire.( A! z- W& U1 n0 g6 d$ m
b) A luminaire having a substantially continuous enclosure of metal, in which double insulation is used throughout,
) O- p9 f* V d; X# ^- N" F; w, yexcept for those parts where reinforced insulation is used because the application of double insulation is
, p1 m. b, `+ T6 V: K+ jmanifestly impracticable. Such a luminaire is called a metal-encased class II luminaire.2 C% w$ ?3 {( z4 p
c) A luminaire which is a combination of types a) and b) above.1 P: e( \% w6 H) C; o. N# N
NOTE 2 The enclosure of an insulation-encased class II luminaire may form a part or the whole of the
: L% y& k! ^) I! L6 T- bsupplementary insulation or the reinforced insulation.* _# q9 Z4 E* q6 U; v; \: M- U
NOTE 3 If earthing is provided to assist starting, but is not connected to an accessible metal part, the luminaire5 R* E# V/ q5 P3 { ^, p. F& r
may still be deemed to be of class II. Accessible metal parts in compliance with the appropriate IEC lamp9 P( B: z" @/ }' p
specification and other metal parts not normally earthed and not normally accessible during normal use are not
3 C# U8 T! y* D) u4 v5 h+ m0 Eregarded to be conductive parts which may cause an electric shock unless the tests of Annex A show them to be
% n9 u/ @8 S6 B! I' clive parts.$ @1 v/ {" q3 i- ?# N
NOTE 4 If a luminaire with double insulation and/or reinforced insulation throughout has an earthing terminal or an# P. I( V, I3 j4 M5 Z5 @4 O
earthing contact, it is class I construction. However, a fixed class II luminaire intended for looping-in may have an2 i: _$ H, l/ |& `3 y% A: \
internal terminal for maintaining the electrical continuity of an earthing conductor not terminating in the luminaire,
8 `7 u% A- f3 W; D \7 D( Qprovided that the terminal is insulated from accessible metal parts by class II insulation., z/ ~; D; a; F( s" |8 b" D
NOTE 5 Class II luminaires may have parts in which protection against electric shock relies on operation at safety
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