UL 474-2002 Dehumidifiers.pdf

1、UL 474ISBN 1-55989-415-6DehumidifiersUnderwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)333 Pfingsten RoadNorthbrook, IL 60062-2096UL Standard for Safety for Dehumidifiers, UL 474Seventh Edition, Dated June 3, 1993Revisions: This Standard contains revisions through and including March 18, 2002.UL Standards for Safe

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25、e Date1-8.March 18, 20029.June 3, 199310.March 31, 199811-16B .March 18, 200217.June 3, 199318-20B .March 18, 200221.April 23, 199622.March 31, 199823-26.March 18, 200226A.November 5, 199726B .March 18, 200226C-26D .April 23, 199627-28 .June 3, 199329-30B .March 18, 200231-33 .June 3, 199334-34B .Ap

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27、1, 1998A2.June 3, 1993MARCH 18, 2002 UL 474 tr3MARCH 18, 2002 UL 474tr4No Text on This PageJUNE 3, 1993(Title Page Reprinted: March 18, 2002)1UL 474Standard for DehumidifiersFirst Edition August, 1957Second Edition November, 1969Third Edition June, 1973Fourth Edition September, 1978Fifth Edition Jul

28、y, 1981Sixth Edition August, 1987Seventh EditionJune 3, 1993The most recent designation of ANSI/UL 474 as an American National Standard(ANSI) occurred on November 26, 2001.This ANSI/UL Standard for Safety, which consists of the seventh edition (withrevisions through March 18, 2002), is under continu

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32、et of revised requirements.ISBN 1-55989-415-6COPYRIGHT 1978, 2002 UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC.ANSI/UL 474-2001MARCH 18, 2002DEHUMIDIFIERS - UL 4742No Text on This PageCONTENTSFOREWORD .4INTRODUCTION1 Scope .52 General .52.1 Components .52.2 Units of measurement .62.3 Undated references .63 Operati

33、ng Instructions .6CONSTRUCTION4 General .65 Assembly .66 Enclosures .97 Polymeric Materials Application .97.1 General .97.2 Material classification .107.3 Ignition sources .107.4 Enclosures .107.5 Functional and structural parts .107.6 Nonfunctional parts .138 Supply Connections .159 Internal Wiring

34、 .1610 Bonding for Grounding .17ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS11 Capacitors .1912 Current-Carrying Parts .1913 Electric Heaters .2013.1 Heater elements .2013.2 Heater over-temperature control .20A14 Insulating Material .2115 Motors and Motor Overload Protection .2116 Switches and Controllers .2417 Electrical Spacings .2417.1 High-voltage circuits .2417.2 Low-voltage circuits .26AREFRIGERATION SYSTEM18 Refrigerants .26A19 Refrigerant Tubing and Fittings .26A20 Ref