1、UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL UL 498 Attachment Plugs and ReceptaclesUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTH
2、ER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL UL Standard for Safety for Attachment Plugs and Receptacles, UL 498 Fifteenth Edition, Dated March 30, 2012 SUMMARY OF TOPICS This revision of ANSI/UL 498 is being issued to include requirements for a new terminal design, revision to recesse
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11、 Future Effective Date Reference March 1, 2015 1.3 November 16, 2015 7.2, 15.3.1, 15.3.3 15.3.5, 90.3, 108.3, and Tables 184.1 184.4 OCTOBER 22, 2014 UL 498 tr2UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL MARCH 30, 2012 (Title Page Reprin
12、ted: October 22, 2014) 1 UL 498 Standard for Attachment Plugs and Receptacles First Edition December, 1931 Second Edition September, 1939 Third Edition June, 1942 Fourth Edition November, 1948 Fifth Edition September, 1952 Sixth Edition November, 1954 Seventh Edition December, 1959 Eighth Edition Ma
13、y, 1962 Ninth Edition April, 1974 Tenth Edition September, 1981 Eleventh Edition November, 1986 Twelfth Edition April, 1991 Thirteenth Edition April, 1996 Fourteenth Edition December, 2001 Fifteenth Edition March 30, 2012 This ANSI/UL Standard for Safety consists of the Fifteenth Edition including r
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18、L COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Scope .14A 2 Glossary .14B 3 Components 19 4 Units of Measurement 20 5 References 20 CONSTRUCTION ALL DEVICES 6 General .20 7 Congurations .20 8 Insulating Materials .20A
19、 8.1 General .20A 8.2 Flammability 21 8.3 Electrical properties 21 8.4 Thermal properties 22 8.5 Vulcanized ber .23 8.6 Sealing compounds 23 8.7 Fuse enclosures 24 9 Enclosure .24 9.1 General 24 9.2 Male faces and wire terminations 26 10 Current-Carrying Parts 27 10.1 General .27 10.2 Contacts 28 11
20、 Grounding and Dead Metal Parts .29 12 Terminals 30 12.1 General .30 12.2 Wire-binding screw terminals 31 12.3 Soldering lugs .32 12.4 Pressure-wire terminals .32 12.5 Combination wire binding/pressure-wire terminals .32A 13 Cord Entry and Strain Relief .33 14 Spacings 34 15 Assembly 34 15.1 General
21、 .34 15.2 Grounding and polarization 35 15.3 Mating and interchangeability 35 15.4 Fuseholders .37 15.5 Switches 37 ATTACHMENT PLUGS AND INLETS 16 Insulating Materials .38 17 Enclosure 38 17.1 General .38 17.2 Grip .38A OCTOBER 22, 2014 ATTACHMENT PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES - UL 498 3UL COPYRIGHTED MATER
22、IAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 17.3 Face size .39 18 Current-Carrying Parts 39 19 Grounding and Dead Metal Parts .40 20 Terminals and Leads 42 20.1 Terminals .42 20.2 Leads .42 21 Assembly 43 22 Weatherproof Type .45 CORD CONNECTORS 23 Enclosur
23、e 45 23.1 General .45 23.2 Face size .46 24 Grounding and Dead Metal Parts .50 25 Terminals 50 26 Assembly 50 26.1 General .50 26.2 Outlet separation .51 RECEPTACLES 27 Insulating Materials .51 28 Enclosure 51 29 Grounding and Dead Metal Parts .52 29.1 General .52 29.2 Flush receptacles 53 30 Termin
24、als and Leads 53 30.1 General .53 30.2 Push-in terminals .54 30.3 Pin-type or insulation-displacement terminals 54 30.4 Open wiring on insulators .54 30.5 Leads .55 30.6 Separable terminal assembly 56 31 Assembly 56 31.1 General .56 31.2 Flush receptacles 57 31.3 Surface-mount receptacles 59 32 Flus
25、h Plates 59 33 Self-Grounding Receptacles 59 34 Isolated-Ground Receptacles .60 35 CO/ALR Type 60 36 AL-CU Type 60 37 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles .60 38 Weather-Resistant Receptacles .60A 39 Pendant Receptacles 60A 40 Pop-Out Receptacle .60A 41 Pop-Up Receptacle Assembly 60A 41A Rotatable Outlets 6
26、0A OCTOBER 22, 2014 ATTACHMENT PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES - UL 498 4UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL SELF-CONTAINED RECEPTACLES FOR USE WITHOUT A SEPARATE OUTLET BOX 42 General 60B 43 Spacings .60B 44 Insulating Materials 60B 45 En
27、closures .61 46 Mounting Means 63 47 Frame-Construction Mounting Brackets 63 48 Field Replacement 64 CURRENT TAPS 49 General 64 FLATIRON AND APPLIANCE PLUGS 50 General 65 51 Current-Carrying Parts 65 52 Cord Guard 65 53 Strain Relief 66 54 Female Contacts .66 55 Terminals 67 56 Spacings 67 57 Assemb
28、ly 67 PERFORMANCE GENERAL 58 Representative Devices .68 ALL DEVICES 59 Comparative Tracking Index Test .77 60 Glow Wire Test .78 61 High-Current Arc Resistance to Ignition Test .78 62 Mold Stress Relief Test 79 63 Moisture Absorption Resistance Test 80 64 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test .81 64.1 D
29、evices for xed or permanent installation 81 64.2 Cord-connected devices 82 65 Accelerated Aging Tests .82 65.1 General .82 65.2 Rubber, EPDM, and TEE compounds .82 65.3 PVC compounds and copolymers 83 66 Insulation Resistance Test .83 67 Conductor Secureness Test 84 68 Tightening Torque Test 84 NOVE
30、MBER 16, 2012 ATTACHMENT PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES - UL 498 5UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL ATTACHMENT PLUGS ALL DEVICES 69 General 84 70 Security of Blades Test 84 70.1 General .84 70.2 Self-hinged plugs .85 71 Secureness-Of-Co
31、ver Test .85 72 Crushing Test 85 73 Attachment Plug Grip Tests 86 74 Integrity of Assembly Test .90 74.1 General .90 74.2 Self-hinged plugs .91 75 Self-Hinge Flexing Test 91 76 Terminal Temperature Test 92 77 Fuseholder Temperature Test 92 PIN-TYPE TERMINALS 78 General 94 79 Assembly Test .94 80 Tem
32、perature Test .94 81 Strain Relief Test .95 82 Fault Current Test 96 83 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test .97 INLETS ALL DEVICES 84 General 97 85 Security of Blades Test 97 86 Terminal Temperature Test 97 87 Fuseholder Temperature Test 98 PRESSURE-WIRE TERMINALS 88 General 100 88A Combination Wire B
33、inding/Pressure Wire-Type Terminals 100A 89 Strength of Insulating Base Test .100A CORD CONNECTORS ALL DEVICES 90 General .100B 91 Retention of Plugs Tests 100B 92 Overload Tests 101 92.1 General 101 92.2 Current overload test 104 92.3 Horsepower overload test 104 93 Temperature Test 108 OCTOBER 22,
34、 2014 ATTACHMENT PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES - UL 498 6UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 94 Retention of Plugs Test (Repeated) 109 OCTOBER 22, 2014 ATTACHMENT PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES - UL 498 6AUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FO
35、R FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL OCTOBER 22, 2014 ATTACHMENT PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES - UL 498 6B No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 94.1 General 109 94.2 Plug retention .109 94.
36、3 Plug Withdrawal .110 95 Resistance to Arcing Test .110A 96 Latching Mechanism Tests 111 96.1 General 111 96.2 Cycling test .111 96.3 Pull test 112 97 Fuseholder Temperature Test .113 98 Improper Insertion Test .114 99 Potential Drop in Grounding Connections Test 115 100 Integrity of Assembly Test
37、.115 100.1 General .115 100.2 Self-hinged cord connectors .116 101 Self-Hinge Flexing Test .116 PIN-TYPE TERMINALS 102 General .116 103 Assembly Test .116 104 Temperature Test 117 105 Strain Relief Test .117 106 Fault Current Test 118 107 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test .118A RECEPTACLES ALL DEVIC
38、ES 108 General 118A 109 Retention of Blades Test .118B 110 Overload Test 124 111 Temperature Test 125 112 Retention of Blades Test (Repeated) 127 113 Resistance to Arcing Test .127 114 Retention of Plugs Test .128 115 Overload Test 129 115.1 General .129 115.2 Current overload test .130 115.3 Horsep
39、ower overload test 130A 116 Temperature Test 134 116.1 Contact and terminal temperature 134 116.2 Feed-through terminal temperature .136 117 Retention of Plugs Test (Repeated) .137 117.1 General .137 117.2 Plug retention .137 117.3 Plug withdrawal 138 118 Resistance to Arcing Test .138 119 Fuseholde
40、r Temperature Test 139 120 Fault Current Test 140 121 Terminal Strength Test 141 122 Assembly Security Test .145 123 Grounding Contact Test .152 NOVEMBER 16, 2012 ATTACHMENT PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES - UL 498 7UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMIS
41、SION FROM UL PRESSURE-WIRE TERMINALS 124 General .159 124A Combination Wire Binding/Pressure Wire-Type Terminals .160A 125 Strength of Insulating Base Test 161 SELF-GROUNDING RECEPTACLES 126 General .161 127 Fault Current Test 161 PUSH-IN TERMINALS 128 General .164 129 Pullout Test 164 130 Temperatu
42、re Test 165 131 Conductor Insertion and Retention Test .165 132 Conductor Push-In Test .166 133 Terminal Abuse Test 167 134 Temperature Test 170 TAMPER-RESISTANT RECEPTACLES 135 General .175 136 Probe Test .175 137 Impact Test 177 137.1 General .177 137.2 Ball-pendulum impact .178 137.3 Vertical-bal
43、l impact .182 138 Mechanical Endurance Test .184 139 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test .184 RECEPTACLE WITH INTEGRAL ADJUSTABLE MOUNTING YOKE 140 Bonding (Non-Metallic Outlet Box Fault Current) Test .185 141 Bonding (Metallic Outlet Box Fault Current) Test .187 142 Mounting Yoke Resistance Test 188
44、POP-OUT RECEPTACLES AND POP-UP RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLIES 143 General .189 143.1 Pop-out receptacles 189 143.2 Pop-up receptacle assemblies .189 144 Mechanical Endurance Test .189 145 Mechanical Load Test .190 146 Spill Test 190 PIN-TYPE OR INSULATION-DISPLACEMENT TERMINALS 147 General .191 148 Heat Cycl
45、ing and Vibration Tests .191 148.1 General .191 148.2 Heat cycling test .191 OCTOBER 22, 2014 ATTACHMENT PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES - UL 498 8UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 148.3 Vibration test 192 148.4 Heat cycling test (Contin
46、ued) 192 148.5 Calculations .192 RECEPTACLES EMPLOYING A SEPARABLE TERMINAL ASSEMBLY 149 General .193 150 Retention of Tab Connection Test 193 151 Separable Connector Pull Test .193 152 Mold Stress Relief Test .194 153 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test 194 154 Grounding Contact Temperature Test .195
47、 155 Resistance Test 195 156 Latching Mechanism Test .195 157 Short Circuit Test .196 158 Continuity Impedance Test 196 RECEPTACLES EMPLOYING ROTATABLE OUTLETS 158A General .196A 158B Rotational Endurance Test 196A 158C Temperature Test 196A 158D Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test 196B 158E Resistanc
48、e Test .196B 158F Fault Current Test 196B SELF-CONTAINED RECEPTACLES 159 General .197 160 Heat Cycling and Vibration Tests .197 160.1 General .197 160.2 Heat cycling test .197 160.3 Vibration test 198 160.4 Calculations .199 161 Cable Pullout Test 199 162 Conductor Pullout Test 200 163 Mounting Stre
49、ngth Test .200 163.1 General .200 163.2 Receptacles mounted directly in panels .200 163.3 Receptacles supported by mounting brackets .200 163.4 Testing .200 164 Wall-Mounting Secureness Test 201 165 Assembly Security Test .205 165.1 General .205 165.2 Method A .205 165.3 Method B .208 166 Field Replacement Test .208 167 Fault Current Withstand Test .208 168 Knockouts Test .209 169 Creep Test 209 170 Mold Stress Test .209 171 Specimen Flammability Test .209 171.1 General .209 OCTOBER 22, 2014 ATT
