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16、ORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL CONTENTS PREFACE 4 National Differences 7 FOREWORD 8 1 Scope 11 2 Normative references .11 3 Terms and denitions 13 4 General .13 4.1 Level of protection (equipment protection level (EPL) .13 4.2 Additional requirements for l
17、evel of protection “ma” and “mb” .14 4.3 Additional requirements for level of protection “ma” 14 4.4 Rated voltage and prospective short circuit current 14 5 Requirements for compounds .14 5.1 General 14 5.2 Specication 14 5.3 Properties of the compound 15 6 Temperatures .15 6.1 General 15 6.2 Deter
18、mination of the limiting temperature .16 6.3 Temperature limitation .16 7 Constructional requirements .16 7.1 General 16 7.2 Determination of faults .17 7.3 Free space in the encapsulation .20 7.4 Thickness of the compound 22 7.5 Switching contacts .26 7.6 External connections .27 7.7 Protection of
19、bare live parts .28 7.8 Cells and batteries .28 7.9 Protective devices .32 8 Type tests 35 8.1 Tests on the compound 35 8.2 Tests on the apparatus 36 9 Routine verications and tests .41 9.1 Visual inspections .41 9.2 Dielectric strength test .41 10 Marking 42 Annex A (informative) Basic requirements
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