IEC 60884-2-6:2025
(Main)Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for switched socket-outlets with interlock for fixed electrical installations
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for switched socket-outlets with interlock for fixed electrical installations
IEC 60884-2-6:2025 applies to switched socket-outlets with interlock for AC only, for fixed electrical installations, with or without earthing contact, with rated voltage above 50 V but not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 32 A, intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors. Switched socket-outlets with interlock according to this document consist of a combination of socket-outlets according to IEC 60884‑1, interlocked with a switch according to IEC 60669‑1 and/or IEC 60669‑2‑1 supplied as a complete accessory. The rated current is limited to 16 A maximum for fixed accessories provided with screwless terminals.
This document does not cover requirements for flush mounting boxes. However, it covers those requirements for surface-type mounting boxes which are necessary for the tests on socket-outlets.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1997. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) alignment to IEC 60884-1, fourth edition.
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Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
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IEC 60884-2-6 ®
Edition 2.0 2025-02
REDLINE VERSION
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
Part 2-6: Particular requirements for switched socket-outlets with interlock for
fixed electrical installations
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 978-2-8327-0265-9
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General requirements . 6
5 General notes remarks tests . 7
6 Ratings . 7
7 Classification . 7
8 Marking . 8
9 Checking of dimensions . 9
10 Protection against electric shock . 9
11 Provision for earthing . 9
12 Terminals and terminations . 10
13 Construction of fixed socket-outlets . 10
14 Construction of plugs and portable socket-outlets . 11
15 Interlocked socket-outlets . 11
16 Resistance to ageing, to harmful ingress of water protection provided by
enclosures, and resistance to humidity . 13
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 14
18 Operation of earthing contacts . 14
19 Temperature rise . 14
20 Breaking capacity . 14
21 Normal operation . 14
22 Force necessary to withdraw the plug . 15
23 Flexible cables and their connection . 15
24 Mechanical strength . 15
25 Resistance to heat . 15
26 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 15
27 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound . 16
28 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to fire and to tracking . 16
29 Resistance to rusting . 16
30 Additional tests on pins provided with insulating sleeves . 16
31 EMC requirements . 16
32 Electromagnetic fields (EMF) requirements . 16
Annexes . 17
Annex A (normative) Safety-related routine tests for factory-wired portable
accessories (protection against electric shock and correct polarity) . 17
Annex B (informative) Alternative gripping tests . 17
Annex C (normative) Switches incorporated in portable socket-outlets . 17
Annex I (normative) Additional requirements and tests for plugs and socket-outlets for
high-load (HL) application . 17
Figure 101 – Circuit for the tests of 15.101 . 12
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PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS FOR HOUSEHOLD
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Part 2-6: Particular requirements for switched socket-outlets
with interlock for fixed electrical installations
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IEC 60884-2-6 has been prepared by subcommittee 23B: Plugs, socket-outlets and switches,
of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories. It is an International Standard.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1997. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) alignment to IEC 60884-1, fourth edition.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
23B/1547/FDIS 23B/1561/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
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This document is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60884-1:2022.
This document supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 60884-1:2022, so as
to convert that publication into the IEC standard: Particular requirements for switched socket-
outlets without interlock for fixed installations.
When a particular subclause of IEC 60884-1:2022 is mentioned in this document, that
subclause applies as far as reasonable. Where this document states "addition", "modification"
or "replacement", the relevant text of IEC 60884-1:2022 is to be adapted accordingly.
In this document the following print types are used:
– requirements proper: in roman type;
– test specifications: in italic type;
Explanatory matter: in smaller roman type.
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Subclauses, notes, figures and tables or figures which are additional to those in
IEC 60884-1:2022 are numbered starting from 101.
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