COMMITTEE OF TESTING LABORATORIES

IEC SYSTEM FOR CONFIRMITY TESTING AND

CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

IEC 60950-1, 2nd ED. (2005-12)

TESTING AND MEASURING EQUIPMENT/ALLOWED SUBCONTRACTING
S=May be subcontracted
- 'RB' = 'Required Basic'; test and measurement equipment required for all equipment.
- 'RT' = 'Required for telecom'; in addition to 'RB', required for testing apparatus with connection(s) to a telecommunication network.
- 'RC' = 'Required for antenna'; in addition to 'RB', required for testing equipment with connection(s) to a cable distribution system

Clause Measurement/testing Testing / measuring equipment / material needed Subcontracting

1.2.13.15 Cheesecloth (for Annexes A.3 and B.6 & B.7) Cotton cloth 40g/m2 RB
1.2.13.16 Wrapping Tissue (for 4.7.3.6 and Annexes B.6 & 12g/ m2 - 30g/m2 RB
B.7)
1.6.2 Input current Amp-meter suitable for the current and waveform RB
1.7.11 Durability Petroleum spirit (aliphatic solvent hexane or reagent grade RB
hexane)/water/piece of cloth
2.1.1.1 Access to energized parts Test finger (joint /rigid 30N, fig. 2A) RB
Test pin (fig. 2B/ 4mm/3mm/15 mm long) RB
Test probe (Fig. 2C, 12mm/80mm) RT
2.1.1.5 Energy Hazard Variable resistive load RB
2.1.1.7 Plug discharge
Measuring instrument with input impedance 100MΩ ±5 MΩ in parallel with RB
an input capacitance of 25pF or less.
2.1.1.9 (and Audio Amplifiers
Suitable signal generator and audio power measuring equipment per 4.2.4 RB
4.5.1)
and 9.1.1 of IEC 60065
2.3.1 Limits of TNV circuits
Resistor 5000Ω ± 2%, RT
2.3.4 Connection of TNV circuits to other circuits
2.3.5 Test for operating voltages generated externally Test generator (120V± 2V a.c., 50 or 60 Hz, 1200Ω ± 2%) RT

2.4.2 Limited current circuits, limit values Resistor 2 000 Ω ± 10%, Capacitance measuring device RB
2.6.3.4 Resistance of earthing conductors High current source with a voltage not exceeding 12 V RB
2.9.2 Humidity conditioning Chamber (91% Rh...95% Rh, 20...30 ° C) RB
2.10 Creepage distance/clearance/distance through Oscilloscope RB

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insulation (determination of requirements; working

voltage measurements)
Creepagedistance/clearance/distance through Dial gauge RB
insulation (measurements)
Micrometer RB
Pins etc. with different diameters RB
Microscope RB
2.10.3.9 Measurement of transient levels Test-generator; reference 2 of table N.1 S
2.10.4 Creepage distances Test equipment for tracking index per IEC 60112 S
2.10.5.4 Partial Discharge Test (on semiconductors) Partial Discharge Testing per 5.2 of IEC 60747-5-5 S
2.10.9 & Thermal cycling and thermal ageing Full draught oven (± 2ºC) S
2.10.10 & Cooling facility (0º C)
2.10.11 (and
2.10.8.2)
2.10.8.4 Abrasion resistance test Scratch test device with steel pin S
2.10.7 Enclosed and sealed parts See 2.10.9 & 2.10.10 S
3.1.5, 10 N steady force test Suitable tool for applying steady force of 10 N +/- 1N RB
3.1.9 and
4.2.2
3.2.5.1 AC Power Supply Cords Test equipment according IEC 60227 S
3.2.6 Cord anchorage and strain relief Appropriate weights RB
3.2.8 Cord guards See 3.2.6 RB
4.1. Stability Inclined plane 10° RB
Force 250N/ RB
Test tool 800Nwith a flat surface 12,5cm by 20cm
4.2.3 Steady force test 30 N Test finger (rigid 30N± 3N, fig. 2A) RB
4.2.4 Steady state force, 250 N Test tool 250N± 10N with a circular plan surface ∅ 30mm. RB
4.2.5 Impact test ∅ 50mm/500g± 25g steel ball RB
4.2.6 Drop test Hard wood 13mm on 19mm to 20mm plywood, two layers. RB
4.2.7 Stress relief Oven 70K over normal temp. RB
4.2.8 Cathode ray tube Test equipment acc. IEC 60065 S
4.2.10 Wall or ceiling mounted equipment Several weights RB
4.3.2 Handles and manual controls Force 15N/20N/30N/50N RB

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4.3.6 Direct plug-in equipment Test equipment (see Fig. 11 of IEC 60065) RB
4.3.12 Flammable liquids Measuring equipment for concentration of flammable vapours S
4.3.13.2 Ionizing radiation Ionization meter (Annex H) S
4.3.13..3 Effect of UV radiation on materials Test equipment according to ISO 178, 179, 180, 527 and 8256 and S
according ISO 4892 series.
4.3.13.4 Human exposure to UV radiation Measuring equipment according to IEC 60825-9 S
4.3.13.5 laser radiation Several special equipment for laser classification(IEC 60825-1) S
4.4 Protection against hazardous moving parts Test finger (joint /rigid 30N, fig. 2A) RB
4.5 Thermal requirements RB
Voltage supply Single phase voltage supply systems/variability/adequacy RB
Three phase voltage supply systems S
Temperature (rise) Temperature recorder (multi-channel) RB
Thermocouples RB
Winding resistance (normally > 1,0 Ω 2-wire, 4-wire <1,0 Ω ). RB
Voltage Voltmeters (ac/dc) RB
High voltage meter (probe) RB
Current Currents (ac/dc) RB
Loading Loads (resistive) RB
4.5.5 Resistance to abnormal heat Ball pressure test apparatus according to IEC 60695-10-2 RB
Oven at least 125ºC
4.6.2 Bottoms of fire enclosure Distillate fuel oil as described in Annex A.3.2 S
4.6.4.2 Evaluation of larger openings Suitable tool (or tools) to simulate a straight metal object, 1mm in diameter, RB
length up to 13 mm
4.6.5 Adhesives for constructional purposes Oven up to 100 ° C RB
4.7.3 Materials, Tests see Annex A V-1, V-2, HF-2, 5V RB
Bunsen burner (9,5 ± 0,5 mm) RB
Gas for burner (~37 MJ/m3) RB
Oven for preconditioning RB
4.7.3.6 Materials used in high-voltage components Test of Annex A or test of 14.4 of IEC 60065 or needle flame test according RB
to IEC 60695-2-2
5.1 Touch current and protective conductor current Measuring instruments of Annex D RB
5.2 Electric strength Test equipment with the relevant voltage and tripping current. RB

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6.2 Protection of equipment users from overvoltages RT

on telecommunication networks
6.2.1 Test probe (Fig. 2C, 12mm/80mm) RT
6.2.2.1 Impulse Test Impulse test generator according to Annex N RT
6.2.2.3 insulation resistance (500 V dc > 2 MΩ ) RT
7.4.2 Voltage surge test Test generator reference 3 of table N.1 RC
7.4.3 Impulse test Test generator reference 1 of table N.1 RC
Annex AA Mandrel test Test equipment as described in IEC 61 558 S
Note: The presence of equipment alone does not indicate a satisfactory situation. Assessors must evaluate the equipment design, calibration,
uncertainty and documentation to ensure compliance with the directions of the standard. The requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 regarding validation are
applicable, as the tests of this standard are not standardised tests.

IEC 60950 equipment have been sub-grouped into:

1)Equipment with connection(s) to a telecommunication network (called RT)

2)Equipment with connection(s) to a cable distribution system (called RC)
3)Equipment with CRT Cathode ray Tubes
4)Other apparatus with none of the features mentioned under 1) to 3) including Plasma and LCD products. Will at least need RB

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