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; z9 o, \* e( }, `& |class II luminaire5 ^; e: S* V. l" G' _
luminaire in which protection against electric shock does not rely on basic insulation only, but in
* @8 l6 o4 t$ b+ b, @. ]; xwhich additional safety precautions such as double insulation or reinforced insulation are- k+ {7 P+ v/ E& [8 `- ]# u9 v
provided, there being no provision for protective earthing or reliance upon installation
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% a5 E" `5 E7 n+ bNOTE 1 Such a luminaire may be of one of the following types:+ ?6 V9 t% Z* {8 T, l
a) A luminaire having a durable and substantially continuous enclosure of insulating material which envelopes all
/ f. ]2 ^4 \. V1 f8 {/ Pmetal parts with the exception of small parts such as nameplates, screws and rivets which are isolated from live' ?. g6 U+ A6 u8 J0 d
parts by insulation at least equivalent to reinforced insulation. Such a luminaire is called an insulation encased1 r) X$ E1 Z' H, ^ s
class II luminaire.
V0 c4 {; e8 i8 kb) A luminaire having a substantially continuous enclosure of metal, in which double insulation is used throughout,8 |1 ^( y- V, E- u' a5 A' z( L
except for those parts where reinforced insulation is used because the application of double insulation is
2 }* l0 e' E1 H+ Imanifestly impracticable. Such a luminaire is called a metal-encased class II luminaire.# Z$ Z% S/ Z8 {4 k6 E% V d7 x6 m
c) A luminaire which is a combination of types a) and b) above.
& {. {; j/ H6 l0 h" ENOTE 2 The enclosure of an insulation-encased class II luminaire may form a part or the whole of the6 `- V5 a& x" q
supplementary insulation or the reinforced insulation.- i$ M# f' m; n J' V
NOTE 3 If earthing is provided to assist starting, but is not connected to an accessible metal part, the luminaire
- B K2 S' f0 I. j6 p, u, P- Omay still be deemed to be of class II. Accessible metal parts in compliance with the appropriate IEC lamp( k* d$ V0 ` }+ T
specification and other metal parts not normally earthed and not normally accessible during normal use are not
: Q0 \; i2 }4 ?regarded to be conductive parts which may cause an electric shock unless the tests of Annex A show them to be2 X& H& w( A! p* W+ ]4 A" O3 y1 p
live parts.' J: ~8 ~/ g* h" b; c
NOTE 4 If a luminaire with double insulation and/or reinforced insulation throughout has an earthing terminal or an& O- S- w1 I- K7 O( }+ W
earthing contact, it is class I construction. However, a fixed class II luminaire intended for looping-in may have an
7 d. J3 H/ J" E0 |internal terminal for maintaining the electrical continuity of an earthing conductor not terminating in the luminaire,! e, }. G3 y/ b u% b1 d W, f
provided that the terminal is insulated from accessible metal parts by class II insulation.' a! O( `1 V6 p7 D% t$ ?
NOTE 5 Class II luminaires may have parts in which protection against electric shock relies on operation at safety
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