BS EN 60051-1:2017 Direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring instruments and their accessories. Definitions and general requirements common to all parts
What is BS EN 60051‑1 - Instruments and accessories for analogue electrical measurement about?
BS EN 60051‑1 is a safety standard on direct acting indicating electrical measuring instruments and accessories.
BS EN 60051‑1 specifies definitions and general requirements for direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring instruments and their accessories.
BS EN 60051‑1 applies to direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring instruments, such as:
Ammeters and voltmeters
Wattmeters and varmeters
Frequency meters of pointer and vibrating-reed types
Phasemeters, power-factor meters, and synchroscopes
Ohmmeters (impedance meters) and conductance meters
Multi-function instruments of the above types
BS EN 60051‑1 also applies to certain accessories used with these instruments, such as:
Shunts
Series resistors and impedance elements
Combination of the instruments and the accessories provided that the adjustments have
been made for the combination
Direct acting indicating electrical measuring instrument whose scale marks do not
correspond directly to its electrical input quantity, provided that the relatio...
BS EN 60051-1:2017 history
2017BS EN 60051-1:2017 Direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring instruments and their accessories. Definitions and general requirements common to all parts
1999BS EN 60051-1:1999 Direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring instruments and their accessories - Definitions and general requirements common to all parts