1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for setting a uniform procedure to verify the
effectiveness of the protective measures for current-using equipment or appliances
after they have been repaired.
This procedure is applicable to current-using equipment or appliances with a rated
voltage above 25 V AC and 60 V DC up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC, and currents up
to 63 A, connected to final circuits. They may be either pluggable equipment type A connected or permanently connected.
This document is not intended to replace test covered by safety standards nor product
standards, for example type tests, routine tests and acceptance tests.
This document assumes that the current-using equipment or appliances under consideration
complies with its related product standard, has been introduced on the market, has
been in use, has failed, and has then been repaired.
It intends to verify that operations for repairs have not jeopardized basic protective measures, for example to verify the continuity
of the protective conductor, the withstand capability of the insulation or to verify
that no metallic part is loose or is inadvertently inserted in the device.
This document does not apply to:
— recurrent tests defined in EN 50699; 1
— devices and equipment that are part of the fixed electrical installations. For these,
tests for verification after
BS EN 50678:2020 history
0000 BS EN 50678:2020(2021)
2021BS EN 50678:2020 General procedure for verifying the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment after repair