DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 60670-1
; VDE 0606-1:2014-01
Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 60670-1:2002 + Corrigendum 2003, modified + A1:2011, modified); German version EN 60670-1:2005 + Cor.:2007 + Cor.:2010 + A1:2013
Dosen und Gehäuse für Installationsgeräte für Haushalt und ähnliche ortsfeste elektrische Installationen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen (IEC 60670-1:2002 + Corrigendum 2003, modifiziert + A1:2011, modifiziert); Deutsche Fassung EN 60670-1:2005 + Cor.:2007 + Cor.:2010 + A1:2013
Overview
This part of EN 60670 applies to boxes, enclosures and parts of enclosures for electrical accessories with a rated voltage not exceeding 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. intended for household or similar fixed electrical installations, either indoors or outdoors. Boxes and enclosures complying with this standard are suitable for use at ambient temperatures not normally exceeding 25 °C, but occasionally reaches 35 °C. This standard applies to boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories within the scope of IEC Technical Committee 23. The responsible committee is DKE/UK 543.3 "Verlegungs- und Verbindungsmaterial" ("Distribution and joining material") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
