1 Scope
This document applies to resistors intended for use as laboratory DC resistors (hereinafter referred to as " resistors ") comprising standard resistors , single or multiple resistors of accuracy Classes 0,000 05 to 10 and single or multi-dial resistors of accuracy Classes 0,000 5 to 10.
This document does not apply to:
1)
resistors which are intended for use solely as permanently mounted circuit components,
2)
resistors used on alternating current or on pulsed current,
3) active resistors ,
4) series resistors and shunts which are considered as accessories of electrical measuring instruments
in the relevant IEC document (examples of these are as follows).
EXAMPLE 1
IEC 60051series : Recommendations for direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring instruments
and their accessories.
BS EN IEC 60477-1:2022 Referenced Document
IEC 61010-1:2010 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61010-1:2010/AMD1:2016 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements; Amendment 1