This part of EN 60669 applies to manually operated general purpose switches, for a.c. only
with a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 63 A, intended for
household and similar fixed electrical installations, either indoors or outdoors.
For switches provided with screwless terminals the rated current is limited to 16 A.
Switches covered by this standard are intended for the control in normal use of e.g.:
– a circuit for a tungsten filament lamp load, or
– a circuit for a fluorescent lamp load (including electronic ballast), or
– a circuit for a substantially resistive load with a power factor not less than 0,95, or
– a monophase circuit for motor load with a rated current up to 10 A and a power factor not
less than 0,6, or
– a circuit for extra low voltage (ELV) tungsten halogen lamp load with electronic convertor
or magnetic transformer, or
– a combination of these.
BS EN 60669-1:1999+A2:2008 history
0000 BS EN 60669-1:2018(2020)
2020BS EN 60669-1:2018 Switches for household and similar fixed-electrical installations - General requirements
2000BS EN 60669-1:1999+A2:2008 Switches for household and similar fixed-electrical installations — Part 1: General requirements
2000BS EN 60669-1:2000 Switches for household and similar fixed-electrical installations - General requirements