Effective October 30, 2015
Effective Date (see Schedule below): October 30, 2015
Impact Statement: A review of all Listing Reports is necessary to determine which products comply with new/revised requirements and which products will require re-evaluation. NOTE: Effective immediately, this revised standard will be exclusively used for evaluation of new products unless the Applicant requests in writing that current requirements be used along with their understanding that their listings will be withdrawn on Effective Date noted above, unless the product is found to comply with new/revised requirements.
Overview of Changes (Specific details of new/revised requirements are found in table below):
- Requirements for RPTs with moveable parts.
- Requirements for Pedestal Mounted Relocatable Power Taps.
Schedule: So that shipping of products with Listing Marks will not be interrupted, an approximateschedule has been established to ensure Listing Reports are found compliant by Effective Date:
- February 27, 2015 = 8 Month Report Review – Intertek will review all Reports. Update if compliance is verified or issue Findings Letter/Quote for any re-evaluations needed
- April 30, 2015 = 6 Month Quote Cut-off – Quotes returned for necessary re-evaluations
- September 30, 2015 = 30 Day Warning – Client advised of all non-compliant Reports to be Suspended
- October 30, 2015= Effective Date – ATM Suspended for all non-compliant Reports
Fees: An initial review of Listing Report (s) will be covered by a direct billing project and will be invoiced at not more than $1000 per report.
Client Action Required:
Information – To assist our Engineer with review of your Listing Reports, please submit technical information in response to the new/revised paragraphs noted in the attached or explain why these new/revised requirements do not apply to your product (s).
Current Listings Not Active? – Please immediately identify any current Listing Reports or products that are no longer active and should be removed from our records. We will do this at no charge as long as Intertek is notified in writing prior to the review of your reports.
NOTE: Additions to existing requirements are underlined and deletions are shown lined out below.
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| 4 | Info | New added requirements to the Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.3 | The base or column of a pedestal mounted RPT is not considered an electrical enclosure if the only electrical component within the base or column is a power supply cord and contains no splices. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.4 | The base or column of a pedestal mounted RPT is considered an electrical enclosure when electrical are placed within the base or column. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.5 | A RPT that incorporates devices such as an integral appliance timer to control all or some of the receptacles shall comply with the Standard for Clock-Operated Switches, UL 917 or the Standard for Solid-State Controls for Appliances, UL 244A. Compliance with the Standard for Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use, Part 1: General Requirements, UL 60730-1, and/or the applicable Part 2 standard from the UL 60730 series fulfills the UL 244A requirements. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.6 | Products that employ timer(s) as specified in 4.3 shall be marked as specified in 48.20 to warn the user of the possible hazards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.7 | A RPT that employs an integral cord reel for the power supply cord shall comply with the requirements in this standard and shall also comply with the applicable requirements in the Standard for Cord Reels, UL 355. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.8 | Telephone equipment and communication circuit protectors included in a RPT shall comply with the requirements in the Standard for Information Technology Equipment Safety - Part 1: General Requirements, UL 60950-1 or the Standard for Safety for Audio/Video, Information and Communication Technology Equipment - Part 1: Safety Requirements, UL 62368-1 and the requirements in the Standard for Secondary Protectors for Communications Circuits, UL 497A. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.9 | A RPT that incorporates an antenna discharge unit or provides antenna connections to a television, a high-voltage video product, or antenna shall comply with the applicable requirements in the Standard for Antenna Discharge Units, UL 452, and the Standard for Audio-Video Products and Accessories, UL 1492 or the Standard for Safety for Audio, Video, and Similar Electronic Apparatus-Safety Requirements or Audio/Video, UL 60065, or the Standard for Safety for Information and Communication Technology Equipment - Part 1: Safety Requirements, UL 62368-1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.10 | A cord and plug connected RPT with three or more receptacle outlets that employs an electromagnetic interference filter shall also comply with the Standard for Electromagnetic Interference Filters, UL 1283. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.11 | A cord and plug connected RPT with three or more receptacle outlets that employs a surge protective device shall also comply with the Standard for Surge Protective Devices, UL 1449. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Info | New added requirements to the Mechanical Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.6 | A base and column or sections of columns of a pedestal mounted RPT that does not form an electrical enclosure may be disassembled for shipment. When disassembled for shipment all the following shall apply:
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| 6.7 | A pedestal mounted RPT shall comply with the Impact Tests, Section 35, the Stability Test, Section 38 and the Tip Over Test, Section 39. Exception: The tip over test need not be performed if the overall height of the pedestal mounted RPT is lower than 3 ft (0.91 m). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.8 | The power supply cord shall enter the pedestal within 1 ft (305 mm) of the floor or base. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.12 | New added requirements to the Internal Wiring A conductor that passes through and/or is connected to a movable joint such that the conductor will be flexed, shall be subjected to the Flexing Endurance Test, Section 44. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Info | New added requirements to Spacings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.1 | Added additional Exceptions to this existing requirement. The spacings of a RPT shall comply with the requirements of Table 18.1. Exception No. 1: The spacings between the live parts of a receptacle or switch and the intended mounting surface for the receptacle or switch shall not be less than 3/64 in (1.2 mm). Exception No. 2: As an alternative to Table 18.1, lesser spacings may be acceptable when determined in accordance with the requirements for Clearance and Creepage Distances, Section 19. Exception No. 3: The acceptability of the inherent spacings of a component shall be based on the requirements for the component. Exception No. 4: Circuits that comply with the requirements for Isolated Secondary Circuits need not be evaluated for spacings. The spacing between these circuits and other circuits shall comply with Table 18.1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Table 18.1 | Edited existing table: Minimum spacings
a A printed-wiring board intended to be completely encapsulated in a suitable potting compound, epoxy, or be conformally coated shall not have any spacing less than 1/32 in (0.8 mm). b For the purpose of this requirement, a metal piece or component attached to the enclosure is considered to be a part of the enclosure when deformation of the enclosure reduces the spacing between the metal piece or component and uninsulated live parts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.4 | All uninsulated live parts connected to different circuits shall be spaced from one another as though they were parts of opposite polarity, in accordance with the requirement in 18.6, and shall be investigated on the basis of the highest voltage involved. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.5 | An electrically energized live screw head or nut on the underside of an insulating base shall be prevented from loosening and shall be insulated or spaced from the mounting surface. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.6 | In multicomponent equipment, the spacings from one component to another, from any component to the enclosure, or to other uninsulated dead metal parts excluding the component mounting surface, are based on the maximum voltage rating of the complete equipment and not on the individual component ratings. The inherent spacings within an individual component are investigated on the basis of the voltage used and controlled by the individual component. Spacings between metal oxide varistors, capacitors, and other components shall comply with the minimum spacing requirements in Table 18.1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.7 | Spacings at a fuse and fuseholder are to be measured with a fuse in place that has the maximum standard dimensions for the rating, and such spacings are to not be less than those specified in Table 18.1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Info | New section added: Clearance and Creepage Distances – Isolated Secondary Circuits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.1 | As an alternative approach to the spacing requirements specified in Section 18.1, and other than as noted in 19.2, clearances and creepage distances in isolated secondary circuits of RPT’s are able to be evaluated in accordance with the requirements in the Standard for Insulation Coordination Including Clearance and Creepage Distances for Electrical Equipment, UL 840, as described in 19.2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.2 | In conducting evaluations in accordance with the requirements in the Standard for Insulation
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| 22 | Info | New added requirements to Grounding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.1.11 | A conductor utilized for grounding that passes through and/or is connected to a movable joint such that the conductor will be flexed, shall be subjected to the Flexing Endurance Test, Section 44. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.2.9 | A conductor utilized for bonding that passes through and/or is connected to a movable joint such that the conductor will be flexed, shall be subjected to the Flexing Endurance Test, Section 44. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | New section added: Low Voltage Charging and Isolated Secondary Output Circuits A charging circuit and/or isolated secondary output circuit provided in a RPT, shall comply with the Standard for Class 2 Power Units, UL 1310 or the Standard for Information Technology Equipment Safety - Part 1: General Requirements, UL 60950-1 for Limited Power Circuits. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35.2.3 | New added requirements to the Drop impact test A pedestal mounted RPT shall be grasped along the column and the column held parallel to the floor at any point considered to produce the most severe result. Additional samples may be required to determine the most severe drop. The 3 ft (0.91 m) drop distance specified in 35.2.1 shall be measured from the center line of the column. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | New section added: Stability Test As specified in 6.7 a pedestal mounted RPT shall not overturn when tested in accordance with 38.2 – 38.5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | New section added: Tipover Test A pedestal mounted RPT shall comply with Section 35.1 following the tests specified in 39.2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | New section added: Flexing Endurance Test Three samples of a RPT, as required by paragraph 17.12, 22.1.11 and 22.2.9, shall be mounted as intended (if provided with a mounting means) and the movable part(s) shall be subjected to 6000 cycles of movement from one extreme position to the other extreme position. A cycle is one extreme position to the other extreme position returning to the starting position. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE: This Table and column "Verdict" can be used in determining how your current or future production is or will be in compliance with new/revised requirements.
