Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters and other meters, for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring mains voltage

Designation Number:
CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 61010-2-033:14
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
Reaffirmation
Status:
Proceeding to development
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
Posted On:

Scope:

Scope

This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:

 

1.1.1 Equipment included in scope

 

Replacement:

 

Replace the existing text with the following:

 

This part of IEC 61010 specifies safety requirements for METERS.

 

The METERS that have a primary purpose of measuring voltage on a live MAINS CIRCUIT are within the scope of this standard. They have various names, but all of them have capability for measurements of voltages on a live MAINS CIRCUIT. Some of the names given to this equipment are as follows:

 

MULTIMETER;

digital MULTIMETER;

VOLTMETER;

clamp METER (see also Part 2-032).

 

For the purpose of this standard, the term METER is used for these HAND-HELD measuring instruments.

 

NOTE: Parts of the equipment that are not within the scope of this Part 2-033 are considered to be covered by the requirements of Part 1 or other part 2's of IEC 61010 and then will also need to meet the requirements of these other parts.

 

1.1.2 Equipment excluded from scope

 

Addition:

Add the following new item to the list:

 

aa) IEC 61557 (Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Parts 1 through 12).

 

Addition:

Add the two following paragraphs at the end of the subclause:

 

Equipment that is not capable of measuring MAINS voltages is not within the scope of this Part 2-033. See IEC 61010-2-030 for requirements pertaining to such equipment.

 

Such equipment, including other HAND-HELD equipment such as oscilloscopes, wattmeters, process control MULTIMETERS, and communications test sets is not within the scope of this Part 2-033.

 

1.2.1 Aspects included in scope

 

Addition:

Add the following paragraph at the end of the subclause:

 

Requirements for protection against HAZARDS resulting from NORMAL USE and REASONABLY FORESEEABLE MISUSE of measuring circuits are given in Clause 101.

Project need:

Project Need
To review the Standard within the required 5 year period

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