1 Stations IEC Test Equipment For Checking The Withdrawal Force

IEC Test Equipment Apparatus For Checking The Withdrawal Force

Standard of Apparatus For Checking The Withdrawal Force:

IEC 60320-1 ‘Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes – Part 1: General requirements’ clause 16 and figure 3;

IEC 60884-1 ‘Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes – Part 1: General requirements’ clause 22, table 16 and figure 18.

Application of Apparatus For Checking The Withdrawal Force:

The construction of accessories shall allow the easy insertion and withdrawal of the plug, and prevent the plug from working out of the socket-outlet in normal use.

The construction of appliance couplers shall allow the easy insertion and withdrawal of the connector/appliance outlet, and prevent the connector/appliance outlet from working out of the appliance inlet/plug connector in normal use.

Parameter of Apparatus For Checking The Withdrawal Force:

1. Test plug: made of hardened steel, provide 3 test plugs and 2 test pins

2. Weights: one set. Superposition can be achieved 100N, the force applied by added weight of 1/10 test force

3. Operation: manual

4. With a safety rope, prevent the drop of test plug

Table 16 – Maximum and minimum withdrawal force for plugs and socket-outlets