naSRPS EN IEC 61058-1:2018/A1:2023

Switches for appliances - Part 1: General requirements

Scope

IEC 61058-1:2025 applies to switches or switching devices for appliances. The switches are intended to control electrical appliances and other equipment for household or similar purposes with a rated voltage not exceeding 600 V and a rated current not exceeding 63 A.
This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2016. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) Extension to 600 V in the scope;
b) Add requirements on ground-fuse (Clause 17);
c) DC arc extinction test (Annex P and Clause 17);
d) Table 5 re-arranged to line-up with classifications;
e) Table 6 correction due to inhomogeneous values;
f) Deletion of X3 capacitors in classification and in Table 19.

Related directives

NOTE: If the word "harmonized" (marked in green) is not found in the field with the name of the directive, it means that the European standard is not cited in the OJEU.