IEC 61058-1 Revised
IEC 61058-1:2016
Switches for appliances - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61058-1:2016 applies to switches for appliances. The switches are intended to control electrical appliances and other equipment for household or similar purposes with a rated voltage not exceeding 480 V and a rated current not exceeding 63 A. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2000, Amendment 1:2001 and Amendment 2:2007. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) requirements for mechanical switches are now given in IEC 61058-1-1;
b) requirements for electronic switches are now given in IEC 61058-1-2.
a) requirements for mechanical switches are now given in IEC 61058-1-1;
b) requirements for electronic switches are now given in IEC 61058-1-2.
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A more recent version of this publication exists:
IEC 61058-1:2026 RLV
Technical committee
TC 23/SC 23J Switches for appliancesCategory
Safety| Publication type | International Standard |
| Publication date | 2016-07-20 |
| Edition | 4.0 |
| ICS | 29.120.40 |
| Withdrawal date | 2026-07-30 |
| ISBN number | 9782832234662 |
| Pages | 244 |
| File size | 3.28 MB |
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