Existing European standard EN 50088:1996 + A1:1996 + A2:1997 + A3:2002 safety of
electric toys shall be withdrawn and superseded by a new standard base on the new
European standard on electric toy safety EN 62115:2005 by 1 January 2008.
The new standard EN 62115:2005 was derived from IEC 62115:2003 with amendment 1:2004
and has been approved by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
(CENELEC) on 7 December 2004. Equivalent national standard or endorsement of the EN
standard at national level has to be published and implemented by individual member states
on/before 1 January 2006.
The requirements in EN 62115 and that of EN 50088 are very similar. The following are the
main differences found in EN 62115 when compared with EN 50088:
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Clause |
Requirement |
EN 50088 |
EN 62115 |
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6.2 |
Criteria for
reduced
testing
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Battery toys which fulfilled
the requirement of clause
6.2 are required to comply
with clause
7,9.3,9.6,11.1,13,14 and 20.
In addition, components
necessary for compliance
with clause 9 shall comply
with clause 16.
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Battery toys which fulfilled the
requirement of clause 6.2 are
consider to comply with clause
9(except 9.3 and 9.6), 10, 11(except
11.1), 12 15 and 17 to 19.
Additional requirement:
For battery compartments
including button cell batteries, 17.1
is always applicable.
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7.4 |
Marking and
Instruction
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“Only batteries of the same
or equivalent type as
recommended are to be
used” |
Statement deleted.
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9.4 |
Heating and
abnormal
operation
|
The short-circuit is only
applied if it is possible to
bridge the insulation by a
straight steel wire having a
diameter of 0.5 mm and a
minimum length of 25mm.
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The short circuit is only applied if it
is possible to bridge the insulation
by a straight steel pin or by a rod
having a diameter of 0.5mm and any
suitable length over 25mm, or by a
rod having a diameter of 1mm
inserted through holes in the
enclosure up to a depth of 100mm. |
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18 |
Clearances
and Creepage
distances
|
Clearances and creepage
distances of different
polarity of PCB shall not
less than 0.2mm if protected
against the deposition of
dirt.
|
Clearances and creepage distances
of function insulation shall not be
less than 0.5mm
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19.2.1 |
Resistance to
heat and fire
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Separately moulded samples
of the relevant parts are
subjected to the burning test
of Annex E or the glow-wire
test of EN 60695-2-11 is
carried out at a temperature
of 550°C on corresponding
parts of the toy. |
Parts of non-metallic material are
subjected to the glow-wire test of
IEC 60695-2-11, which is carried
out at 550°C. The glow wire test is
not carried out on parts of material
classified at least HB40 according
to IEC 60695-11-10, provided that
the test sample was no thicker than
the relevant parts
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19.2.2 |
Resistance to
heat and fire
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Parts of insulating material
supporting connections
carrying a current exceeding
3A and a working voltage
exceeding 12V are subjected
to the glow wire test of EN
60695-2-11 at a temperature
of 650°C.
In addition, for parts which
withstand the glow-wire test
but which flame during the
application of the glow-wire,
the surrounding parts are
subjected to the needle
flame test of Annex G for
the measured duration of the
flame if they are positioned
within a distance equal to
the height of the flame and
they are likely to be
impinged upon by the flame.
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Parts of insulating material
supporting connections carrying a
current a current exceeding 3A and
having a working voltage exceeding
12V, and parts of insulating material
within a distance of 3mm of such
connections, are subjected to the
glow-wire test of IEC 60695-2-11 at
a temperature of 650°C. However,
the glow-wire test is not carried out
on parts of material classified as
having a glow-wire ignition
temperature according to IEC
60695-2-13 of at least 675°C,
provided that the test sample was no
thicker than the relevant part.
Parts that withstand the glow-wire
test of IEC 60695-2-11, but which,
during the test, produce a flame that
persists for longer than 2 s, are
further tested as follows. Parts
above the connection with the
envelope of a vertical cylinder
having a diameter of 20mm and a
height of 50mm are subjected to the
needle-flame test of Annex B.
However, parts shielded by a
barrier that meets the needle-flame
test of Annex B are not tested.
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