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Plugs, receptacles, and cable connectors of the pin and sleeve type

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C22.2 No. 182.1-13

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Title: Plugs, receptacles, and cable connectors of the pin and sleeve type

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  Underwriters Laboratories Inc. UL 1682

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  Plugs, Receptacles, and Cable Connectors of the Pin and Sleeve Type

  
  

  October 4, 2013

  
  

  ANSI/UL 1682-2013

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  CONTENTS

  Preface 5

  1. Scope 7

  2. Definitions 7

  3. General 9

     1. Components 9

     2. Reference publications 9

     3. Units of measurement 13

  4. Construction 13

     1. General 13

     2. Configurations 14

     3. Insulating material 14

     4. Resistance to corrosion 16

     5. Enclosures 16

     6. Current-carrying parts 17

     7. Clearances and creepage distances 17

     8. Accessibility of live parts 18

     9. Grounding (bonding) and dead-metal parts 19

     10. Grounding (bonding) connections 20

     11. Terminal parts 21

     12. Pin-type (insulation-piercing) or insulation-displacement terminals 22

     13. Assembly 22

     14. Interlocks 23

     15. Devices intended to accommodate a fuse 23

     16. Cord or cable grip 24

  5. Tests 25

     1. Representative devices 25

     2. Accelerated aging 26

     3. Comparative tracking index 26

     4. Glow wire 26

     5. High-current arc resistance to ignition 27

     6. Mold stress relief 28

     7. Moisture absorption resistance 28

     8. Humidity 29

     9. Insulation resistance 29

     10. Dielectric withstand 30

     11. Conductor secureness 31

     12. Cord or cable secureness 31

     13. Impact (plugs and connectors) 32

     14. Crush 33

     15. Withdrawal force 34

     16. Grounding (bonding) path current 34

     17. Short circuit withstand (motor rated devices) 35

     18. Strength of insulating base and support 41

     19. No-load endurance 42

     20. Endurance with load 42

     21. Overload 43

     22. Abnormal overload 44

     23. Horsepower rated locked rotor 45

     24. Electromagnetic (pilot contacts) 45

     25. Temperature rise 46

     26. Resistance to arcing 47

     27. Polarization integrity 47

     28. Resistance to corrosion 47

     29. Moisture resistance 48

     30. Environmental enclosure type designators 49

     31. Pin-type (insulation-piercing) or insulation-displacement terminals 49

  6. Ratings 53

     1. General 53

  7. Markings 54

     1. Details 54

     2. Identification and marking of terminals 61

ANNEX A

Component Standards

ANNEX B

Mandatory English and French Markings for Canada

Preface

This is the harmonized UL and CSA Group Standard for Plugs, Receptacles, and Cable Connectors of the Pin and Sleeve Type. It is the Fourth edition of CSA C22.2 No. 182.1 and the Fourth edition of UL 1682. This edition of CSA C22.2 No. 182.1 supersedes the previous edition published in 2007. This edition of UL 1682 supersedes the previous edition published in 2007.

For products intended for use in Canada, general requirements are given in CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 0.

This harmonized Standard was prepared by CSA Group and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL). The efforts and support of the CANENA Technical Harmonization Committee are gratefully acknowledged.

This Standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the Standard.

This Standard was reviewed by the CSA Integrated Committee on Wiring Devices for Household and General Use under the jurisdiction of the CSA Technical Committee on Wiring Products and the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Requirements for Electrical Safety, and has been formally approved by the CSA Technical Committee.

This Standard has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard.

A UL standard is current only if it incorporates the most recently adopted revisions, all of which are itemized on the transmittal notice that accompanies the latest set of revised requirements.

Where reference is made to a specific number of samples to be tested, the specified number is considered a minimum quantity.

Note: Although the intended primary application of this Standard is stated in its Scope, it is important to note that it remains the responsibility of the users of the Standard to judge its suitability for their particular purpose.

Level of harmonization

This Standard is published as an equivalent Standard. An equivalent Standard is a Standard that is substantially the same in technical content, except as follows. Technical deviations are allowed for Codes and Government Regulations and those recognized as being in accordance with NAFTA Article 905, for example, because of fundamental, climatic, geographical, technological, or infrastructural factors, scientific justification, or the level of protection that the country considers appropriate. Presentation is word for word except for editorial changes.

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CSA Group Effective Date

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UL Effective Date

As of October 4, 2013, all products Listed, Recognized, or Classified by UL must comply with the requirements in this Standard.

A UL effective date is one established by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and is not part of the ANSI approved Standard.

1. Scope

   
   

   1. This standard applies to pin and sleeve type plugs, receptacles, power inlets, and connectors, rated up to 800 amperes and up to 600 volts ac or dc, and which may include up to eight pilot contacts. These devices are intended to provide power from branch circuits, or are for direct connection to the branch circuit in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code Part I (CEC), C22.1, and the National Electrical Code (NEC), ANSI/NFPA 70, using copper conductors, for use in either indoor or outdoor nonhazardous locations. In Canada, the terminals of a device intended to accommodate aluminum conductors also comply with CSA C22.2 No. 65.

      
      

   2. In the U.S., this standard does not apply to single conductor pin and sleeve devices.

      
      

   3. This standard does not apply to:

      
      

      1. Devices molded integrally with flexible cord or cable that are covered by UL 817 and CSA C22.2 No. 21;

         
         

      2. General and special use devices, such as attachment plugs, receptacles, cord connectors, inlets, current taps, flatiron and appliance plugs, that are covered by UL 498 and CSA C22.2 No. 42, CSA C22.2 No. 57, and CSA C22.2 No. 182.2;

         
         

      3. Single and multi-pole connectors intended for connection to copper conductors, for use in data, signal, control and power applications within and between electrical equipment, where exposed, that are covered by UL 1977 and CSA C22.2 No. 182.3;

         
         

      4. Devices intended for use in hazardous (Classified) locations that are covered by UL 1203 and CSA C22.2 No. 159; and

         
         

      5. Products such as switched interlocks that are covered by UL 508 and CSA C22.2 No. 14.

         
         

2. Definitions

   
   

   1. For the purposes of this standard, the following definitions apply.

      
      

   2. CONNECTOR (CABLE CONNECTOR) – A portable receptacle that is intended to provide power, with means for attachment of flexible cord or cable and not intended for permanent mounting.

      
      

   3. CONTACT – A conductive element in a component that mates with a corresponding element to provide an electrical path.

      
      

   4. CONTACT, PILOT – A conductive element intended to carry an indicating or controlling signal.

      
      

   5. DELAYED ACTION – An arrangement that delays the separation of device housings which is intended to reduce the likelihood of exposure of arcing contacts during the breaking of the circuit when the plug is withdrawn.

      
      

   6. ENCLOSURE – The case or housing into which the insulator and contacts are assembled. The enclosure system can be composed of elements such as outlet boxes, mounting panels, receptacles, plugs, and connectors.

      
      

   7. GROUNDING (BONDING) PATH – A path between the grounding pin, or contact and the grounding terminal or, if the device has no grounding terminal, the point at which the path makes contact with a part of the metal raceway system, such as a box, box cover, or the raceway itself.