Test Probe Kits with Standard IEC 61010

Introduction:
International Standard IEC 61010 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 66: Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment. It has the status of a group safety publication, as specified in IEC Guide 104. This edition includes the following significant changes from the second edition, as well as numerous other changes.

• The scope of the standard has been expanded to include all locations where these products may be used, so that both professional and non-professional versions of these products are within the scope.
• The requirements for testing and measuring circuits (in various subclauses and the entirety of Clause 16) have been removed and included in a particular standard IEC 61010-2-030.
• Insulation requirements(6.7) have been completely rewritten.
• Specific requirements have been added for solid insulation and thin-film insulation.
• Subclause 6.7 now contains only the insulation requirements for MAINS CIRCUITS of OVERVOLTAGE CATEGORY Il up to 300 V, and for secondary circuits.
• The insulation requirements for all other circuits have been moved to a new Annex K.
• Additional requirements for protection against mechanical HAZARDS have been included.
• Surface temperature limits have been modified to conform to the limits of EN 563.
• Radiation requirements have been modified, and take into account a distinction between intended emission and unintended emission.
• Requirements for reasonably foreseeable misuse and ergonomic aspects have been added .
• A new clause has been added to deal with HAZARDS and environments not covered by the standard, along with a new informative annex (Annex J) dealing with RISK assessment.
• A new informative annex (Annex E) addresses methods of reducing the POLLUTION DEGREE of a micro-environment.
•  Requirements for the qualification of coatings for protection against POLLUTION have been added (Annex H).
•  A new informative annex (Annex 1) has been added to further explain how to determine the WORKING VOLTAGE of a MAINS CIRCUIT.

This Interational Standard specifies the safety requirements that are generally applicable to all equipment within its scope. For certain types of equipment, these requirements will be supplemented or modified by the special requirements of one, or more than one, particular part 2 of IEC 61010 standard which must be read in conjunction with the part 1 requirements.
1. Scope and Object
2. Normative references
3. Terms and definitions
4. Tests
5. Marking and Documentation
6. Protection against electric shock
7. Protection against mechanical HAZARDS
8. Resistance to mechanical stresses
9. Protection against the spread of fire
10. Equipment temperature limits and resistance to heat.
11. Protection against HAZARDS from fluids and solid foreign objects
12. Protection against radiation, including laser sources, and against sonic and ultrasonic pressure
13. Protection against liberated gases and substances, explosion and implosion
14. Components and subassemblies.
15. Protection by interlocks.
16. HAZARDS resulting from application
17. RISK assessment

Test Probe Kits with Standard IEC 61010

SMT 010K_AL

Annex B
(normative)

Standard test fingers
(see 6.2)