New IEC 60065 8th Edition – Safety for Audio & Video Equipment

IEC 60065 (formerly IEC 65) is the basis for safety for all types of audio and video equipment.  Now there’s a new 344-page 8th Edition, and it’s available from Document Center Inc. in both paper format and for pdf download.  Titled “Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus – Safety requirements,” it cancels and replaces the 7th Edition from 2001 (as well as the Amendments 1 and 2 for that revision).

What types of equipment is covered by this standard?  It’s used for electronic musical instruments and accessories, video projectors and other types of A/V equipment, video cameras, games, tape recorders, CB (Citizen’s Band) equipment and so on.

What’s the purpose of the IEC 60065?  To provide protection to the people using such equipment, as well as to the equipment’s surroundings.  This is accomplished by providing information on both the included requirements as well as the essential principles supporting those requirements.  Basic protection from such hazards as electric shock, radiation, heat, fire and various burns are the result of adherence to the standard.  You’ll also get such basic information as marking and instructions.

What are the changes in this new 8th Edition?  Here’s a quick list:

  • New requirements for wall and ceiling mountings
  • New requirements for batteries (coin/button cell)
  • Revision of the notes fields to meet requirements from new directives
  • New requirements for LEDs
  • Creepage distances are brought into line with those of IEC 60950-1
  • Optocoupler requirements have been changed

How can you get a copy of this new update?  Go to the Document Center Inc. webstore at www.document-center.com.  Or if you prefer, you can contact our staff by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  You can purchase standards and other regulatory material here and get automatic notifications when any item you’ve purchased changes.  And we have additional services available to assist you with the chore of maintaining your standards collection.  We’ve been providing standards to our customers since 1982.  Make us your Standards Experts!

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