BS 5733
Posted: August 12th, 2019, 5:21 pm
I just bought a bunch of mains cable connectors, and they came with a stamped designation that they met BS 5733. Having nothing better to do, I looked up this mysterious standard and discovered that:
Well, ring my chimes. A catch-all clause that covers anything that might have been forgotten by all the other standards.
I presume BS 5733 is used for basic, mega-simple stuff like cables and junction boxes that damn well shouldn't go wrong unless somebody's made a serious manufacturing cock-up? I suppose, though, that it could stop ultra-cheap gear from the dodgiest cheapskate locations from getting put into decent gear?
Would be interested to know what else BS 5733 applies to?
Cheers
BJ
BS 5733 specifies requirements and tests to check the safety in normal use of electrical accessories which are not covered by other specific British Standards
Well, ring my chimes. A catch-all clause that covers anything that might have been forgotten by all the other standards.
I presume BS 5733 is used for basic, mega-simple stuff like cables and junction boxes that damn well shouldn't go wrong unless somebody's made a serious manufacturing cock-up? I suppose, though, that it could stop ultra-cheap gear from the dodgiest cheapskate locations from getting put into decent gear?
Would be interested to know what else BS 5733 applies to?
Cheers
BJ