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Electrical Accessories and Installation Equipment Testing and Certification

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General Testing of Electrical or Electronic Products  

Testing conducted to wide range of IEC / EN / AS/NZS standards including IEC 60950 and derivatives, IEC 61010, IEC 60601 and the full AS/NZS 3100 series:

  • Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) up to and including IP 67.  
  • Fire hazard testing of electrotechnical products.  
  • Insulation tests.  
  • Temperature measurements.  
  • DC component from AC equipment.  
  • Switch endurance tests.  
  • Motor rating tests.  
  • Socket outlets’ current breaking test. 
  • Particular safety requirements for equipment to be connected to telecommunications networks. 
  • Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use.  
  • Safety requirements for mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use. 
  • Safety requirements for automatic controls to IEC 60730. 

Approval testing to a wide range of national or international standards 

A selection of the products which Underwriters Laboratories can provide approvals testing for includes: 
   

  • Adapters and powerboards. 
  • Domestic and industrial plugs and sockets.
  • Lampholders, lamps and luminaries. 
  • Miniature circuit breakers (MCBs). 
  • Power supplies. 
  • Residual current devices (RCDs), residual current circuit breakers (RCCBs), residual current circuit breakers with overcurrent protection (RCBOs), ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCIs), earth leakage circuit breaker (ELCBs).
  • Switchgear and controlgear.
  • Transformers. 
  • Watt-hour meters. 
  • Wiring accessories. 
  

High voltage testing 

  • Direct voltage tests up to 10,000 volts. 
  • Alternating voltage test. 
  • Dielectric tests.

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