Switches for appliances – Part 2-6: Particular requirements for switches used in electric motoroperated hand-held tools@ transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery (Edition 2.0)
Clause 1 of IEC 61058-1:2016 is applicable except as follows. Addition: This part of IEC 61058 is a subset based on IEC 61058-1. The clauses outlined below are intended to address the specific requirements for switches incorporated into or integrated with electric motor-operated hand-held tools@ transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. This document is intended for switches with an ambient temperature up to and including 55 ?? Switches tested according to IEC 61058-1 are considered to comply with this document and additional testing is not required provided ratings@ loads@ and endurance are correct. NOTE This document takes into account the fact that tests are conducted as part of the end-product evaluation (e.g. products tested according to the IEC 60745 and IEC 62841 series@ and lawn and gardening equipment tested according to the IEC 60335 series)@ and that tests are not conducted on the component switch.