UL 943:5ED 2016-05-17
Superseded
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupters
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Superseded date
01-02-2018
Published date
17-05-2016
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Preface
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Definitions
4 General
5 Construction
6 Tests
7 Markings
8 Installation Instructions
SUPPLEMENT SA - OPTIONAL 10 KA SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT TEST
FOR OUTLET-BOX TYPE GROUND-FAULT
CIRCUIT-INTERRUPTERS
Annex A (normative) - Reference Standards
Annex B (informative) - French Translations and Markings
Annex C (informative) - Spanish Translations and Markings
Annex D (informative) - Reference Publications
Annex E (Normative in Canada and the United States; informative
in Mexico) - Installation Instructions - Configuration
Drawings
This revision of the Standard for Safety for Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupters, ANSI/UL 943, includes the following changes in requirements: Expansion of Auto-Monitoring and End of Life Requirements to All Types of GFCIs Addition of Requirements for Programmable Components Improving the Auto-Monitoring Function of Permanently Connected Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters
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Also numbered as ANCE NMX-J-520. (03/2006) Also numbered as CSA C22.2.144.1. (06/2016)
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Underwriters Laboratories
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1.1 This Standard applies to Class A, single- and three-phase, ground-fault circuit-interrupters intended for protection of personnel, for use only in grounded neutral systems in accordance with the National Electrical Code (NEC), ANSI/NFPA 70, the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, and Electrical Installations (Use), NOM-001-SEDE.
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