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1) Simple apparatus shall not achieve safety by the inclusion of
voltage and/or current limiting and/or suppression devices.
2) Simple apparatus shall not contain any means of increasing
the available voltage or current, e.g. circuits for the genera-
tion of ancillary power supplies.
3) Where it is necessary that the simple apparatus maintains the
integrity of the isolation from ‘earth’ of the intrinsically-safe
circuit, it shall be capable of withstanding the test voltage to
earth in accordance with 6.4.12. Its terminals shall conform
to 6.3.1.
4) Non-metallic enclosures and enclosures containing light met-
als when located in the hazardous area shall conform to 7.3
and 8.1 of EN50014.
5) When simple apparatus is located in the hazardous area it
shall be temperature classified. When used in an intrinsically
safe circuit within their normal rating switches, plugs and sock-
ets and terminals are allocated a T6 temperature classification
for Group II applications and considered as having a maxi-
mum surface temperature of 85°C for Group I applications.
Other types of simple apparatus shall be temperature classi-
fied in accordance with clause 4 and 6 of this standard.
Where simple apparatus forms part of an apparatus containing other
electrical circuits the whole shall be certified.
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