{"id":7106,"date":"2020-12-23T16:40:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T15:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certification-india.com\/en\/?p=7106"},"modified":"2023-10-27T13:14:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T11:14:42","slug":"new-version-of-is-standard-for-plugs-and-sockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/new-version-of-is-standard-for-plugs-and-sockets\/","title":{"rendered":"New version of IS standard for plugs and sockets"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has updated the Indian Standard (IS)<\/a><\/strong> 1293: \u201cPlugs and Socket Outlets for Household and Similar Purposes of Rated Voltage up to and Including 250 V and Rated Current up to and Including 16 A \u2014 Specification\u201d from 2005 this year and the update is now called IS 1293:2019. The update was originally set to come into effect 25 July 2020, but due to the CoVid-19 pandemic, they have postponed the coming into effect of the new standard to 23 October 2020.<\/p>\n

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Just like the previous version of the standard, only AC plugs or portable socket outlets for household or similar purposes (indoors or outdoors) with a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V and a rated current no exceeding 16 A are covered. Such plugs and sockets can be singular units, incorporated in cord sets, cord extensions sets or as a component in a different device. The household limitation excludes industrial plugs, appliance couplers, extra low voltage components or when combined with fuses, automatic switches etc.<\/p>\n

The updated 2019 version made some changes to technical requirements, but a more urgent change is that with this update, the marking of covered products with the ISI logo is now mandatory and was started to be checked in Indian customs starting 1 December 2020. Other changes include:<\/p>\n