Description

This Standar specifies general safety requirements for approval and test purposes for ignition transformers for gas and oil burners.

This Standard is the formal adopting document of IEC 61558-2-3 Ed 2 which has been adopted without national variation.

Scope

This International Standard deals with all aspects of safety such as electrical, thermal and mechanical aspects.

This part of AS/NZS 61558 applies to fixed single-phase air-cooled (natural or forced) associated transformers (incorporated or not) used in the ignition system of gas and oil burners, having a rated supply voltage not exceeding 1 000 V a.c. and a rated frequency not exceeding 500 Hz. The rated output current does not exceed 500 mA a.c.

The IEC text, which is not included, deals with the safety of ignition transformers for gas and oil burners.

Ignition transformers incorporating electronic circuits are also covered by this standard.