UL 73-2020 pdf download – Motor-Operated Appliances.
6 Components 6.1 General 6.1.1 A component of a product covered by this standard shall: a) Comply with the requirements for that component as indicated in 6.2 – 6.26; b) Be used in accordance with its rating(s) established for the intended conditions of use; c) Be used within its established use limitations or conditions of acceptability; d) Additionally comply with the applicable requirements of this end product standard; and e) Not contain mercury, unless used within a fluorescent, high intensity discharge, or neon lamp bulb. Exception No. 1: A component of a product covered by this standard is not required to comply with a specific component requirement that: a) Involves a feature or characteristic not required in the application of the component in the product, b) Is superseded bya requirement in this end product standard, or c) Is separately investigated when forming part ofanother component, provided the component is used within its established ratings and limitations. Exception No. 2: A component that complies with a UL component standard otherthan those specified in 6.2 – 6.26 is acceptable ifthe: a) Component also complies with the applicable component standard of6.2 – 6.26; or b) UL component standard: 1) Is compatible with the ampacity and overcurrent protection requirements in the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, where applicable; 2) Considers long-term thermal properties of polymeric insulating materials in accordance with the Standard forPolymeric Materials – Long Term PropertyEvaluations, UL 746B , and 3) Any use limitations of the other component standard are identified and appropriately accommodated in the end use application. For example, a component used in a household application, but intended for industrial use and complying with the relevant component standard mayassume userexpertise not common in household applications.
6.2 Attachment plugs, receptacles, connectors, and terminals 6.2.1 Attachment plugs, receptacles, appliance couplers, appliance inlets (motor attachment plugs), and appliance (flatiron) plugs, shall comply with the Standard for Attachment Plugs and Receptacles, UL 498. See 6.2.9. Exception No. 1: Attachment plugs and appliance couplers integral to cord sets orpowersupply cords are investigated in accordance with the requirements ofthe Standard forCord Sets and Power-Supply Cords, UL 817 and need not complywith the Standard forAttachment Plugs and Receptacles, UL 498. Exception No. 2: A fabricated pin terminal assembly (ies) need not comply with the Standard for Attachment Plugs and Receptacles, UL 498 if it complies with Mechanical Assembly, Section 9; Accessibility, Section 11; Current-Carrying Parts, Section 13; Electrical Insulation, Section 14; Spacings, Section 28 ofthis end-product standard; and the applicable performance requirements when tested in the end-product. 6.2.2 Quick-connect terminals, both connectors and tabs, for use with one or two 22 – 10 AWG copper conductors, having nominal widths of 2.8, 3.2, 4.8, 5.2, and 6.3 mm (0.110, 0.125, 0.187, 0.205, and 0.250 in), intended for internal wiring connections in appliances, or for the field termination of conductors to the appliance, shall comply with the Standard for Electrical Quick-Connect Terminals, UL 310.