Meter Sockets

UL 414
1 Scope
1.1 These requirements cover meter sockets for use with:
a)

Watthour and similar meters;

b)

Test switches;

c)

Metering transformer cabinets; and

d)

Metering transformer cabinet interiors

for installation in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.
1.2 Meter sockets are marked with a continuous duty ampere rating and may in addition have a maximum use
(intermittent) ampere rating of 125 percent or less of the continuous duty ampere rating.
1.3 A meter socket, as covered by these requirements, is an assembly of wiring terminals and jaw type
contacts for one or more plug-in watthour meters in an enclosure having provisions for securing the meter to
the socket.
1.4 Some meter sockets may be housed in a metal pedestal enclosure intended for mounting on a concrete
slab or in a metal post enclosure intended to be sunk in the ground with or without concrete poured around the
post at ground level and either self-supported or intended for separate support. Such posts or pedestals are
not intended to serve as the sole support of masts for overhead wiring.
1.5 Some meter sockets may be intended for mounting on a mounting post or pedestal for distribution
equipment.
1.6 As covered by these requirements, a meter socket does not include:
a)

A meter,

b)

An overcurrent device,

c)

An instrument transformer,

d)

An arcing or switching part, or

e)

A similar component.

A meter socket does not have provision for installation of instrument transformers within the meter socket
enclosure.
1.7 These requirements cover meter sockets rated:
a)

300 volts alternating current or less, or 600 volts alternating current and

b)

400 amperes maximum per meter position.

1.8 These requirements cover metering transformer cabinets and metering transformer cabinet interiors rated
maximum 6000 amperes at maximum 600 volts.
1.9 As covered by these requirements, a metering transformer cabinet or metering transformer cabinet interior
does not include the current transformers.

UL 414 references these Standards:

50 * 83 * 94 * 224 * 486A* 486B * 489 * 746A * 746B * 746C * 746D * 746E * 891 * 1059 * 1332 *

Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, Non-Environmental Considerations

UL 50
1 Scope
1.1 This standard applies to enclosures for electrical equipment intended to be installed and used in nonhazardous locations in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, CSA C22.1, the provisions of the
National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, and the provisions of Mexico's Electrical Installations, NOM-001-SEDE, as
follows:
a)

Enclosures for indoor locations, Types 1, 2, 5, 12, 12K, and 13; and

b)

Enclosures for indoor or outdoor locations, Types 3, 3R, 3S, 4, 4X, 6, and 6P.

1.2 This standard covers the non-environmental construction and performance requirements for enclosures to
provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment. The
additional environmental construction and performance requirements for enclosures are located in C22.2 No.
94.2, UL 50E, and NMX-J-235/2-ANCE (See Annex b, Ref. No. 14), which are intended to be used in
conjunction with this standard.
1.3 Where an individual product standard contains requirements that are at variance with those of this
standard, the requirements of the individual product standard take precedence.
1.4 In the United States and Mexico, cabinets and cutout boxes and junction and pull boxes are covered by
Clauses 9 and 10 of this Standard. In Canada, junction boxes, cutout boxes, and pull boxes are covered by
CSA C22.2 No. 40 and are not covered by this standard. See Annex b, Ref. No. 11.
1.5 Outlet boxes having a volume of not more than 1640 cm3 (100 in3) are covered by CSA C22.2 No. 18,
NMX-J-023/1-ANCE, and the UL 514 series (see Annex b, Ref. No. 6 and 12) and are not covered by this
standard.
1.6 In Canada and the United States , swimming pool type junction boxes are covered by CSA C22.2 No. 89
and UL 1241 (see Annex b, Ref. No. 10) and are not covered by this standard.

Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables

UL 83
1 Scope
1.1 This Standard specifies the requirements for 600 V, single-conductor, thermoplastic-insulated wires and
cables, for use as follows:
a)

In Canada, in accordance with CSA C22.1, Canadian Electrical Code (CEC), Part I;

b)

In Mexico, in accordance with NOM-001-SEDE, Standard for Electrical Installations; and

c)

In the United States, in accordance with ANSI/NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC).

Note: See Annex a for the complete list of wire types covered by this Standard and the specific electrical codes
for which they are intended.
1.2 This Standard also specifies the requirements for submersible-pump cables, with or without jackets (see
Clause 7). No type-letter designations are assigned to these cables.
1.3 In Mexico, the requirements for multiple-conductor thermoplastic-insulated and -jacketed cables rated 600
V are specified in Annex b.In Canada and the United States, requirements for multiple-conductor
thermoplastic-insulated and -jacketed cables rated 600 V are covered in other standards.
1.4 Products for which this Standard provides requirements might have applications not described in the
electrical codes listed in Clause 1.1.

Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances
UL 94
1 Scope
1.1 These requirements cover tests for flammability of polymeric materials used for parts in devices and
appliances. They are intended to serve as a preliminary indication of their acceptability with respect to
flammability for a particular application.
1.2 The methods described in this Standard involve standard size specimens and are intended to be used
solely to measure and describe the flammability properties of materials, used in devices and appliances, in
response to a small open flame or radiant heat source under controlled laboratory conditions.
1.3 The tests in the Standard for Tests for Flammability of Small Polymeric Component Materials should be
used to evaluate small components which contain materials that can not be fabricated into standardized
specimens in the minimum use thickness and subjected to applicable preselection tests in UL 94. Test
procedures in UL 1694 are applicable to small components with an overall volume of less than 2500 mm3 (0.15
in3). UL 1694 is generally not applicable to small components with an overall volume greater than 2500
mm3 (0.15 in3).
1.4 The final acceptance of the material is dependent upon its use in complete equipment that conforms with
the standards applicable to such equipment. The flammability classification required of a material is dependent
upon the equipment or device involved and the particular use of the material. The performance level of a
material determined by these methods shall not be assumed to correlate with its performance in end-use
application. The actual response to heat and flame of materials depends upon the size and form, and also on

the end-use of the product using the material. Assessment of other important characteristics in the end-use
application includes, but is not limited to, factors such as ease of ignition, burning rate, flame spread, fuel
contribution, intensity of burning, and products of combustion.
1.5 If found to be appropriate, the requirements are applied to other nonmetallic materials.
1.6 These tests, with the exception of the Radiant Panel Test in Section 10, are not applicable to the evaluation
of parts where the thickness exceeds 13.0 mm or where the surface area exceeds 1 m2. These requirements
do not cover polymeric materials when used for building construction, finishing, or contents such as wall and
floor coverings, furnishings, decorative objects and so forth. In addition, the fire resistance (in terms of an
hourly rating), flame spread, smoke characterization, and heat release rate is not evaluated. Other fire tests
exist and shall be used to evaluate the flammability of materials in the intended end-use-product configuration.

Extruded Insulating Tubing

UL 224
1 Scope
1.1 This Standard specifies the requirements for insulating tubing that is usually round in cross-section and that
consists entirely of extruded compounds whose characteristic constituents are thermosetting, elastomeric, or
thermoplastic polymers (see Table 1 for materials and ratings). These requirements also cover heat-shrinkable
and crosslinked tubing.
1.2 Tubing is intended for use only in air - in dry and damp locations - as part of the internal wiring of electrical
devices and appliances in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 (CE Code, Part 1) and
ANSI/NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC). It may be used for insulating one or more inadequately
insulated conductors, bus bars, motor leads, transformer leads, terminal lugs, or small assemblies of electronic
components. Tubing is not intended for use in contact with sharp edges, corners, or projections, or where
subject to tension, compression, or repeated flexing. Tubing is not intended for use where it is feasible to
employ a standard insulated conductor (appliance-wiring material) intended specifically for the purpose.
1.3 These requirements do not apply to fabric tubing, chemically dilated tubing, polymeric tubing extruded with
reinforcement, or tubing intended only for mechanical protection.
1.4 The acceptability of tubing in any particular device or appliance depends upon its acceptability for
continued use under the conditions that prevail in actual service. Accordingly, for a particular application, it will
in some cases be necessary to employ tubing having features other than or in addition to those specified in
these requirements. For example, tubing may be required to have a heavier wall thickness or a flat rather than
a round cross-section; it may be required to have inherent resistance to the effects of immersion in water, oil,
solvents, or other liquids (or their vapors); it may be required to be used in an environment conducive to the
development of fungi and similar organisms.

Wire Connectors
UL 486A-486B
1 Scope
1.1 This Standard applies to single-polarity connectors for use with all alloys of copper or aluminum, or copperclad aluminum conductors, or all three, for providing contacts between current-carrying parts, in accordance
with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, C22.1, in Canada, the National Electrical Code, NFPA-70, in the
United States of America, or the Standard for Electrical Installations, NOM-001-SEDE, in Mexico, as

follows:Note: Copper-clad aluminum conductors are for use only in the United States in accordance with the
National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.
a)

pressure wire connectors intended to hold one or more conductor(s);

b) connectors intended for use in appliances and equipment that comply with the requirements for such
appliances and equipment;
c)

soldering connectors;

d) splicing wire connectors intended for use with 4 AWG (21.2 mm2) or larger conductors;Note: A splicing
wire and cable connector taking a range of conductor sizes may include conductor sizes smaller than 4
AWG (21.2 mm2).
e)

neutral bars;

f)

uninsulated connectors that are used in circuits rated 35 000 V and below;

g)

ampere-rated connectors not intended for general use; and

h)

insulation piercing connectors.

1.2 This Standard is intended for connectors suitable for use with conductors in the size ranges as follows:
a)

Aluminum

1)

12 AWG (3.3 mm2) and 10 AWG (5.3 mm2) solid;

2) 12 AWG (3.3 mm2) to 2 000 kcmil (1 010 mm2) stranded, Class B concentric, compressed, and compact;
and
3)

12 AWG (3.3 mm2) to 1 000 kcmil (508 mm2) stranded single input wire (SIW).

b)

Copper-clad aluminum

1)

In Canada, this construction is not allowed.

2)

In Mexico, this construction is not allowed.

3)

In the United States:

i)

12 AWG (3.3 mm2) and 10 AWG (5.3 mm2) solid; and

ii) 12 AWG (3.3 mm2) to 2 000 kcmil (1 010 mm2) stranded, Class B concentric, compressed, and Class C
concentric.
c)

Copper

1)

30 AWG (0.05 mm2) to 10 AWG (5.3 mm2) solid; and

2) 30 AWG (0.05 mm2) to 2 000 kcmil (1 010 mm2) stranded, Class B concentric and compressed, and Class
C concentric.
d)

Compact-stranded copper conductors

1)

in Canada for 8 AWG (8.4 mm2) and larger;

2)

in the United States for 2 AWG (33.6 mm2) and larger; and

3)

in Mexico for 8 AWG (8.4 mm2) and larger.

e) Rigid (solid and stranded) metric wire falling within the ranges of the above AWG sizes.Note: For example,
a connector rated for 6 AWG - 250 kcmil may be additionally rated for 16 - 120 mm2.
f)

Other class and strand configurations as indicated by marking.

1.3 This Standard is intended for connectors suitable for currents not exceeding the ampacity of insulated
conductors rated 75C or 90C in accordance with the rating of the connector, if provided.
1.4 In the United States and Mexico, these requirements cover insulated connectors, insulating caps, and
covers intended for use at 600 volts or less (1 000 volts in a sign or luminaire) and uninsulated connectors for
use in general use circuits rated 2 000 volts nominal or less.In Canada, these requirements cover insulated
connectors, insulating caps, and covers intended for use at 600 volts or less (1 000 volts in a sign or luminaire)
and uninsulated connectors for circuits rated 2 000 volts phase-to-phase or less. Uninsulated connectors may
also be used in applications up to 5 000 volts phase-to-phase where allowed and installed in accordance with
Section 36 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, C22.1.
1.5 This standard also applies to uninsulated connectors (both terminal and splicing types) for use in circuits
rated 35 000 volts or less.
1.6 This Standard does not apply to:
a)

insulated connectors for voltage levels above 600 V (1 000 V in a sign, lighting fixture, or luminaire);

b)

manual twist-on connectors;

c) built-in terminal connectors in devices rated less than 30 A intended for outlet box mounting or having
provision for stress relief;
d)

flat quick connect terminals; and

e)

wire binding screw terminals.

Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, Molded-Case Switches and Circuit-Breaker

Enclosures
UL 489
1 Scope
1.1 The requirements of this standard cover molded-case circuit breakers, circuit breaker and ground-fault
circuit-interrupters, fused circuit breakers, high-fault protectors, and high-fault modules. These circuit breakers
are specifically intended to provide service entrance, feeder, and branch circuit protection in accordance with
the National Installation Codes in Annex B, Ref. No.1. This standard also covers instantaneous-trip circuit
breakers (circuit interrupters) specifically intended for use as part of a combination motor controller in
accordance with the National Installation Codes in Annex B, Ref. No. 1.
1.2 This standard covers molded-case switches and fused molded-case switches.

1.3 This standard covers devices rated at 600 volts or less and 6000 amperes or less.
1.4 The devices referenced in 1.1 and 1.2 are intended for installation in an overall enclosure or as parts of
other devices such as panelboards. The acceptability of the combination will be determined when the complete
product is investigated.
1.5 This standard covers circuit-breaker enclosures and accessory devices intended for use with the devices
described in 1.1 and 1.2.
1.6 This standard does not cover low-voltage power circuit breakers covered in Annex B, Ref. No. 3 and Ref.
No. 4 or supplementary protectors covered in Annex B, Ref. No. 5.
1.7 This standard contains supplements covering the requirements for molded-case circuit breakers for:
a)

Marine Use;

b)

Naval Use;

c)

Uninterruptible Power Supply Use;

d)

Classified Circuit Breakers;

e)

Software in Programmable Components;

f)

Additional Tests for Circuit Breakers with Electronic Overcurrent Protection; and

g)

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Requirements and Test Methods for Circuit Breakers.

Polymeric Materials - Short Term Property Evaluations

UL 746A
1 Scope
1.1 These requirements cover short-term test procedures to be used for the evaluation of materials used for
parts intended for specific applications in electrical end products.
1.2 Together with the requirements mentioned in Supplementary Test Procedures, Section 5, these
investigations provide data with respect to the physical, electrical, flammability, thermal, and other properties of
the materials under consideration and are intended to provide guidance for the material manufacturer, the
molder, the end-product manufacturer, safety engineers, and other interested parties.
1.3 A product that contains features, characteristics, components, materials, or systems new or different from
those covered by the requirements in this standard, and that involves a risk of fire or of electric shock or injury
to persons shall be evaluated using appropriate additional component and end-product requirements to
maintain the level of safety as originally anticipated by the intent of this standard. A product whose features,
characteristics, components, materials, or systems conflict with specific requirements or provisions of this
standard does not comply with this standard. Revision of requirements shall be proposed and adopted in
conformance with the methods employed for development, revision, and implementation of this standard.

Polymeric Materials - Long Term Property Evaluations

UL 746B

1 Scope
1.1 These requirements cover long-term test procedures to be used for the evaluation of materials used for
parts intended for specific applications in end products.
1.2 Together with the Standards mentioned in Supplementary Test Procedures, Section 3, these investigations
provide data with respect to the physical, electrical, flammability, thermal, and other properties of the materials
under consideration and are intended to provide guidance for the material manufacturer, the molder, the endproduct manufacturer, safety engineers, and other interested parties.

Polymeric Materials - Use in Electrical Equipment Evaluations

UL 746C
1 Scope
1.1 These requirements cover parts made of polymeric materials that are used in electrical equipment and
describe the various test procedures and their use in the testing of such parts and equipment.
1.2 These requirements do not cover the specific insulating systems that are covered by the requirements
contained in the Standard for Systems of Insulating Materials, General, UL 1446.
1.3 Test procedures are provided herein for the evaluation of polymeric materials in specific applications.
These test procedures include references to data obtained from small-scale property tests conducted under
standard conditions as well as other practical means of evaluation.

Polymeric Materials - Fabricated Parts

UL 746D
1 Scope
1.1 These requirements cover a program applicable to parts that have been molded or fabricated from
polymeric material and describe the material-identity control system intended to provide traceability of the
material used for the polymeric parts through the handling, molding or fabrication, and shipping operations.
Guidelines are also provided for acceptable blending or simple compounding operations that may affect risk of
fire, electrical shock, or injury to persons.
1.2 This program is intended to provide quick verification of material identification by means of an identification
marking on the part, or on the carton in which the part is shipped, or in a specification sheet placed within the
shipping carton with the part. This program is intended to eliminate the uncertainty of the polymeric material
identity in the end-use product and to reduce the possibility of field problems caused by the use of incorrect
compounds.
1.3 The polymeric-material identity program covered by this standard is intended to provide traceability for
molded finished parts (that is, enclosures, internal equipment parts, and the like) that are to be factory-installed
components of other equipment where the acceptability of the combination is to be determined.
1.4 This program is not intended for manufacturing operations that add colorants or other additives to plastic
materials using hot-compounding techniques that subject the material to an additional heat history and ship
pellets as finished parts. This program is not intended to provide traceability for polymeric materials that are
intended for field installation.

1.5 Requirements and methods for the evaluation of metallized or painted parts are contained in the Standard
for Polymeric Materials - Use in Electrical Equipment Evaluations, UL 746C, and the requirements for
Polymeric Materials - Short Term Property Evaluations, UL 746A. Reference should be made to the applicable
individual product standard for performance requirements covering the part or assembly.

Polymeric Materials - Industrial Laminates, Filament Wound Tubing, Vulcanized

Fibre, and Materials Used In Printed-Wiring Boards
UL 746E
1 Scope
1.1 These requirements cover test procedures to be used for the evaluation of industrial laminates, filament
wound tubing, vulcanized fibre, and materials for use in fabricating printed wiring boards.
1.2 These requirements provide data with respect to the physical, electrical, flammability, thermal, and other
properties of the materials, that are intended to provide guidance to the material manufacturer, the fabricator,
the end product manufacturer, safety engineers and other interested parties.

Switchboards
UL 891
1.1 Scope and object
1.1.1 This Standard applies to switchboards nominally rated at 600 V or less and intended for use in
accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1 (CE Code, Part 1), the National Electrical Code (NEC),
ANSI/NFPA 70, and the Mexican Standard for Electrical Installations (Utility), NOM-001-SEDE.
1.1.2 In this standard the term switchboard is intended to refer to a dead-front switchboard.
1.1.3 These requirements do not cover the following switchboard types: preset and dimmer control (theater),
live front, railway control or electrification; or constructions intended only for receiving motor control center
units.
1.1.4 These requirements cover switchboards for use on circuits having available rms symmetrical short-circuit
currents of not more than 200 000 A.

Terminal Blocks
UL 1059
1 Scope
1.1 These requirements cover assemblies of wiring terminals and supporting blocks intended to provide for the
connection of wiring. Compliance with these requirements does not assure that the terminal block is suitable
for use as a component of an end product.
1.2 These requirements cover terminal blocks rated 1500 volts or less.
1.3 These requirements also cover protective conductor terminal blocks (PCTB) used to make the electrical
and mechanical connection between conductors or between conductors and a fixing support such as a
mounting rail. A PCTB is not required to be insulated.

1.4 These terminal blocks are intended to permanently support and insulate wire terminations and joints from
each other, and from the surface on which the terminal block is mounted, where the absence of such support
or insulation presents a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons.
1.5 The acceptability of a terminal block in any particular application depends upon its suitability for continued
use under the conditions that prevail in actual service. Accordingly, for a particular application a terminal block
may be affected by the requirements for the equipment in which it is used, and it may be necessary to
additionally evaluate that terminal block for features or performance characteristics that are not specified in this
standard.
1.6 Terminal blocks employing types of connecting means not covered by this standard such as those in which
conductors are secured to the terminals by means of a special tool can be evaluated under this standard but
may require separate investigation.
1.7 These requirements do not cover field installed power distribution blocks intended to distribute power in a
building to separate units such as apartments, separate heaters, and air conditioning units. Power distribution
blocks are investigated to Subject 1953, Outline of Investigation for Power Distribution Blocks.

Organic Coatings for Steel Enclosures for Outdoor Use Electrical Equipment
UL 1332
1 Scope
1.1 These requirements cover tests of opaque and clear organic coatings intended for application to exterior
and interior surfaces of steel enclosures of outdoor-use electrical equipment for protection of the metal against
atmospheric corrosion.
1.2 These requirements cover organic coatings consisting of one or more coats and their system of application
to steel or zinc-coated steel with specified pretreatment, application, bake or cure schedule, and minimum dryfilm thickness.
1.3 The final acceptance of a coating is dependent upon its use in a complete product that complies with the
requirements in the standard applicable to such a product.
1.4 The requirements may be applied to other organic or nonmetallic coatings if found to be appropriate.
1.5 The flammability or toxicity risks associated with the coating materials in any form, or the acceptability of
the materials for uses other than indicated, are not within the scope of these requirements.
1.6 A product that contains features, characteristics, components, materials, or systems new or different from
those covered by the requirements in this standard, and that involves a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to
persons shall be evaluated using the appropriate additional component and end-product requirements as
determined necessary to maintain the acceptable level of safety as originally anticipated by the intent of this
standard. A product whose features, characteristics, components, materials, or systems conflict with specific
requirements or provisions of this standard cannot be judged to comply with this standard. Where considered
appropriate, revision of requirements shall be proposed and adopted in conformance with the methods
employed for development, revision, and implementation of this standard.