UL 62841-2-17 PDF

1 Scope

This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:

Addition:

This part of IEC 62841 applies to hand-held

routers

intended for cutting slots into or shaping the edge of wood and analogous materials, plastics and non-ferrous metals except magnesium.

NOTE 101

Routers

that are primarily used for trimming the edge of materials are also known as

trimmers

.

NOTE 102

Routers

that are used to cut various materials through the rotary action are also known as rotary cutters.

This part of IEC 62841 does not apply to jointers.

NOTE 103 Jointers are covered by IEC 62841-2-19.

This part of IEC 62841 does not apply to small rotary tools.

NOTE 104 Small rotary tools are covered by IEC 62841-2-23.

Summary of Topics

This revision of UL 62841-2-17 dated August 31, 2023 is being issued to update the title page to reflect the most recent designation as a Reaffirmed American National Standard (ANS). No technical changes have been made.

This UL 62841-2-17 standard is an adoption of IEC 62841-2-17, Edition 1, published by the IEC August 2017. There are no technical national differences for this standard.

As noted in the Commitment for Amendments statement located on the back side of the title page, ULSE and CSA are committed to updating this harmonized standard jointly. However, the revision pages dated August 31, 2023 will not be jointly issued by UL and CSA as these revision pages only address UL ANSI approval dates.