This part of IEC 62246 which is the generic specification applies to dry and mercury wetted reed contact units of assessed quality. It lists the tests and measurement procedures which may be selected for use in detail specifications for such units. This standard also specifies the quality assessment procedures to be followed.
This standard applies to those reed contact units which are operated by an applied magnetic field; it is not restricted to any particular type of contact load.
NOTE 1 Since tests using a standard coil and standard resistive loads are the easiest to specify and to define, this standard is currently restricted to tests of this type.
NOTE 2 For elementary relays with reed contact units, this standard is recommended to be used together with the standards IEC 61810-1 and IEC 61811-1 as applicable.
Where in this part of IEC 62246 the term "detail specification" is used, this either has the meaning defined in A.7 of QC 001001 for application within the IECQ system, or it means any appropriate document, for example manufacturer's data sheet, test specification, customer detail specification.