
294 The Circuit Designer’s Companion
Class I: Equipment is designed to be earthed. Protection is afforded by basic
insulation, but failure of this insulation is guarded against by bonding
all accessible conductive parts to the protective earth conductor. It
depends for its safety on a satisfactory earth conductive path being
maintained for the life of the equipment.
Class II: The equipment has no provision for protective earthing and protection
is instead provided by additional insulation measures, such as double
or reinforced insulation. Double insulation is functional insulation,
plus a supplementary layer of insulation to provide protection if the ...