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UL 1699
ISBN 0-7629-0401-1
Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupters
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
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Northbrook, IL 60062-2096
UL Standard for Safety for Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupters, UL 1699
First Edition, Dated February 26, 1999
Revisions: This Standard contains revisions through and including May 15, 2003.
SUMMARY OF TOPICS:
This revision of UL 1699 is being issued to add Test Method to requirements for Surge Testing,
clarify requirements for Installation Instructions, include miscellaneous requirements, and revise
requirements for Peak Inrush Current.
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Future Effective Dates References
July 15, 2004 Paragraphs 1.1.1, 2.8.1, 6.1, 15.1.1, 50.1.1, 50.3, 54.1.1,
54.1.2, 54.2.1, 54.2.2, 54.2.3, 54.3.1, 54.3.2, 54.3.3, 54.3.4,
54.3.5, 54.3.6, 58.4.1, 80.1, and 80.2; Figure 50.1, Figure
54.1, Figure 54.2, Figure 58.11, Section 36, Section 65A,
Section 85A, Subsection 54.1, Subsection 54.2, Subsection
54.3, Table 50.2, Table 54.1,
July 15, 2007 Paragraph 15.1
The revised requirements are substantially in accordance with UL’s Bulletin(s) on this subject dated
August 7, 2002 and January 28, 2003. The bulletin(s) is now obsolete and may be discarded.
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MAY 15, 2003 - UL 1699 tr1
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