European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety Part 2-90: Particular requirements for commercial microwave ovens - Incorporates Amendment A1: 2010
 N EN 60335-2-90

Annotation

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This International Standard deals with:

• the safety of microwave ovens with a cavity door intended for commercial use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances connected between one phase and neutral and 480 V for other appliances.

• the safety of combination microwave ovens with a cavity door, the requirements for which are contained in Annex AA.

• the safety of microwave ovens without a cavity door and with transportation means that are intended for commercial use only, for the heating of food and beverages, the requirements for which are contained in Annex BB..

Microwave ovens, covered by annex BB, have transportation means for moving the microwave load through the microwave oven. Requirements for tunnel microwave ovens and several types of microwave vending machines are covered.

This standard also deals with microwave ovens intended to be used on board ships, for which Annex EE is applicable.

NOTE 101 In annex BB a microwave oven without a cavity door and with transportation means is described as a microwave oven. All clauses of this standard apply to these appliances unless otherwise specified in Annex BB.

This international standard also takes into account ordinary persons having access to the removing area of the vending machine.