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Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for hand-held routers (Amendment)
Designation:CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 62841-2-17:18 (R2023)
Source:CSA
Contact name:Leonard Letea
Review start date:Apr 29, 2026
Review end date:May 29, 2026
Categories:Electrical
Contact email:thuy.ton(at)csagroup.org
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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.

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