Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-9: Particular requirements for electric hair care appliances

IEC 60704-2-9:2024 EXV contains both the international standard and its extended version (EXV). This extended version of the official IEC Standard is available in English only and provides the user with a comprehensive content of the Standard. IEC 60704-2-9:2024 EXV includes the content of the references made to IEC 60704-1:2021.

IEC 60704-2-9:2024 applies to electric hand-held hairdryers for household and similar use supplied from mains, which operate with a flow of air. These particular requirements can also be applied to analogous electrically operated devices such as hairstyling appliances, which produce the airflow by a fan. Helmet-type hairdryers are excluded from this document. This document does not apply to hair care appliances with radiant heating. For determining and verifying noise emission values declared in product specifications, see IEC 60704-3. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2003. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) Alignment with IEC 60704-1:2021.

This part 2-9 is intended to be used in conjunction with t