Group A · gas group · IIC
What is the basis or note for Group A · gas group · IIC?
For Group A, category is gas group; iec / atex designation is IIC; basis or note is disputed: MESG <0.50 mm per exknowledge.com, Acetylene per ldpi-inc.com, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
A | IIC | Acetylene | <0.50 mm
— exknowledge.com, retrieved 2026-08-06
- Category
- gas group our reading
- North American designation
- Group A verified
- IEC / ATEX designation
- IIC verified
- Basis or note
- MESG <0.50 mm sources disagree
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Where each value comes from
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North American designation
Group A | IIC | Acetylene
— all from exknowledge.com, retrieved 2026-08-06
Sources disagree
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Basis or note
exknowledge.com says basis or note is MESG <0.50 mm, as of 2026-08-06.
A | IIC | Acetylene | <0.50 mm
https://exknowledge.com/pages/nec-500-vs-atex-iec.html
ldpi-inc.com says basis or note is Acetylene, as of 2026-08-06.
Acetylene | A | 305 | 581 | 6,000 PSI | IIC
https://ldpi-inc.com/resources/classification-codes/class-1-locations/
Where the other sources' values come from
These values were taken from a passage elsewhere on the other source's page, not from the row quoted with it above.
Sources
- exknowledge.comhttps://exknowledge.com/pages/nec-500-vs-atex-iec.html
- exknowledge.comhttps://exknowledge.com/pages/gas-groups.html
- ldpi-inc.comhttps://ldpi-inc.com/resources/classification-codes/class-1-locations/
- euroswitch.comhttps://www.euroswitch.com/wp-content/uploads/euroswitch-hazardous-area-guide_V6.pdf