BS 6946:1988
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Specification for metal channel cable support systems for electrical installations
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English
30-09-1988
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Foreword
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Design data and calculation of safe working loads
4 Construction
5 Process of manufacture and protective coating
6 Dimensions
7 Provision of test samples
8 Requirements for safe working loads
9 Marking
Standard sheet
1 Sizes of channel
Publications referred to
Type tests and requirements for components used in systems intended for the mechanical support of cables and other equipment.
| Committee |
PEL/213
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 85/25689 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
14
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This British Standard specifies requirements and type tests for channels, brackets and other metal components used in metal channel systems intended for the mechanical support of cables, cable tray, cable ladder and other equipment in an electrical installation.
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
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