BS EN 132400:1995

Cooperating Organizations
National Foreword
Foreword
Text of EN 132400
National Annex NA (informative) Committees responsible
National Annex NB (informative) Cross-references
Foreword
1 General
    1.1 Scope
    1.2 Object
    1.3 Related documents
    1.4 Information to be given in a detail specification
    1.5 Terminology
    1.6 Marking
2 Preferred ratings and characteristics
    2.1 Preferred climatic categories
    2.2 Preferred values of ratings
3 Assessment procedures
    3.1 Primary stage of manufacture
    3.2 Structurally similar components
    3.3 Certified test records
    3.4 Approval testing
    3.5 Conformance inspection
4 Test and measurement procedures
    4.1 Visual examination and check of dimensions
    4.2 Electrical tests
    4.3 Robustness of terminations
    4.4 Resistance to soldering heat
    4.5 Solderability
    4.6 Rapid change of temperature
    4.7 Vibration
    4.8 Bump
    4.9 Shock
    4.10 Container sealing
    4.11 Climatic sequence
    4.12 Damp heat, steady state
    4.13 Impulse voltage
    4.14 Endurance
    4.15 Charge and discharge
    4.16 Radio frequency characteristics
    4.17 Passive flammability
    4.18 Active flammability
    4.19 Component solvent resistance
    4.20 Solvent resistance of the marking
Annex A1 Test schedule for safety tests only
Annex A2 Test schedule for safety tests and qualification
         approval tests - Assessment Level D
Annex B Circuit for the impulse voltage test
Annex C Circuit for the endurance test
Annex D Circuit for the charge and discharge test
Annex E Pulse test circuits
Annex F Declaration of design
Figure 1 - Two terminal capacitor
Figure 2 - RC Unit
Figure 3 - Lead-through capacitor (coaxial)
Figure 4a- Lead-through capacitor for symmetrical use(non-
           coaxial)
Figure 4b- Lead-through capacitor for asymmetrical use(non-
           coaxial)
Figure 4c- Multiple unit lead-through capacitor (non-coaxial)
           for symmetrical and asymmetrical use
Figure 5a- Single by-pass capacitor
Figure 5b- Delta by-pass capacitor
Figure 5c- Example of a T-connected by-pass capacitor
Figure 6 - Impulse wave form
Figure 7 - Circuit for pulse loading of capacitors under a.c.
           voltage
Figure 7a- Fundamental a.c. wave with randomly, not
           synchronized, superimposed high-voltage pulse
Figure 8 - Impulse voltage test circuit
Figure 9 - Endurance test circuit
Figure10 - Charge and discharge test circuit
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3 - Test schedule and sampling plan for safety tests
Table 4 - Test schedule and sampling plan for safety tests -
          Assessment Level D
Table 5 - Test schedule and sampling plan for lot-by-lot tests
Table 6 - Test schedule and sampling plan for periodic test -
          Assessment level D
Table 7
Table 8
Table 9 - Insulation resistance - safety tests only
Table 10- Insulation resistance - Safety and performance tests
Table 11
Table 12
Table 13
Table 14
Table 15
Table 16

Defines capacitors for connection to an a.c. mains or other supply with a nominal voltage not exceeding 1000 V a.c. (r.m.s) or 1000 V d.c. and with a maximum nominal frequency of 100 Hz.