BS EN 60855:1997
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Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods for live working
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02-28-2017
English
11-15-1993
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National foreword
Foreword
Introduction
Section One - General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
Section Two - Technical characteristics
3. Materials
3.1 Insulating tubes or insulating rods
3.2 Interior of insulating foam-filled tube
4. Diameters of tubes and rods
Section Three- Type tests
5. General
6. Visual inspection and dimensional check
6.1 Visual inspection
6.2 Dimensional check
7. Dye penetration test
8. Dielectrical tests
8.1 Dielectrical test before and after exposure to
humidity
9. Mechanical tests
9.1 Bending test
9.2 Torsion test
9.3 Crushing test on tube
10. Mechanical ageing tests
10.1 Bending test
10.2 Dielectrical tests
Section Four - Routine test and sampling tests
11. Routine test
12. Sampling tests
13. Additional tests not indicated
Section Five - Special clauses
14. Marking
15. Modification
16. Acceptance
Appendix A - Dielectrical tests before and after
exposure to humidity
Appendix B - Dielectrical wet test
Appendix C - Mechanical tests
Appendix D - Routine tests
National annex NA (informative) Cross-references
Tests to verify the electrical and mechanical performance.
| Committee |
PEL/78
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| DevelopmentNote |
Renumbers and supersedes BS 7695(1993) 1997 version incorporates amendment 9365 to BS 7695(1993). Supersedes 86/20832 DC. (12/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
36
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| IEC 60855:1985 | Identical |
| NBN EN 60855 : 1996 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 60855:1999 | Identical |
| NF EN 60855 : 1997 | Identical |
| SN EN 60855 : 1996 | Identical |
| DIN EN 60855:1998-05 | Identical |
| EN 60855:1996 | Identical |
| IEC 60212:2010 | Standard conditions for use prior to and during the testing of solid electrical insulating materials |
| IEC 60050-151:2001 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices |
| HD 437 : 200S1 | STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR USE PRIOR TO AND DURING THE TESTING OF SOLID ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIALS |
| IEC 60743:2013 | Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment |
| EN 60743:2013 | Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment |
| IEC 60060-1:2010 | High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements |
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