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    BS 6724 - ELECTRIC CABLES - THERMOSETTING INSULATED, ARMOURED CABLES FOR VOLTAGES OF 600/1000 V AND 1 900/3300 V FOR FIXED INSTALLATIONS, HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE - SPECIFICATION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-04-2016

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Rated voltage
    5 Conductors
    6 Insulation
    7 Identification of cores
    8 Laying-up
    9 Bedding
    10 Armour
    11 Oversheath
    12 Cable marking and additional information
    13 End sealing
    14 Schedule of tests
    15 Test conditions
    16 Routine tests
    17 Sample tests
    18 Type tests
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - Guide to use and installation
            of cables
    Annex B (normative) - Armour wire tests
    Annex C (normative) - Compatibility test
    Annex D (normative) - Abrasion resistance test
    Annex E (normative) - Insulation resistance constant
            test on oversheath
    Annex F (normative) - Resistance of conductor and
            armour
    Annex G (informative) - Gross cross-sectional area of
            armour
    Annex H (normative) - Test for shrinkage of oversheath
            on cable
    Annex I (informative) - Guidance on type tests
    Annex J (informative) - United Kingdom reference
            codes
    Bibliography

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee GEL/20/17
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 62444:2013 Cable glands for electrical installations
    BS EN 60811-401:2012 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials Miscellaneous tests. Thermal ageing methods. Ageing in an air oven
    BS EN 60229:2008 Electric cables. Tests on extruded oversheaths with a special protective function
    BS EN 50262:1999 Cable glands for electrical installations
    BS EN 60811-502:2012 Electric and optical fibre cables. Test methods for non-metallic materials Mechanical tests. Shrinkage test for insulations
    BS EN 61914:2016 Cable cleats for electrical installations
    IEC 60502-1:2004+AMD1:2009 CSV Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV(Um = 36 kV) - Part 1: Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) and 3 kV (Um = 3,6 kV)
    BS EN 60332-1-2 : 2004 TESTS ON ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - PART 1-2: TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME PROPAGATION FOR A SINGLE INSULATED WIRE OR CABLE - PROCEDURE FOR 1 KW PRE-MIXED FLAME (IEC 60332-1-2:2004)
    BS EN 50393:2015 Test methods and requirements for accessories for use on distribution cables of rated voltage 0,6/1,0 (1,2) kV
    BS EN 60228:2005 Conductors of insulated cables
    BS EN 60332-3-24:2009 Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables. Category C
    BS EN 10244-2:2009 Steel wire and wire products. Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire Zinc or zinc alloy coatings
    BS EN 62275:2015 Cable management systems. Cable ties for electrical installations
    BS EN 60079-14:2014 Explosive atmospheres Electrical installations design, selection and erection
    BS EN 60811-501 : 2012 ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES - TEST METHODS FOR NON-METALLIC MATERIALS - PART 501: MECHANICAL TESTS - TESTS FOR DETERMINING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF INSULATING AND SHEATHING COMPOUNDS
    IEC 60183:2015 Guidance for the selection of high-voltage A.C. cable systems
    BS EN 50395 : 2005 ELECTRICAL TEST METHODS FOR LOW VOLTAGE ENERGY CABLES
    BS EN 62230 : 2007 ELECTRIC CABLES - SPARK-TEST METHOD
    IEC 60050-461:2008 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 461: Electric cables
    BS EN 50363-5 : 2005 INSULATING, SHEATHING AND COVERING MATERIALS FOR LOW VOLTAGE ENERGY CABLES - PART 5: HALOGEN-FREE, CROSS-LINKED INSULATING COMPOUNDS
    BS EN 50396 : 2005 NON ELECTRICAL TEST METHODS FOR LOW VOLTAGE ENERGY CABLES
    BS EN 60754-1:2014 Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables Determination of the halogen acid gas content
    BS 8512:2008 Electric cables. Code of practice for the storage, handling, installation and disposal of cables on wooden drums
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