AS/NZS 62013.1:2001

1 - AS/NZS 62013.1:2001 CAPLIGHTS FOR USE IN MINES SUSCEPTIBLE TO FIREDAMP - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS-CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING IN REL
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 Scope
6 - 2 Normative references
7 - 3 Definitions
7 - 3.1 battery
7 - 3.2 battery container
7 - 3.3 caplight
7 - 3.4 cell
7 - 3.5 firedamp
7 - 3.6 "sealed" cell
8 - 3.7 secondary cell or battery
8 - 4 General
9 - 5 Overcurrent protection
10 - 6 Headpiece
10 - 7 Battery
11 - 8 Cable
11 - 9 External charging contacts
11 - 10 Type verifications and tests
11 - 10.1 General
12 - 10.2 Impact test
12 - 10.3 Drop tests
12 - 10.4 Test to verify the protection against ingress of dust and water
13 - 10.7 Test to verify the resistance of the cable sheath to fatty acids
13 - 10.8 Test to verify the resistance of the cable sheath to fire
13 - 10.9 Test to verify the strength of cable entries, anchoring devices and cable
13 - 10.10 Spark ignition test
14 - 10.11 Current-limiting resistor temperature assessment
14 - 10.12 Electrolyte leakage test
14 - 10.13 Verification of non-hazardous electrostatic properties by size, shape and layout
14 - 10.13.1 Verification of inability to store a dangerous charge by measurement of capacitance
15 - 10.13.2 Verification of inability to store a dangerous charge by direct measurement of stored charge or by gas ignition
16 - 10.14
16 - 11 Marking

Specifies the requirements for the construction and testing of caplights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp or which have become temporarily endangered by the explosive atmosphere of firedamp. It deals with the risk of the caplight becoming a source of ignition. This Standard is identical to and has been reproduced from IEC 62013-1:1999.

This part of IEC 62013 specifies requirements for the construction and testing of caplights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp (Group I electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres as defined in IEC 60079-0). It deals only with the risk of the caplight becoming a source of ignition. The requirements of IEC 60079-0 do not apply unless specified.This standard is also applicable to caplights intended for use in mines which have become temporarily endangered by an explosive atmosphere of firedamp.

First published as AS/NZS 62013.1:2001.