Committees responsible
Foreword
Methods
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Object
Section two. Definitions
3. Terms and definitions
Section three. General notes on measurements
4. List of measurements
5. General conditions for measurements
Section four. Methods of measurement
6. Determination of mass
7. Measurement of length of flexible cord
8. Measurement of scratch resistance of sole-plate
9. Measurement of input power
10. Measurement of heating-up time
11. Determination of the hottest point
12. Measurement of temperature distribution
13. Measurement of sole-plate temperature
14. Measurement of initial overswing temperature and
heating-up excess temperature
15. Measurement of cyclic fluctuation of temperature
of the hottest point
16. Determination of temperature drop under load
17. Measurement of thermostatic stability
18. Measurement of heating-up time for steaming operation
19. Measurement of steaming time, steaming rate and
water leakage rate
20. Determination of total steaming time for hard water
21. Determination of adhesion of polytetrafluorethylene
(PTFE) coating or similar coating on sole-plate
Appendix
A. Classification of electric irons
Tables
1. Measurements for various types of irons
2. Ironing symbols
Figures
1. Method of attaching thermocouples
2. Variation of sole-plate temperature after switching
on
3. Apparatus for measuring temperature drop under load
4. Apparatus for drop test
5. Arrangement for weighing an iron during steaming
operation
6. Test apparatus for total steaming time
List of references