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  • BS 5901:1980

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    METHOD OF TEST FOR DETERMINING THE COMPARATIVE AND THE PROOF TRACKING INDICES OF SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS UNDER MOIST CONDITIONS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  14-05-2003

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1980

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    National foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    2.1 Tracking
    2.2 Electrical erosion
    2.3 Comparative tracking index (CTI)
    2.4 Proof tracking index (PTI)
    3 Test specimen
    4 Conditioning
    5 Test apparatus
    5.1 Electrodes
    5.2 Test circuit
    5.3 Dropping device
    5.4 Test solutions
    6 Procedure
    6.1 General
    6.2 Determination of the CTI
    6.3 Proof tracking test
    6.4 Determination of erosion
    7 Report
    Figures

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Deals with voltages up to 600 V.Includes erosion of materials which do not track at highest voltage.

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    Committee CIL/15
    Development Note IMPLEMENTS CENELEC HD 214.
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    BS 6941:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES WITH TYPE OF PROTECTION N
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    BS 3676-1:1989 SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - SPECIFICATION FOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    BS 7654:1993 SPECIFICATION FOR SINGLE PHASE STREET LIGHTING FUSES (CUT OUTS) FOR LOW VOLTAGE PUBLIC ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - 25 A RATING FOR HIGHWAY POWER SUPPLIES AND STREET FURNITURE
    BS 1363-4(1995) : 1995 13 A PLUGS, SOCKET-OUTLETS, ADAPTORS AND CONNECTION UNITS - PART 4: SPECIFICATION FOR 13 A FUSED CONNECTION UNITS SWITCHED AND UNSWITCHED
    BS 771:1992 SPECIFICATION FOR PHENOLIC MOULDING MATERIALS
    BS 1363-3(1995) : 1995 13 A PLUGS, SOCKET-OUTLETS, ADAPTORS AND CONNECTION UNITS - PART 3: SPECIFICATION FOR ADAPTORS
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    BS 5655-2:1988 LIFTS AND SERVICE LIFTS - SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF HYDRAULIC LIFTS
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    BS DD222(1996) : 1996 SPECIFICATION FOR RACK AND PINION LIFTS
    BS 6972:1988 Specification for general requirements for luminaire supporting couplers for domestic, light industrial and commercial use
    BS 4584-103.3:1992 METAL-CLAD BASE MATERIALS FOR PRINTED WIRING BOARDS - SPECIAL MATERIALS USED IN CONNECTION WITH PRINTED CIRCUITS - SPECIFICATION FOR PERMANENT POLYMER COATING MATERIALS (SOLDER RESIST) FOR USE IN THE FABRICATION OF PRINTED BOARDS
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    BS 7019:1989 (published 1989-08) Specification for fully screened 400 A bolted flameproof cable couplers and adaptors for use on systems up to and including 6.6 kV, primarily for use in mines
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    BS 5067:1985 (published 1985-07) Specification for flameproof transformers for use in mines
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    BS 3905:1995 (published 1995-11) Specification for 3.8/6.6 kV, 300 A bolted flameproof cable couplers and adaptors, for use in coal mines.
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    IEC 60587:2007 Electrical insulating materials used under severe ambient conditions - Test methods for evaluating resistance to tracking and erosion
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