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  • BS 7189:1989

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    Specification for sound calibrators

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  01-10-1998

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  29-09-1989

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    National foreword
    Committees responsible
    0. Introduction
    1. Scope
    2. Definitions
    2.1 Sound calibrator
    2.2 Nominal value
    2.3 Equivalent free-field sound pressure level
    2.4 Equivalent diffuse-field sound pressure level
    2.5 Other terms
    3. Requirements
    3.1 Sound pressure level
    3.2 Frequency
    3.3 Influence of ambient pressure, temperature and
         humidity
    3.4 Harmonic distortion
    3.5 Tone-burst capability
    3.6 Battery requirements
    3.7 Specification of microphone models
    3.8 Extraneous influences
    4. Marking and instruction manual
    4.1 Marking of the sound calibrator
    4.2 Instruction manual

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    Performance requirements for class 0, class 1 and class 2 calibrators under specified conditions; the techniques of calibration for the calibrator and any associated device or system are excluded.

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    Committee EPL/29
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    BS EN 61265:1995 Electroacoustics. Instruments for measurement of aircraft noise. Performance requirements for systems to measure one-third-octave band sound pressure levels in noise certification of transport-category aircraft
    BS EN 61094-4:1996 Specification for measurement microphones Specifications for working standard microphones
    BS 4142:1997 Method for rating industrial noise affecting mixed residential and industrial areas
    BS 7580-1:1997 Specification for the verification of sound level meters Comprehensive procedure
    13/30258085 DC : 0 BS 5228-1:2009+A1 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL ON CONSTRUCTION AND OPEN SITES - PART 1: NOISE
    BS EN 61043:1994 Specification for electroacoustics. Instruments for the measurement of sound intensity. Measurement with pairs of pressure sensing microphones
    BS EN ISO 9614-2:1997 Acoustics. Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound intensity Measurement by scanning
    BS 5228-1(2009) : 2009 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL ON CONSTRUCTION AND OPEN SITES - PART 1: NOISE

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    IEC 60050-801:1994 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 801: Acoustics and electroacoustics
    IEC 60327:1971 Precision method for pressure calibration of one-inch standard condenser microphones by the reciprocity technique
    BS 4727-3:GRP08(1985) : 1985 GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING & COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS - ACOUSTICS & ELECTROACOUSTICS TERMINOLOGY
    IEC 60651:1979+AMD1:1993+AMD2:2000 CSV Sound level meters
    IEC 60804:2000 Integrating-averaging sound level meters
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