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BS 88-6:1988

Withdrawn

Withdrawn

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Cartridge fuses for voltages up to and including 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. Specification of supplementary requirements for fuses of compact dimensions for use in 240/415 V a.c. industrial and commercial electrical installations

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

30-03-2010

Superseded by

BS 88-2:2007

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-10-1988

€165.94
Excluding VAT

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Object
1.3 Compliance
2 Definitions
2.2 General terms
3 Expected conditions of operation in service
3.9 Discrimination
5 Characteristics of fuses
5.2 Rated voltage
5.3 Rated current
5.5 Rated power dissipation of a fuse-link and rated
     power acceptance of a fuse holder
5.6 Limits of time/current characteristics
5.7 Breaking range and breaking capacity
5.8 Cut-off current and I2t characteristics
5.9 Dimensions
7 Standard conditions for construction
7.1 Mechanical design
7.6 Cut-off current characteristic
7.7 I2t characteristics
7.8 Overcurrent discrimination
8 Tests
8.3 Verification of temperature rise and power
     dissipation
8.4 Verification of operation
8.5 Verification of the breaking capacity
8.7 Verification of I2t characteristics and overcurrent
     discrimination
Table
1 Sizes of copper conductors and terminal bores
Figures
1 Compact fuse-link dimensions
2 Front connected fuse holders for compact fuse-links
3 Time/current zones for F1 and F2 fuse-links
4 Time/current zones for E1 fuse-links
5 Power dissipation test rig

Requirements supplementary to those of Part 1.

Committee
PEL/32
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 86/27028 DC and 89/24496 DC. (06/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
SupersededBy

BS 7671(2008) : 2018 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS
ESI 37-2 : ISSUE 3 AMD 1 LV DISTRIBUTION FUSE-BOARDS
BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
DEFSTAN 02-540/2(2003) : 2003 FUSELINKS, FUSEHOLDERS AND FUSE PANELS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION
BS 7671(2008) : 2008 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS

BS 88-2.2:1988 Cartridge fuses for voltages up to and including 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. Specification for fuses for use by authorized persons (mainly for industrial application) Additional requirements for fuses with fuse-links for bolted connections
BS 88-2.1:1988 Cartridge fuses for voltages up to and including 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. Specification for fuses for use by authorized persons (mainly for industrial application). Additional requirements for fuses with fuse-links for bolted connections

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