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    I.S. EN 60068-2-40:1999

    Current The latest, up-to-date edition.

    ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING - PART 2: TESTS - TEST Z/AM: COMBINED COLD/LOW AIR PRESSURE TESTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1999

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    FOREWORD
    PREFACE
    1 Introduction
       1.1 General
       1.2 Low air pressure
       1.3 Temperature
       1.4 Related documents
    2 Object
    3 General description
    4 Description of test apparatus
       4.1 Test chamber
       4.2 Mounting
    5 Severities
       5.1 General
       5.2 Preferred combinations of temperature, air
           pressure and duration
    6 Preconditioning
    7 Initial measurements
    8 Conditioning
       8.1 General
       8.2 Procedure for heat-dissipating specimen without
           artificial cooling of the specimen and for
           non-heat-dissipating specimen
       8.3 Precautions when testing specimens with
           artificial cooling
    9 Intermediate measurements
    10 Recovery
    11 Final measurements
    12 Information to be given in the relevant specification
    Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                         publications with their corresponding
                         European publications

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    Covers combined cold (with gradual (or rapid) temperature change) and low air pressure tests for heat-dissipating and non-heat-dissipating specimens.

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    Development Note For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 60068-3-1:2011 Environmental testing - Part 3-1: Supporting documentation and guidance - Cold and dry heat tests
    IEC 60068-1:2013 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
    EN 60068-2-1:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold
    IEC 60068-3-1:2011 Environmental testing - Part 3-1: Supporting documentation and guidance - Cold and dry heat tests
    IEC 60068-2-13:1983 Basic environmental testing procedures - Part 2-13: Tests - Test M: Low air pressure
    EN 60068-1:2014 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
    IEC 60068-3-2:1976 Basic environmental testing procedures - Part 3-2: Background information - Combined temperature/low air pressure tests
    EN 60068-2-13:1999 Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test M: Low air pressure
    IEC 60068-2-1:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold
    EN 60068-3-2:1999 Environmental testing - Part 3: Background information - Section 2: Combined temperature/low air pressure tests
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