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    I.S. EN 60855:1999

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    INSULATING FOAM-FILLED TUBES AND SOLID RODS FOR LIVE WORKING

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  01-03-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1999

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    National Foreword
    FOREWORD
    PREFACE
    Introduction
    Section One - General
    1. Scope
    2. Definitions
    Section Two - Technical characteristics
    3. Materials
    4. Diameters of tubes and rods
    Section Three- Type tests
    5. General
    6. Visual inspection and dimensional check
    7. Dye penetration test
    8. Dielectrical tests
    9. Mechanical tests
    10. Mechanical ageing tests
    Section Four - Routine test and sampling tests
    11. Routine test
    12. Sampling tests
    13. Additional tests not indicated
    Section Five - Special clauses
    14. Marking
    15. Modification
    16. Acceptance test
    17. Quality assurance plan
    Annex A (normative) - Dielectrical tests before
            and after exposure to humidity
    Annex B (normative) - Dielectrical wet test
    Annex C (normative) - Mechanical tests
    Annex D (normative) - Routine tests
    Annex ZA (normative) - Sampling procedure
    Annex ZB (inormative) - Acceptance tests
    Annex ZC (normative) - Normative references to
             international publication with their
             corresponding European publication

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    Applies to insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods made of synthetic materials and intended for tools and equipment for live work on systems operating at voltages above 1 kV.

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    Development Note NSAI reissued 1999 PDF dated 19.02.2015 with IEC Corrigenda incorporated. (06/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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

    IEC 60212:2010 Standard conditions for use prior to and during the testing of solid electrical insulating materials
    IEC 60050-151:2001 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices
    HD 437 : 200S1 STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR USE PRIOR TO AND DURING THE TESTING OF SOLID ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIALS
    IEC 60743:2013 Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
    EN 60743:2013 Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
    IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
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