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BS 5561:1979

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Specification for spools for copper wire

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-05-1979

£142.00
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
1. Scope
2. References
3. Materials and construction
4. Dimensions
5. Tolerances and limits
6. Driving mechanism
7. Wire anchor holes
8. Filling of spools
9. Wrapping and labelling
Tables
1. Dimensions of spools
2. Dimensional tolerances and run-out (FIM),
     cylindricity and concentricity limits
3. Driving mechanism
4. Filling of spools
Figure
1. Spool dimensions

Dimensional requirements for reception spools for bare copper wire, drawn and wound at elevated speeds, and also suitable for batch annealing, the wire being intended for further processing or for supply to customers.

Committee
NFE/34
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 75/41940 DC. (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2008. (09/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

This British Standard specifies the dimensional requirements for reception spools for bare copper wire drawn and wound at elevated speeds and suitable for batch annealing where required. It includes recommendations for tolerances, bore profiling and driving mechanism.

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN ISO 12048:2001 Identical

£142.00
Excluding VAT