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IEC 60855:1985

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods for live working

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Published date

01-01-1985

Superseded date

28-10-2009

Superseded by

IEC 60855-1:2016

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Summarise this standard

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Section One - General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
Section Two - Technical characteristics
3 Materials
   3.1 Insulating tubes or insulating rods
   3.2 Interior of insulating foam-filled tube
4 Diameters of tubes and rods
Section Three - Type tests
5 General
6 Visual inspection and dimensional check
   6.1 Visual inspection
   6.2 Dimensional check
7 Dye penetration test
8 Dielectrical tests
   8.1 Dielectrical test before and after exposure to
        humidity
9 Mechanical tests
   9.1 Bending test
   9.2 Torsion test
   9.3 Crushing test on tube
10 Mechanical ageing tests
   10.1 Bending test
   10.2 Dielectrical 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
Appendix A - Dielectrical tests before and after
             exposure to humidity
Appendix B - Dielectrical wet test
Appendix C - Mechanical tests
Appendix D - Routine tests

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.The contents of the corrigendum of July 1999 have been included in this copy.

Committee
TC 78
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
36
PublisherName
International Electrotechnical Committee
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
NF EN 60855 : 1997 Similar to
HD 496 : 200S1 Similar to
NEN EN IEC 60855 : 1996 C1 1999 Identical
NEN 10855 : 1996 Identical
I.S. EN 60855:1999 Identical
BS 7695(1993) : 1993 AMD 9365 Similar to
BS EN 60855:1997 Identical
CEI 11-21 : 1ED 1997 Identical
CEI EN 60855 : 1997 Identical
EN 60855:1996 Identical
DIN EN 60855:1998-05 Identical
UNE 21706:1990 Identical

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