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TESTING AND MEASURING EQUIPMENT/ALLOWED SUBCONTRACTING
IEC 62821-2 Edition 1.0 2015-02
Electric cables – Halogen free, low smoke, thermoplastic insulated and sheathed
cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V
Part 2: Test methods
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“S”
Required
May be subcontracted, see OD 2012
Clause
5
5.1
Measurement/testing
Testing / measuring equipment / material needed
Subcontracting
Test methods
Electrical test methods
5.1.1
Long-term resistance of insulation to
d.c. voltage
220V d.c. voltage power supply; Heated water tank;
Thermometer; Suitable timer; an aqueous solution of
sodium chloride having a concentration of 10 g/l.
R
5.1.3
Surface resistance of sheath
Conditioning chamber at a temperature of (20±2) °C
and a relative humidity of (65 ± 5) %; d.c. voltage
supply between 100 V and 500 V;
Resistance
measurement
device;
Sample
circumference
measurement device; Ruler; Industrial methylated
spirit; Copper wires of between 0.2mm and 0.6mm
diameter.
R
5.1.4
Voltage test on cores in water
Water tank; Timer; AC voltage power supply (AC
2500V).
R
Tensile machine and system for measurement of the
elongation; Equipment for punching dumb-bell test
R
5.2
5.2.1
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Mechanical test methods
Water immersion on sheath
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IEC 62821-2 Edition 1.0
IECEE OD-5003-1:2015 © IEC 2015
TESTING AND MEASURING EQUIPMENT/ALLOWED SUBCONTRACTING
IEC 62821-2 Edition 1.0 2015-02
Electric cables – Halogen free, low smoke, thermoplastic insulated and sheathed
cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V
Part 2: Test methods
Clause
Measurement/testing
Testing / measuring equipment / material needed
Subcontracting
pieces and equipment for cutting or grinding the sheath
to obtain 2 parallel surfaces;
Optical measuring
instrument or dial gauge; Air oven and glass tube or
beaker covered with glass lid or other suitable heated
water tank; De-ionized water; Absorbent paper.
5.3
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Chemical test – Determination of
halogens – Elemental test
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Bunsen burner; 3 small/medium soda glass test tubes
(approximately 50 mm × 10 mm); Test tube holder;
Evaporating basin/mortar; Wire gauze; Funnel; Filter
paper; Sodium metal; Dilute nitric acid (5 %); Aqueous
silver nitrate (5 %); Dilute ammonia (10 %); Freshly
made up zirconium-alizarin red S reagent; Glacial
acetic acid; Acid/pH indicator papers.
S
IEC 62821-2 Edition 1.0