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BS EN IEC 60352-6:2022 - TC Tracked Changes. Solderless connections - Insulation piercing connections. General requirements, test methods and practical guidance, 2023
- 30469496
- A-30401506 [Go to Page]
- undefined [Go to Page]
- Annex ZA (normative)Normative references to international publicationswith their corresponding European publications
- Blank Page
- English [Go to Page]
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Example of an integrated insulation piercing connection(one connection shown)
- Figure 2 – Example of an insulation piercingconnection with insulated flat conductor
- Figure 3 – Example of an insulation piercingconnection in a barrel with stranded wires
- 4 Requirements [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Workmanship
- 4.2 Tools
- 5 Pre-requisites for the qualification test schedule [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Insulation piercing terminations [Go to Page]
- 5.1.1 Materials
- 5.1.2 Dimensions
- 5.1.3 Surface finishes
- 5.1.4 Design features
- 5.2 Insulated conductors [Go to Page]
- 5.2.1 General
- 5.2.2 Materials
- 5.2.3 Dimensions
- 5.2.4 Surface finishes
- 5.2.5 Insulation
- 5.3 Insulation piercing connections
- 6 Testing [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 General
- 6.3 Standard conditions for testing
- 6.4 Preconditioning
- 6.5 Recovery
- 6.6 Mounting of the specimen
- 7 Tests [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General examination
- 7.2 Mechanical tests [Go to Page]
- 7.2.1 Tensile strength
- 7.2.2 Bending of the wire/cable
- Figure 4 – Test arrangement, bending of single wire [Go to Page]
- 7.2.3 Vibration
- Figure 5 – Test arrangement, bending of flat conductor, flat flexible circuitry
- Figure 6 – Test arrangement, vibration
- 7.3 Electrical tests [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1 General
- 7.3.2 Contact resistance
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 – Vibration, preferred test severities
- Figure 7 – Test arrangement, contact resistance (measuringmethod for tinsel wire, flat conductor, flat flexible circuitry)
- Figure 8 – Test arrangement, contact resistance (measuring method for stranded wires) [Go to Page]
- 7.3.3 Electrical load and temperature
- 7.4 Climatic tests [Go to Page]
- 7.4.1 General
- Table 2 – Contact resistance of insulation piercingconnections, maximum permitted values [Go to Page]
- 7.4.2 Rapid change of temperature
- 7.4.3 Climatic sequence
- 7.4.4 Flowing mixed gas corrosion test
- 7.4.5 Damp heat cyclic
- 8 Test schedules [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General [Go to Page]
- 8.1.1 Overview
- 8.1.2 Insulation piercing connections with terminations suitable for a range of wire diameters
- 8.1.3 Multipole components
- Table 3 – Number of specimens required
- 8.2 Qualification test schedule [Go to Page]
- 8.2.1 General
- 8.2.2 Initial examination
- 8.2.3 Testing of insulation piercing connections
- Table 4 – Qualification test schedule – Test group A
- Table 5 – Qualification test schedule – Test group B
- Table 6 – Qualification test schedule – Test group C
- 8.3 Application test schedule [Go to Page]
- 8.3.1 General
- 8.3.2 Initial examination
- 8.3.3 Testing of insulation piercing connections
- Table 7 – Qualification test schedule – Test group D
- 8.4 Flow charts
- Table 8 – Application test schedule – Test group 1
- Table 9 – Application test schedule – Test group 2
- Figure 9 – Qualification test schedule (see 8.2)
- Figure 10 – Application test schedule (see 8.3)
- Annex A (informative)Practical guidance [Go to Page]
- A.1 General information on insulation piercing terminations
- A.2 Current-carrying capacity
- A.3 Tool information
- A.4 Termination information [Go to Page]
- A.4.1 General
- Figure A.1 – Example of an insulation piercing terminationas an integral part of a component
- Figure A.2 – Example of an insulation piercing termination for flat conductor
- Figure A.3 – Example of an insulation piercing termination for stranded wires [Go to Page]
- A.4.2 Materials
- A.4.3 Surface finishes
- A.4.4 Dimensions
- A.5 Conductor information [Go to Page]
- A.5.1 General
- A.5.2 Material
- A.5.3 Dimensions
- A.5.4 Surface finishes
- A.5.5 Insulation
- A.5.6 Stripping information for cables (cords) and wires
- A.6 Connection information
- Figure A.4 – Examples of round, flat and flat oval sheath cable
- Figure A.5 – Example of a flexible circuitry
- Figure A.6 – Example of an integrated insulation piercing connection
- A.7 Axial load
- Figure A.7 – Example of an integrated insulation piercing connection in a barrel with stranded wires
- Table A.1 – Axial load F
- Bibliography [Go to Page]