AS/NZS 4396:1999
Connectors - Insulation piercing - For 0.6/1 kV aerial bundled cables
Specifies requirements for the construction and performance of insulation piercing connectors between 0.6/1 kV aerial bundled cables and insulated branch cables. Tests of performance requirements are provided.
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AS/NZS 4396:1999 CONNECTORS - INSULATION PIERCING - FOR 0.6/1 kV AERIAL BUNDLED CABLES
PREFACE
CONTENTS
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.3 DEFINITIONS
1.3.1 Aerial bundled cable (ABC)
1.3.2 Branch core
1.3.3 Cable
1.3.4 Component
1.3.5 Conductor
1.3.6 Contact plate
1.3.7 Core (of a cable)
1.3.8 Mains core
1.3.9 Minimum breaking load (MBL)
1.3.10 Shearhead
1.3.11 Teeth
1.3.12 Test piece
SECTION 2 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1 METHOD OF MAKING CONNECTION
2.2 ACCESS TO LIVE PARTS
2.3 REMOVABILITY
2.4 CABLE TYPES
2.5 CABLE TENSION
2.6 CABLE ENTRY
2.7 ORIENTATION
2.8 ALIGNMENT
2.9 CONTACT PLATE
2.10 SEALING OF CORE ENDS
2.11 WATERPROOFING COMPOUND
2.12 IPC PROFILE
2.13 ELECTRICAL SERVICE CONDITIONS
2.14 RESISTANCE TO WEATHERING
2.14.1 Insulating and sealing materials
2.14.2 Metallic components
2.15 FASTENERS
2.15.1 Type
2.15.2 Corrosion protection of ferrous fasteners
2.15.3 Form and dimensions of fastener heads
2.15.4 Fasteners with shearheads
SECTION 3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
3.1 GENERAL
3.2 ELECTRICAL HEAT CYCLING
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Class A and B IPCs
3.2.3 Class B IPCs
3.3 WATER PENETRATION
3.4 MECHANICAL DAMAGE TO CONDUCTORS
3.5 BRANCH CORE MECHANICAL PULL-OUT
3.6 LOW TEMPERATURE ASSEMBLY
3.7 RESISTANCE TO WEATHERING
3.8 RESISTANCE TO OVERTORQUE
3.9 ATTACHMENT OF SHEARHEADS
SECTION 4 TEST REQUIREMENTS
4.1 TEST COMPONENTS
4.2 TEMPERATURE
4.3 FASTENER TIGHTENING TORQUE
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Fasteners with shearheads
4.3.3 Fasteners without shearheads
4.4 TEST ASSEMBLIES
4.5 SCHEDULE OF TESTS
SECTION 5 MARKING
5.1 MARKING OF IPCs
5.2 MARKING OF PACKAGING
APPENDIX A - PURCHASING GUIDELINES
APPENDIX B - SHEARHEAD FRACTURE TORQUE TEST
B1 SCOPE
B2 APPARATUS
B3 TEST TEMPERATURE
B4 NUMBER OF TEST PIECES
B5 PROCEDURE
B6 REPORT
APPENDIX C - ELECTRICAL HEAT CYCLE TEST
C1 SCOPE
C2 PRINCIPLE
C3 CLASSIFICATION FOR TEST PURPOSES
C4 TEST CIRCUIT
C4.1 Arrangement
C4.2 Cores
C4.3 Reference conductors
C4.4 Ambient conditions
C4.5 Potential points
C5 TEST ASSEMBLIES
C5.1 General
C5.2 Size of cores
C5.3 Preparation
C6 MEASUREMENTS
C6.1 Resistance measurement
C6.2 Temperature measurements
C7 PROCEDURE
C7.1 General
C7.2 Initial resistance
C7.3 Heat cycles
C7.4 Measurements of temperature and resistance
C7.5 Short circuit
C8 STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT
C8.1 General
C8.2 Designation of resistance measurements
C8.3 Calculations
APPENDIX D - WATER PENETRATION TEST
D1 SCOPE
D2 PRINCIPLE
D3 CLASSIFICATION FOR TEST PURPOSES
D4 TEST ASSEMBLIES
D4.1 General
D4.2 Size of cores
D4.3 Preparation
D5 TEST EQUIPMENT
D6 TEST ARRANGEMENT
D7 TEST PROCEDURES
D7.1 General
D7.2 Test procedure I
D7.3 Test procedure II
D8 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX E - MECHANICAL DAMAGE TO CONDUCTORS TEST
E1 SCOPE
E2 TEST EQUIPMENT
E3 TEST ASSEMBLIES
E4 TEST PROCEDURE
E5 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX F - BRANCH CORE MECHANICAL PULL-OUT TEST
F1 SCOPE
F2 TEST EQUIPMENT
F3 TEST PIECES
F4 TEST ARRANGEMENT
F5 PROCEDURE
F6 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX G - LOW TEMPERATURE ASSEMBLY TEST
G1 SCOPE
G2 TEST EQUIPMENT
G3 TEST ASSEMBLIES
G4 PROCEDURE
G5 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX H - RESISTANCE TO WEATHERING TEST
H1 SCOPE
H2 PRINCIPLE
H3 TEST EQUIPMENT
H4 TEST ASSEMBLIES
H5 PROCEDURE
H6 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX I - RESISTANCE TO OVERTORQUE TEST
I1 SCOPE
I2 TEST ASSEMBLIES
I3 PROCEDURE
I4 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX J - ADHESION OF SHEARHEAD TEST
J1 SCOPE
J2 TEMPERATURE
J3 PRINCIPLE
J4 TEST EQUIPMENT
J5 TEST PIECES
J6 PROCEDURE
J7 TEST REPORT
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AS/NZS 4396:1999 CONNECTORS - INSULATION PIERCING - FOR 0.6/1 kV AERIAL BUNDLED CABLES
PREFACE
CONTENTS
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.3 DEFINITIONS
1.3.1 Aerial bundled cable (ABC)
1.3.2 Branch core
1.3.3 Cable
1.3.4 Component
1.3.5 Conductor
1.3.6 Contact plate
1.3.7 Core (of a cable)
1.3.8 Mains core
1.3.9 Minimum breaking load (MBL)
1.3.10 Shearhead
1.3.11 Teeth
1.3.12 Test piece
SECTION 2 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1 METHOD OF MAKING CONNECTION
2.2 ACCESS TO LIVE PARTS
2.3 REMOVABILITY
2.4 CABLE TYPES
2.5 CABLE TENSION
2.6 CABLE ENTRY
2.7 ORIENTATION
2.8 ALIGNMENT
2.9 CONTACT PLATE
2.10 SEALING OF CORE ENDS
2.11 WATERPROOFING COMPOUND
2.12 IPC PROFILE
2.13 ELECTRICAL SERVICE CONDITIONS
2.14 RESISTANCE TO WEATHERING
2.14.1 Insulating and sealing materials
2.14.2 Metallic components
2.15 FASTENERS
2.15.1 Type
2.15.2 Corrosion protection of ferrous fasteners
2.15.3 Form and dimensions of fastener heads
2.15.4 Fasteners with shearheads
SECTION 3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
3.1 GENERAL
3.2 ELECTRICAL HEAT CYCLING
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Class A and B IPCs
3.2.3 Class B IPCs
3.3 WATER PENETRATION
3.4 MECHANICAL DAMAGE TO CONDUCTORS
3.5 BRANCH CORE MECHANICAL PULL-OUT
3.6 LOW TEMPERATURE ASSEMBLY
3.7 RESISTANCE TO WEATHERING
3.8 RESISTANCE TO OVERTORQUE
3.9 ATTACHMENT OF SHEARHEADS
SECTION 4 TEST REQUIREMENTS
4.1 TEST COMPONENTS
4.2 TEMPERATURE
4.3 FASTENER TIGHTENING TORQUE
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Fasteners with shearheads
4.3.3 Fasteners without shearheads
4.4 TEST ASSEMBLIES
4.5 SCHEDULE OF TESTS
SECTION 5 MARKING
5.1 MARKING OF IPCs
5.2 MARKING OF PACKAGING
APPENDIX A - PURCHASING GUIDELINES
APPENDIX B - SHEARHEAD FRACTURE TORQUE TEST
B1 SCOPE
B2 APPARATUS
B3 TEST TEMPERATURE
B4 NUMBER OF TEST PIECES
B5 PROCEDURE
B6 REPORT
APPENDIX C - ELECTRICAL HEAT CYCLE TEST
C1 SCOPE
C2 PRINCIPLE
C3 CLASSIFICATION FOR TEST PURPOSES
C4 TEST CIRCUIT
C4.1 Arrangement
C4.2 Cores
C4.3 Reference conductors
C4.4 Ambient conditions
C4.5 Potential points
C5 TEST ASSEMBLIES
C5.1 General
C5.2 Size of cores
C5.3 Preparation
C6 MEASUREMENTS
C6.1 Resistance measurement
C6.2 Temperature measurements
C7 PROCEDURE
C7.1 General
C7.2 Initial resistance
C7.3 Heat cycles
C7.4 Measurements of temperature and resistance
C7.5 Short circuit
C8 STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT
C8.1 General
C8.2 Designation of resistance measurements
C8.3 Calculations
APPENDIX D - WATER PENETRATION TEST
D1 SCOPE
D2 PRINCIPLE
D3 CLASSIFICATION FOR TEST PURPOSES
D4 TEST ASSEMBLIES
D4.1 General
D4.2 Size of cores
D4.3 Preparation
D5 TEST EQUIPMENT
D6 TEST ARRANGEMENT
D7 TEST PROCEDURES
D7.1 General
D7.2 Test procedure I
D7.3 Test procedure II
D8 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX E - MECHANICAL DAMAGE TO CONDUCTORS TEST
E1 SCOPE
E2 TEST EQUIPMENT
E3 TEST ASSEMBLIES
E4 TEST PROCEDURE
E5 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX F - BRANCH CORE MECHANICAL PULL-OUT TEST
F1 SCOPE
F2 TEST EQUIPMENT
F3 TEST PIECES
F4 TEST ARRANGEMENT
F5 PROCEDURE
F6 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX G - LOW TEMPERATURE ASSEMBLY TEST
G1 SCOPE
G2 TEST EQUIPMENT
G3 TEST ASSEMBLIES
G4 PROCEDURE
G5 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX H - RESISTANCE TO WEATHERING TEST
H1 SCOPE
H2 PRINCIPLE
H3 TEST EQUIPMENT
H4 TEST ASSEMBLIES
H5 PROCEDURE
H6 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX I - RESISTANCE TO OVERTORQUE TEST
I1 SCOPE
I2 TEST ASSEMBLIES
I3 PROCEDURE
I4 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX J - ADHESION OF SHEARHEAD TEST
J1 SCOPE
J2 TEMPERATURE
J3 PRINCIPLE
J4 TEST EQUIPMENT
J5 TEST PIECES
J6 PROCEDURE
J7 TEST REPORT
AS/NZS 4396:1999
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