EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020
(Amendment)Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-4: Tests - Fibre or cable retention
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-4: Tests - Fibre or cable retention
Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Grundlegende Prüf- und Messverfahren - Teil 2-4: Prüfungen - Zugfestigkeit von Faser- oder Kabelanschluss
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs fibroniques - Procédures fondamentales d'essais et de mesures - Partie 2-4: Essais - Rétention de la fibre ou du câble
Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Postopki osnovnega preskušanja in meritev - 2-4. del: Preskusi - Natezna trdnost vlakenskih ali kabelskih priključkov - Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020)
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 26-Mar-2020
- Drafting Committee
- IEC/SC 86B - IEC_SC_86B
- Current Stage
- 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
- Start Date
- 27-Mar-2020
- Completion Date
- 27-Mar-2020
Relations
- Effective Date
- 12-Feb-2019
Overview
EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020 is the CENELEC amendment to IEC 61300-2-4 that defines basic test and measurement procedures for fibre or cable retention of fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components. It updates the Part 2-4 tests to clarify test-fixture geometry, conditioning measurement requirements and how acceptance criteria are reported. The amendment is intended for manufacturers, test laboratories and quality teams involved in fibre optic component verification and product qualification.
Key topics and requirements
Mandrel diameter and configuration
- Minimum mandrel diameter D is the greater of 60 mm or the specified minimum bending diameter of the fibre/cord/cable.
- Use sufficient turns on the mandrel to prevent slippage.
- For optical components, the distance A (from the rearmost cable fixing on the DUT to the mandrel tangent) must be 200–300 mm.
- For closures, A must be ≥ 400 mm or ≥ 50 × d (d = cable/cord diameter).
Conditioning and optical measurement
- Where required by the relevant product specification, measure change of attenuation during conditioning in accordance with IEC 61300-3-3 or IEC 61300-3-28.
Severity and acceptance criteria
- Tables in the standard (Tables 1–3) list required acceptance criteria using coded columns:
- S: Sealing acceptance criteria
- O: Optical acceptance criteria
- V: Visual inspection acceptance criteria
- Blank cells indicate the test severity is not relevant for that product.
- Tables in the standard (Tables 1–3) list required acceptance criteria using coded columns:
Applications and who uses it
- Manufacturers of fibre optic connectors, adapters, splice closures and passive components use this standard to validate mechanical retention performance and ensure consistent test setup.
- Independent test laboratories apply the specified mandrel, distances and attenuation measurement references for reproducible retention testing.
- Quality, R&D and field engineering teams use the test outcomes to support product qualification, design verification, incoming inspection and warranty/acceptance investigations.
- Useful for procurement and compliance checks where vendors must demonstrate adherence to EN IEC 61300-2-4 retention requirements.
Related standards
- IEC 61300-2-4:2019 (base publication)
- IEC 61300-3-3 (attenuation measurement methods)
- IEC 61300-3-28 (optical measurement procedures)
This amendment provides concrete, reproducible clarifications-particularly on mandrel geometry and measurement references-helping ensure consistent fibre retention and cable retention testing across manufacturers and labs.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020 is a amendment published by CLC. Its full title is "Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-4: Tests - Fibre or cable retention". This standard covers: Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-4: Tests - Fibre or cable retention
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-4: Tests - Fibre or cable retention
EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.180.20 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2020
Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Postopki osnovnega preskušanja
in meritev - 2-4. del: Preskusi - Natezna trdnost vlakenskih ali kabelskih
priključkov - Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020)
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-4: Tests - Fibre or cable retentio (IEC 61300-2-
4:2019/A1:2020)
Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Grundlegende Prüf- und
Messverfahren - Teil 2-4: Prüfungen - Zugfestigkeit von Faser- oder Kabelanschluss
(IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020)
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs fibroniques - Procédures
fondamentales d'essais et de mesures - Partie 2-4: Essais - Rétention de la fibre ou du
câble (IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020
ICS:
33.180.20 Povezovalne naprave za Fibre optic interconnecting
optična vlakna devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2020
ICS 33.180.20
English Version
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components -
Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-4: Tests - Fibre
or cable retention
(IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020)
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive
fibroniques - Procédures fondamentales d'essais et de Bauteile - Grundlegende Prüf- und Messverfahren - Teil 2-
mesures - Partie 2-4: Essais - Rétention de la fibre ou du 4: Prüfungen - Zugfestigkeit von Faser- oder
câble Kabelanschluss
(IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020) (IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019; it was approved by CENELEC on 2020-02-27. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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Ref. No. EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020 E
European foreword
The text of document 86B/4210/CDV, future IEC 61300-2-4/A1, prepared by SC 86B "Fibre optic
interconnecting devices and passive components" of IEC/TC 86 "Fibre optics" was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61300-2-4:2019/A1:2020.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2020-11-27
level by publication of an identical national standard or b
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