EN 61138:1997
(Main)Cables for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment
Cables for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment
Applies to flexible cables with covering based on ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) or on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment.
Leitungen für ortsveränderliche Erdungs- und Kurzschließ-Einrichtungen
Câbles d'équipement portable de mise à la terre et de court-circuit
S'applique aux câbles souples revêtus de caoutchouc d'éthylène propylène (EPR) ou de polychlorure de vinyle (PVC) destinés aux équipements portables de mise à terre et de court-circuit.
Cables for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment (IEC 61138:1994+A1:1995, modified)
General Information
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 06-Aug-1997
- Withdrawal Date
- 30-Nov-1997
- Technical Committee
- CLC/TC 20 - Electric cables
- Drafting Committee
- IEC/TC 20 - IEC_TC_20
- Parallel Committee
- IEC/TC 20 - IEC_TC_20
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 01-Oct-2009
- Completion Date
- 01-Oct-2009
Relations
- Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Refers
EN 61230:1995 - Live working - Portable equipment for earthing or earthing and short-circuiting - Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 61138:1997 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Cables for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment". This standard covers: Applies to flexible cables with covering based on ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) or on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment.
Applies to flexible cables with covering based on ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) or on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment.
EN 61138:1997 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 29.060.20 - Cables; 29.240.01 - Power transmission and distribution networks in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 61138:1997 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 61138:2007, IEC 60227-2:1997, EN 3-8:2006, EN 61230:1995, EN 60811-1-1:1995, EN 60811-3-2:1995, EN 60719:1993, HD 383 S2:1986, EN 60811-1-2:1995, EN 60811-1-4:1995, EN 60811-3-1:1995, EN 61138:1997/A11:2003. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 61138:1997 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/95/EC, 73/23/EEC. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI SIST EN 61138:1999
prva izdaja
STANDARD
julij 1999
Cables for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment (IEC
61138:1994+A1:1995, modified)
ICS 29.060.20 Referenčna številka
SIST EN 61138:199
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