EN 60068-2-78:2001
(Main)Environmental testing - Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state
Environmental testing - Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state
Provides a test method for determining the suitability of electrotechnical products, components or equipment for transportation, storage and use under conditions of high humidity. The test is primarily intended to permit the observation of the effect of high humidity at constant temperature without condensation on the specimen over a prescribed period. This test provides a number of preferred severities of high temperature, high humidity and test duration. The test can be applied to both heat-dissipating and non-heat dissipating specimens. The test is applicable to small equipment or components as well as large equipment having complex interconnections with test equipment external to the chamber, requiring a set-up time which prevents the use of preheating and the maintenance of specified conditions during the installation period.
Umweltprüfungen - Teil 2-78: Prüfungen - Prüfung Cab: Feuchte Wärme, konstant
Essais d'environnement - Partie 2-78: Essais - Essai Cab: Chaleur humide, essai continu
Fournit une méthode d'essai pour déterminer l'aptitude des produits électrotechniques, composants ou matériels, prévus pour être transportés, stockés et utilisés dans des conditions de forte humidité. Cet essai est principalement destiné à permettre l'observation sur une période prescrite des effets d'une forte humidité, à température constante, sans condensation sur le spécimen. Cet essai indique un certain nombre de sévérités préférentielles pour des températures élevées, une forte humidité et pour la durée d'essai. Cet essai peut s'appliquer à la fois à des spécimens dissipateurs d'énergie ou non dissipateurs d'énergie. Cet essai s'applique aussi bien à des petits matériels ou composants qu'à des matériels volumineux ayant des liaisons complexes avec des matériels d'essai situés à l'extérieur de l'étuve, et nécessitant des temps de mise en service qui empêchent d'avoir recours à un préchauffage et de maintenir les conditions climatiques spécifiées pendant la durée de l'installation.
Environmental testing - Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state
General Information
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 17-Oct-2001
- Withdrawal Date
- 30-Sep-2004
- Technical Committee
- CLC/SR 104 - Environmental conditions, classification and methods of test
- Drafting Committee
- IEC/TC 104 - IEC_TC_104
- Parallel Committee
- IEC/TC 104 - IEC_TC_104
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 03-Dec-2015
- Completion Date
- 03-Dec-2015
Relations
- Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
- Replaced By
EN 60068-2-78:2013 - Environmental testing - Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state - Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Referred By
EN 62314:2006 - Solid-state relays - Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Referred By
EN 60694:1996/A2:2001 - Common specifications for high-voltage switchgear and controlgear standards - 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
- Referred By
EN 60255-27:2005 - Measuring relays and protection equipment - Part 27: Product safety requirements - Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 60068-2-78:2001 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Environmental testing - Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state". This standard covers: Provides a test method for determining the suitability of electrotechnical products, components or equipment for transportation, storage and use under conditions of high humidity. The test is primarily intended to permit the observation of the effect of high humidity at constant temperature without condensation on the specimen over a prescribed period. This test provides a number of preferred severities of high temperature, high humidity and test duration. The test can be applied to both heat-dissipating and non-heat dissipating specimens. The test is applicable to small equipment or components as well as large equipment having complex interconnections with test equipment external to the chamber, requiring a set-up time which prevents the use of preheating and the maintenance of specified conditions during the installation period.
Provides a test method for determining the suitability of electrotechnical products, components or equipment for transportation, storage and use under conditions of high humidity. The test is primarily intended to permit the observation of the effect of high humidity at constant temperature without condensation on the specimen over a prescribed period. This test provides a number of preferred severities of high temperature, high humidity and test duration. The test can be applied to both heat-dissipating and non-heat dissipating specimens. The test is applicable to small equipment or components as well as large equipment having complex interconnections with test equipment external to the chamber, requiring a set-up time which prevents the use of preheating and the maintenance of specified conditions during the installation period.
EN 60068-2-78:2001 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 19.040 - Environmental testing; 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 60068-2-78:2001 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to HD 323.2.3 S2:1987, HD 323.2.56 S1:1990, EN 60068-2-78:2013, EN 60068-1:1994, EN 62314:2006, EN 60539-2:2004, EN 60694:1996/A2:2001, EN 61338-2:2004, EN 60068-2-53:2010, EN 61189-2:2006, EN 61582:2006, EN 62477-1:2012, EN 61086-2:2004, EN 62391-1:2006, EN 60255-27:2005. 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-september-2002
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SIST HD 323.2.3 S2:2003
SIST HD 323.2.56 S1:2003
Environmental testing - Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state
Environmental testing -- Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state
Umweltprüfungen -- Teil 2-78: Prüfungen - Prüfung Cab: Feuchte Wärme, konstant
Essais d'environnement -- Partie 2-78: Essais - Essai Cab: Chaleur humide, essai
continu
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60068-2-78:2001
ICS:
19.040 Preskušanje v zvezi z Environmental testing
okoljem
29.020 Elektrotehnika na splošno Electrical engineering in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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