EN 60086-5:2005

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60086-5:2005

STANDARD
september 2005
Primarne baterije – 5. del: Varnost baterij z vodnim elektrolitom (IEC 60086-
5:2005)
Primary batteries – Part 5: Safety of batteries with aqueous electrolyte (IEC 60086-
5:2005)
ICS 29.220.10 Referenčna številka
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60086-5
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2005
ICS 29.220.10 Supersedes EN 60086-5:2000

English version
Primary batteries
Part 5: Safety of batteries with aqueous electrolyte
(IEC 60086-5:2005)
Piles électriques Primärbatterien
Partie 5: Sécurité des piles Teil 5: Sicherheit von Batterien
à électrolyte aqueux mit wässrigem Elektrolyt
(CEI 60086-5:2005) (IEC 60086-5:2005)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2005-04-01. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard 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 Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

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Ref. No. EN 60086-5:2005 E
Foreword
The text of document 35/1225/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60086-5, prepared by IEC TC 35, Primary
cells and batteries, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC
as EN 60086-5 on 2005-04-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60086-5:2000.
It is the result of a reformatting initiative aimed at making it more user-friendly, less ambiguous and,
from a cross-reference point of view, fully harmonized with other parts of EN 60086. In addition, and
from a safety perspective, the standard contains further guidance for appliance designers with respect
to battery compartment design together with information regarding packaging, handling, warehousing
and transportation.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2006-02-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2008-04-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60086-5:2005 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60086-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60086-3:2005 (not modified).
IEC 60086-4 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60086-4:2000 (not modified).
IEC 60068-2-6 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-6:1995 (not modified).
IEC 60068-2-27 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-27:1993 (not modified).
IEC 60068-2-32 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-32:1993 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE Where an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050-482 2004 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary- -
Part 482: Primary and secondary cells
and batteries
IEC 60086-1 2000 Primary batteries EN 60086-1 2001
Part 1: General
IEC 60086-2 2000 Part 2: Physical and electrical EN 60086-2 2001
specifications
NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE IEC
60086-5
INTERNATIONAL
Deuxième édition
STANDARD
Second edition
2005-04
Piles électriques –
Partie 5:
Sécurité des piles à électrolyte aqueux
Primary batteries –
Part 5:
Safety of batteries with aqueous electrolyte
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60086-5 © IEC:2005 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.7
INTRODUCTION.11
1 Scope.13
2 Normative references .13
3 Terms and definitions .13
4 Requirements for safety .17
4.1 Design.17
4.1.1 General .17
4.1.2 Venting.17
4.1.3 Insulation resistance .17
4.2 Quality plan.17
5 Sampling .19
5.1 General .19
5.2 Sampling for type approval.19
6 Testing and requirements .21
6.1 General .21
6.1.1 Safety notice .23
6.1.2 Ambient temperature .23
6.2 Intended use .23
6.2.1 Intended use tests and requirements .23
6.2.2 Intended use test procedures .23
6.3 Reasonably foreseeable misuse .29
6.3.1 Reasonably foreseeable misuse tests and requirements.29
6.3.2 Reasonably foreseeable misuse test procedures.29
7 Information for safety.33
7.1 Safety precautions during handling of batteries .33
7.2 Packaging .37
7.3 Handling of battery cartons.39
7.4 Display and storage.39
7.5 Transportation.39
7.6 Disposal .39
8 Instructions for use.41
9 Marking .41
9.1 General .41
9.2 Small batteries .41
Annex A (informative) Additional information to Subclause 7.4.43
Annex B (informative) Battery compartment design guidelines .45
Bibliography.69

60086-5 © IEC:2005 – 5 –
Figure 1 – Sampling for type approval tests and number of batteries required.19
Figure 2 – Temperature cycling procedure .29
Figure 3 – Incorrect installation (four batteries in series).31
Figure 4 – External short circuit .31
Figure 5 – Overdischarge.33
Figure 6 – XYZ axes for free fall .33
Figure 7 – Ingestion gauge .37
Figure B.1 – Example of series connection with one battery reversed .45
Figure B.2 – Positive contact recessed between ribs .49
Figure B.3 – Positive contact recessed within surrounding insulation .49
Figure B.4 – Negative contact U-shaped to ensure no positive (+) battery contact .51
Figure B.5 – Design with respect to battery orientation .53
Figure B.6 – Example of the design of a positive contact of an appliance.55
Figure B.7 – Example of a short circuit, a switch is piercing the battery insulating jacket .57
Figure B.8 – Typical example of insulation to prevent short circuit .57
Figure B.9 – Insertion against spring (to be avoided) .59
Figure B.10 – Examples showing distorted springs .59
Figure B.11 – One example of protected insertion.59
Figure B.12 – Example of negative contacts .63
Figure B.13 – Example of series connection of batteries with voltage tapping .65
Table 1 – Test matrix .21
Table 2 – Intended use tests and requirements.23
Table 3 – Shock pulse .25
Table 4 – Test sequence.25
Table 5 – Test sequence.27
Table 6 – Reasonably foreseeable misuse tests and requirements .29
Table B.1 – Dimensions of battery terminals and recommended dimensions of the
positive contact of an appliance in Figure B.6 .55
Table B.2 – Minimum wire diameters .61
Table B.3 – Dimensions of the negative battery terminal.63

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PRIMARY BATTERIES –
Part 5: Safety of batteries with aqueous electrolyte
FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC
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