IEC 60332-1-3:2004/AMD1:2015

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AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions –
Part 1-3: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable –
Procedure for determination of flaming droplets/particles

Essais des câbles électriques et à fibres optiques soumis au feu –
Partie 1-3: Essai de propagation verticale de la flamme sur conducteur ou câble
isolé – Procédure pour la détermination des particules/gouttelettes enflammées

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IEC 60332-1-3 ®
Edition 1.0 2015-07
INTERNATIONAL
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INTERNATIONALE
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AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions –

Part 1-3: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable –

Procedure for determination of flaming droplets/particles

Essais des câbles électriques et à fibres optiques soumis au feu –

Partie 1-3: Essai de propagation verticale de la flamme sur conducteur ou câble

isolé – Procédure pour la détermination des particules/gouttelettes enflammées

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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 20: Electric cables.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
20/1592/FDIS 20/1599/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
_____________
2 Normative references
Add the following new reference:
IEC 60811-203, Electric and optical fibre cables – Test methods for non-metallic materials –
Part 203: General tests – Measurement of overall dimensions
Delete the reference ISO 187.
3 Terms and definitions
Replace the existing source of item 3.1 by the following new source:
[SOURCE: ISO 13943:2008, 1.489]
4.2 Ignition source
Replace the existing paragraph by the following new paragraph:
The ignition source shall comply with IEC 60332-1-1.
4.3 Filter paper
Replace the last sentence by the following new sentence:
The filter paper shall be conditioned at (23 ± 2) °C for not less than 4 h at a relative humidity
of (50 ± 10) %.
© IEC 2015
5.1 Sample
Replace the existing subclause by the following new subclause:
The test sample shall be a piece of insulated conductor or cable (600 ± 25) mm long.
The test sample diameter shall be measured using the method given in IEC 60811-203. The
measurement shall be made at each of three places, separated by at least 100 mm.
The average of the three values obtained shall be rounded to obtain the overall diameter. If
the calculation gives 5 or more for the second decimal figure, raise the first to the next
number; thus, for example, 5,75 is rounded to 5,8. If the calculation gives 4 or less for the
second decimal figure, maintain the first number; thus, for example, 5,74 is rounded to 5,7.
The overall diameter obtained shall be used for the selection of the time for flame application.
5.3 Positioning of test piece and filter paper
Replace the existing title by the following new title:
5.3 Positioning of test piece
Replace the existing subclause by the following new subclause:
The test piece shall be straightened and secured to two horizontal supports by means of a
suitable size of copper wire, in a vertical position in the centre of the metal enclosure, as
described in IEC 60332-1-1, so that the distance between the bottom of the upper support and
the top of the lower support is (550 ± 5) mm. In addition, the test piece shall be positioned so
that the bottom of the specimen is approximately 50 mm from the base of the enclosure (see
Figure 1).
The vertical axis of the test piece shall be arranged centrally within the enclosure (i.e.
150 mm from each side and 225 mm from the rear).
Two pieces of filter paper (300 ± 10) mm × (300 ± 10) mm shall be placed flat, one on top of
the other, on the base of the metal enclosure, no more than 3 min before the start of the test.
The filter papers shall be
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