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AS 1915-1992

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Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres — Battery-operated vehicles

Specifies requirements for battery-operated vehicles (truck and tractors) which incorporate a storage battery of the lead-acid type as the source of power, which may be all-electric or electrohydraulic in operation, and which may be used where flammable gases or vapours may be present.

Published: 17/01/1992

Pages: 4

Table of contents

Cited references

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Table of contents

Header

About this publication

PREFACE

1 SCOPE

2 APPLICATION

3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

4 DEFINITIONS

5 GROUPING

6 TEMPERATURE CLASSIFICATION

7 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

7.1 Electrical equipment

7.2 Flameproof enclosures

7.3 Construction materials

7.4 Additional precautions

8 BATTERY AND BATTERY CONTAINERS

8.1 General

8.2 Vent plugs

9 PLUG AND SOCKET CONNECTORS

9.1 General

9.2 Multipole connectors

9.3 Single-pole connectors

10 ELECTRICAL PROTECTION

10.1 General

10.2 Bonding

10.3 Overload protection

10.4 Connection of frame

10.5 Leakage-to-frame protection

11 CABLING

12 WHEELS AND TYRES

13 BRAKES

13.1 General

13.2 Parking brake

14 MARKING

15 TESTS

15.1 Temperature rise

15.2 Brakes

15.3 Antistatic tyres

Cited references in this standard

AS 2595.1-1992

[Superseded]

Electrical equipment for coal mines — Electrical requirements for underground mining machines and accessories, Part 1: Equipment for use in hazardous areas

AS 2402-1994

[Superseded]

Traction batteries — Lead-acid

AS 2380.7-1987

[Superseded]

Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres — Explosion-protection techniques, Part 7: Intrinsic safety i

AS 2380.6-1988

[Superseded]

Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres — Explosion-protection techniques, Part 6: Increased safety

AS 2380.2-1991

[Superseded]

Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres - Explosion-protection techniques, Part 2: Flameproof enclosure d