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AS/NZS 2857:1996

[Current]

Timber drums for insulated electric cables and bare conductors

The objective of this Standard is to specify the construction, dimensions and standard sizes of timber drums for insulated electrical cables, bare conductors and other products, and that of the revision is to update the document and further rationalize the standard drum sizes.
Published: 05/08/1996
Pages: 22
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Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
PREFACE
1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.3 DESIGNATION
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.5 TERMINOLOGY
2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1 GENERAL
2.1.1 Compliance
2.1.2 Capacity of drums (mass)
2.1.3 Capacity of drums (cable length)
2.2 TIMBER
2.3 FLANGES
2.3.1 Construction
2.3.2 Fastening
2.4 CABLE INNER-END ACCESS
2.5 SPINDLE HOLES
2.5.1 General
2.5.2 Segmented drums
2.5.3 Recessed drums
2.6 DRIVE-PIN HOLES
2.7 BARREL SURFACE
2.8 BARREL BOLTS OR STUDS
2.9 PROTECTIVE EXTERNAL LAGGING
2.10 MARKING
3 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SEGMENTED DRUMS
3.1 RANGE AND DIMENSIONS
3.2 MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
4 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR RECESSED DRUMS
4.1 RANGE AND DIMENSIONS
4.2 MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
5 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PLYWOOD DRUMS
5.1 RANGE AND DIMENSIONS
5.2 MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
APPENDIX A
A1 INTRODUCTION
A2 SELECTION OF A DRUM (TO SUIT A SPECIFIED LENGTH OF CABLE)
A2.1 General
A2.2 Selection procedure
A3 DRUM CAPACITY
A4 CLEARANCE BETWEEN TOP LAYER OF CABLE AND PERIPHERY OF DRUM (OVERALL DRUM DIAMETER)
A5 CAPACITY TABLES FOR STANDARD DRUMS
APPENDIX B
B1 GENERAL
B2 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER
APPENDIX C
C1 PROTECTION OF BARE ALUMINIUM BASED CONDUCTORS AGAINST CORROSION
C2 PROTECTION OF BARE COPPER BASED CONDUCTORS AGAINST CORROSION
C3 PROTECTIVE EXTERNAL LAGGING
Cited references in this standard
[Superseded]
Plywood - Structural
[Current]
Steel nails — Metric series
[Superseded]
ISO metric hexagon nuts, including thin nuts, slotted nuts and castle nuts
[Superseded]
ISO metric hexagon commercial bolts and screws
Content history
[Superseded]
DR 95257
AS/NZS 2857:1996 Rec:2017

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