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AS/NZS 4296:1995
[Current]Cable trunking systems
Specifies requirements for both metal and non-metal trunking and fittings to accommodate, protect and if required segregate cables in an electrical installation. Tests cover material requirements, cover retention, electrical characteristics and mechanical properties.
Published: 05/09/1995
Pages: 22
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
PREFACE
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
3 DEFINITIONS
4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
5 GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR TEST
6 CLASSIFICATION
6.1 According to material—
6.2 According to construction—
6.3 According to mechanical properties, suitable for—
6.4 According to temperature
6.5 According to protection against flame propagation—
6.6 According to electrical characteristics—
6.7 According to protection against external influences
6.7.1 Protection against the ingress of water
6.7.2 Protection against the ingress of foreign objects
6.7.3 According to protection against the corrosive or polluting substances
6.7.3.1 Cable trunking systems with the same protection on the outside and inside
6.7.3.2 Cable trunking systems with greater protection on the outside than on the inside
6.7.4 Protection against solar radiation
6.8 According to the method of cover retention
6.9 According to acid gas emission properties
7 MARKING
7.1 Information to be marked
7.2 Method of application
7.3 Location of marking
8 DIMENSIONS
8.1 External dimensions and internal area
8.2 Preferred lengths
9 CONSTRUCTION
9.1 Fixing devices
9.2 Surface conditions
9.3 Segregation of cables
9.4 Fixing screws and spring clips
9.4.1 Metal screws in insulating cable trunking systems
9.4.2 Screw fixings
9.5 Access to live parts
9.6 Inlet openings
9.7 Membranes
9.8 Glands
10 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
10.1 Cable supporting capacity
10.2 Impact resistance
10.3 Resistance to linear deflection
10.4 Cover retention
11 RESISTANCETO FLAME PROPAGATION
12 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
13 EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
13.1 General
13.2 Ingress of water
13.3 Ingress of solid foreign objects
13.4 Corrosive and polluting substances
13.5 Solar radiation
14 ACID-GAS EMISSION
15 INSTRUCTIONSTO BE PROVIDEDBY THE MANUFACTURER
APPENDIX A
A1 TEST SPECIMENS
A2 PROCEDURE
A3 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
APPENDIX B
B1 TEST EQUIPMENT
B2 TEST SPECIMENS
B3 PROCEDURE
B4 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
APPENDIX C
C1 TEST EQUIPMENT
C2 TEST SPECIMENS
C3 PROCEDURE
C4 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
APPENDIX D
D1 TEST SPECIMENS
D2 PROCEDURE
D4 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
APPENDIX E
E1 TEST EQUIPMENT
E2 TEST SPECIMENS
E3 PROCEDURE
E4 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
APPENDIX F
F1 TEST SPECIMENS
F2 PROCEDURE
F3 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
APPENDIX G
G1 TEST SPECIMENS
G2 TEST EQUIPMENT
G3 PROCEDURE
G4 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
APPENDIX H
H1 TEST SPECIMENS
H2 TEST EQUIPMENT
H3 PROCEDURE
H4 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
APPENDIX I
I1 TEST SPECIMENS
I2 TEST EQUIPMENT
I3 TEST PROCEDURE
I4 CRITERIA OF FAILURE
APPENDIX J
J1 TRUNKING AND FITTINGS WITH MEDIUM PROTECTION
J1.1 Procedure
J1.2 Criterion of acceptance
J2 TRUNKING AND FITTINGS WITH HIGH PROTECTION
J2.1 Procedure
J2.2 Criteria of acceptance
Cited references in this standard
AS/NZS 3350
Approval and test specification—Safety of General requirements for household and similar electrical appliances Part 1: General requirements
AS/NZS 2053
Conduits and fittings for electrical installations (all Parts)
[Superseded]
Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment (IP Code)
[Superseded]
Methods of test for electric cables, cords and conductors, Method 5.3: Fire tests — Determination of the amount of halogen acid gas evolved during the combustion of polymeric materials taken from cables
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