CENELEC
Project
| Reference | EN 60068-2-10:2005 |
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| Title | Environmental testing - Part 2-10: Tests - Test J and guidance: Mould growth |
| Project Number | 16299 |
| Abstract/Scope | Provides a test method for determining the extent to which electrotechnical products support mould growth and how any mould growth may affect the performance and other relevant properties of the product. Since mould growth conditions include high relative humidity, the test is applicable to electrotechnical products intended for transportation, storage and use under humid conditions over a period of some days at least. The main changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below: - Two test fungi replaced by two others - Concentration of the spores defined for each test fungus - Spores suspension in mineral salt solution additionally introduced - Pre-conditioning of the specimens by damp heat storage prescribed - Supersonic aerosolization of the spores suspension as the preferred inoculation method introduced - Duration of incubation reduced from 84 days to 56 days - Extent of mould growth grade 2 split into grade 2a and grade 2b - Detailed information on methods of inoculation given in Annex B - Annex E: flow-chart deleted |
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| Current Stage code | 6060 |
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| Current Stage code date | 2005-07-15 |
| Current Stage code deadline | 2006-03-01 |
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Details
| IEC Technical Body | IEC/TC 104 |
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| Reference Document | IEC 60068-2-10:2005 (EQV) |
| ICS | 19.040 - Environmental testing |
| Keywords | Environmental testing; Mould growth |
| Note | Supersedes HD 323.2.10 S3:1988 |
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History
Implementation Dates
| date of Ratification (DOR) (1) | 2005-06-01 |
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| date of Availability (DAV) (2) | 2005-07-15 |
| date of Announcement (DOA) (3) | 2005-09-01 |
| date of Publication (DOP) (4) | 2006-03-01 |
| date of Withdrawal (DOW) (5) | 2008-06-01 |
Relations
| Supersedes | HD 323.2.10 S3:1988 |
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| Normative reference (6) | WHO, ISBN 92 4 1544503:1993 IEC :2000 ISO 846:1997 EN ISO/IEC 17025:2000 |
(1) Date of ratification (dor) date when the Technical Board notes the approval of an EN (and HD for CENELEC), from which time the standard may be said to be approved
(2) Date of availability (dav) date when the definitive text in the official language versions of an approved CEN/CENELEC publication is distributed by the Central Secretariat
(3) Date of announcement (doa) latest date by which the existence of an EN (and HD for CENELEC), a TS or a CWA has to be announced at national level
(4) Date of publication (dop) latest date by which an EN has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
(5) Date of withdrawal (dow) latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn
(6) This list of normative references is purely indicative. The only official list of normative reference is the list of the published standard.
