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BS 5924:1989

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Specification for safety requirements for the construction and the installation of equipment for resistance welding and allied processes

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-03-2009

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1989

National foreword
Brief history
Technical text
Contents
Foreword
1 Scope and object
1.1 Scope
1.2 Object
2 References
3 Definitions
3.1 Equipment for resistance welding and allied
         processes
3.2 Processes allied to resistance welding
3.3 Input circuit (primary circuit)
3.4 Welding circuit (secondary circuit)
3.5 Portable hand-held resistance welding equipment
         with incorporated transformer
4 Environmental conditions
5 Requirements and tests
5.1 Protection against electric shock
5.1.1 Clearances and creepage distances
5.1.2 Dielectric strength
5.1.3 Protection against direct contact (normal
         service)
5.1.3.1 Liquid cooling
5.1.4 Protection against indirect contact (fault
         condition)
5.1.4.1 Direct connection to the protective conductor
5.1.4.2 Connection to the protective conductor by an
         impedance
5.1.4.3 Current operated earth leakage circuit breaker
5.1.4.4 Voltage operated earth leakage circuit breaker
5.1.4.5 Protective metal screen
5.1.4.6 Protective measures
5.1.4.7 D.c. resistance welding equipment
5.2 Additional user's requirements
5.3 Thermal rating of rectifier sets
5.4 Connection to the main supply
5.4.1 Supply voltage
5.5 Cycle start
5.6 Conductors of the welding circuit
5.7 Operation test
5.8 Instructions for use
Figures
1 Protective conductor directly at the welding
         circuit
2 Protective conductor directly at welding
         circuits
3 Protective conductor at welding circuits by
         impedances
4 Protective conductor at welding circuits by
         saturable auto-inductance
5 Protective conductor at welding circuits by
         saturable auto-inductances with triggering of
         the main breaker
6 Current operated earth leakage circuit breaker
7 Voltage operated earth leakage circuit breaker
8 Voltage operated earth leakage circuit breaker
         for protective metal screen
Annexes
ZA (normative) Additional definitions
ZB (informative) National deviations
National appendix W
National appendix X
Cooperating organizations

Complements BS 2771-1 with respect to resistance welding equipment.

Committee
WEE/29
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as EN 50063 Supersedes 87/71593 DC and BS 5924(1980) (09/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 7125:1989 Specification for transformers for resistance welding machines
BS 2771-1:1986 Electrical equipment of industrial machines Specification for general requirements
IEC 60364-4-41:2005+AMD1:2017 CSV Low voltage electrical installations - Part 4-41: Protection for safety - Protection against electric shock
BS 3065:1982 Specification for rating of resistance welding equipment
BS 2754(1976) : 1976 MEMORANDUM - CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK
BS 5901:1980 Method of test for determining the comparative and the proof tracking indices of solid insulating materials under moist conditions
ISO 5828:2001 Resistance welding equipment Secondary connecting cables with terminals connected to water-cooled lugs Dimensions and characteristics
IEC 60364-6-61:2001 Electrical installations of buildings - Part 6-61: Verification - Initial verification
PD 6599:1996 Comparison of different information modelling approaches and styles

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