BS EN 50342:2001
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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
Lead-acid starter batteries. General requirements, methods of test and numbering
Hardcopy , PDF
06-30-2006
English
06-30-2006
Foreword
1 General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Object
1.3 Designation of starter batteries - Electrolyte
density and open circuit voltage
1.4 Condition on delivery
2 General requirements
2.1 Identification, labelling
2.2 Marking of the polarity
2.3 Additional designation
3 Functional characteristics
3.1 Electrical characteristics
3.2 Mechanical characteristics
4 General test conditions
4.1 Sampling of batteries
4.2 Preparation of batteries prior to test - Definition
of a fully-charged battery
4.3 Activation of dry-charged batteries
4.4 Measuring instruments
4.5 Test sequence
5 Tests/methods and requirements
5.1 Capacity check C[e]
5.2 Reserve capacity check C[r,e]
5.3 Cranking performance test
5.4 Charge acceptance test
5.5 Charge retention test
5.6 Endurance test for vented batteries
5.7 Water consumption test
5.8 Vibration resistance test
5.9 Electrolyte retention test
5.10 Cranking performance for dry-charged batteries
after activation
Annex A (normative) European type number for starter
batteries
Annex B (normative) Safety labelling - Definition of the
six coloured symbols
Annex C (normative) Correlation between C[n] and C[r,n]
Annex D (normative) Normative references
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