BS EN 60695-2-10:2013

What is BS EN 60695-2-10 - Fire hazard testing of glow-wire about?  

BS EN 60695-2-10 is the 10th subpart of the second part of the multiple series that specifies the glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure to simulate the effects of thermal stresses which may be produced by heat sources such as glowing elements or overloaded resistors, for short periods, in order to assess the fire hazard by a simulation technique. 

Note1: A detailed description of each particular test procedure is given in the respective standards IEC 60695-2-11, IEC 60695-2-12, and IEC 60695-2-13. 

Note 2: One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of basic safety publications in the preparation of its publications. The requirements, test methods, or test conditions of BS EN 60695-2-10 basic safety publication will not apply unless specifically referred to or included in the relevant publications. 

Who is BS EN 60695-2-10 - Fire hazard testing of glow-wire for?  

BS EN 60695-2-10 on fire hazard testing applies to:  

• Quality maintenance for fire hazard products  
• Fire hazard testing laboratories 
• Electrical engineers  

Why should you use BS EN 60695-2-10 - Fire hazard testing of glow-wire? 

The glow wire test is intended to replicate the heating effects that can occur in malfunctioning electrical equipment because of an overloaded connection or overheating component.  

BS EN 60695-2-10 gives recommendations with regard to the glow-wire test apparatus and describes a common test procedure for tests applicable to end products and materials to be used with IEC 60695-2-11 which describes a glow-wire flammability test for end products (GWEPT), IEC 60695-2-12 which describes a glow-wire flammability index test for materials (GWFI), and IEC 60695-2-13 which describes a glow-wire ignition temperature test method for materials (GWIT). 

Overall, the test process for small-scale tests in which a standardised electrically heated wire is used as a source of ignition is described in BS EN 60695-2-10, which will assist you in applying to end products and solid electrical insulating materials or other solid combustible materials. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 60695-2-10:2013 supersedes BS EN 60695-2-10:2001 which is withdrawn. 

EN 60695-2-10:2013 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 60695-2-10:2001: 

• A table of contents has been added 
• The introduction has been updated to align with other TC 89 documents 
• The scope has been clarified to align with other documents in the EN 60695-2 Glow-wire series 
• Terms and definitions relevant to this document have been added 
• Clause 4 has been deleted and the remaining clauses renumbered 
• The description of the power supply has been updated with additional details (see 4.1) 
• The temperature measuring system (see 4.3) and the description of the specified layer has been updated (see 4.4) 
• New guidance has been introduced to assist in the verification of the temperature measuring system (see 5.2 and Annex C) 
• The common test produced has been clarified (see Clause 7) 
• The tolerances have been changed for the dimensions of the glow wire (see Figure 1) 
• New guidance on flaming observations has been added (see Annex B)