BS EN 60301:2012

What is BS EN 60301 - Preferred diameters of wire terminations of capacitors and resistors about?  

BS EN 60301 is an international standard used for referred diameters of wire terminations of capacitors and resistors. This helps in designing and constructing these wire terminations of capacitors and resistors.  

BS EN 60301 gives a series of preferred diameters of the finished wire terminations of capacitors and resistors for use in electronic equipment. 

Who is BS EN 60301 - Preferred diameters of wire terminations of capacitors and resistors for? 

BS EN 60301on Preferred diameters of wire terminations of capacitors and resistors is useful for: 

• Manufacture of electronic devices  
• Manufacture of automotive parts 
• Manufacturer of resistors 
• Manufacturer of circuit boards 
• Electronic engineer 

Why should you use BS EN 60301 - Preferred diameters of wire terminations of capacitors and resistors?  

A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component.  This helps in implementing the electrical resistance as a circuit element. 

BS EN 60301 defines the sizes of capacitor and resistor wire terminations. This assists in the design and fabrication of these capacitors and resistors. BS EN 60301 enables you to pick materials based on the required diameters.  

By applying BS EN 60301, you can manufacture good quality capacitors and resistors.  

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 60301:2012 supersedes BS 5693:1978. BS EN 60301:2012 includes some technical changes with respect to BS 5693:1978. These include: 

• Employment of SI units only in the normative part of this standard, causing transfer of all imperial dimensions from Table 1 to the informative Annex A 
• Addition of two smaller diameters of wire terminations in Table 1 
• Tightening of the tolerance ranges defined by minimum and maximum diameters in Table 1