VoltiBULLETIN - February 2006 - Conduit Performance & IEC61386

IEC 61386 is the new European standard governing the performance of flexible conduit (and rigid) systems in electrical installations.

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This month, you can learn a little more about IEC 61386 - the new flexible conduit standard. Read on:

IEC 61386 is the new European standard governing the performance of flexible conduit (and rigid) systems in electrical installations. Superseding the current European flexible conduit systems standards, EN 50086, IEC 61386 covers performance requirements for use of such products in electrical installation applications. It is expected that the standard will fully replace EN 50086 by 2007.

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VoltiBULLETIN
Conduit Performance & IEC61386
February 2006

> Useful Information

1. New EU standard for flexible conduit - IEC 61386
Voltimum UK Managing Editor James Hunt introduces this new standard in brief...

2. IEC 61386 - and what it means
In 1995/96 the new European standards for Flexible & Pliable Conduit systems BS EN 50086-2-3 and BS EN 50086-2-2 were published by BSI...

3. Existing Published Standards IEC and CENELEC
Alan Cooper - BEAMA Installation - Secretary for IEC/SC23A & CLC/TC213, shows how the various IEC 61386 standards came into being...

4. Ensure that flexible conduit will do the job it is claimed to do
'Fit for purpose' is becoming one of those cliché terms that can be a convenient excuse to supply or fit inferior, lower quality products, writes Adaptaflex's Martyn Turner...

5. Adaptaflex systems meet demanding high-pressure water ingress tests
There's more to conduit performance than the topics covered by IEC 61386...

6. Electrical conduit systems IEC 61386 compliant
Electrical conduit systems for specialist applications available from Voltimum Manufacturing Partner brand Kopex International are compliant with the new International Standard IEC 61386...

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