{"id":275475,"date":"2024-10-19T18:31:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T18:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/uncategorized\/bs-en-60974-62016\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T14:56:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:56:41","slug":"bs-en-60974-62016","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/publishers\/bsi\/bs-en-60974-62016\/","title":{"rendered":"BS EN 60974-6:2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This part of <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60974<\/span> <\/span> specifies safety and performance requirements applicable to limited duty arc welding and cutting power sources and auxiliaries designed for use by laymen. Electrically powered equipment is intended to be connected to the single phase public low-voltage supply system. Engine driven power sources cannot exceed output power of 7,5&nbsp;kVA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"non-normative-note\">\n<div class=\"note-label\">\n  NOTE&nbsp;1\n <\/div>\n<p>This equipment is typically used by non-professionals in residential areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This part of <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60974<\/span> <\/span> is not applicable to arc welding and cutting power sources that require for operation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>arc striking and stabilizing devices;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>liquid cooling systems;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>gas consoles;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>three-phase input supply;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and which are intended for industrial and professional use only.<\/p>\n<p>This part of <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60974<\/span> <\/span> is not applicable to arc welding and cutting power sources and ancillary equipment used in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>mechanically guided applications;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>submerged arc welding process;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>plasma gouging process;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>plasma welding process;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>that are covered by other parts of <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60974<\/span> <\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"non-normative-note\">\n<div class=\"note-label\">\n  NOTE&nbsp;2\n <\/div>\n<p>Power sources, wire feeders, torches and electrode holders designed for industrial and professional use are respectively covered by <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60974\u20111<\/span> <\/span>, <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60974\u20115<\/span> <\/span>, <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60974\u20117<\/span> <\/span> and <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60974\u201111<\/span> <\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"non-normative-note\">\n<div class=\"note-label\">\n  NOTE&nbsp;3\n <\/div>\n<p>This part of <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60974<\/span> <\/span> does not specify electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements that are given in <span class=\"std\"> <span class=\"std-ref\">IEC&nbsp;60974\u201110<\/span> <\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>PDF Catalog<\/h4>\n<table border=\"1px\" class=\"des-table\">\n<tr>\n<th>PDF Pages<\/th>\n<th>PDF Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>4<b><\/td>\n<td>European foreword <br \/> Endorsement notice  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>5<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex ZA (normative)  Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European publications  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>6<b><\/td>\n<td>English  <br \/> CONTENTS  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>10<b><\/td>\n<td>FOREWORD  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>12<b><\/td>\n<td>1 Scope <br \/> 2 Normative references  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>13<b><\/td>\n<td>3 Terms and definitions  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>14<b><\/td>\n<td>4 Environmental conditions <br \/> 5 Tests <br \/> 5.1 Test conditions <br \/> 5.2 Measuring instruments <br \/> 5.3 Conformity of components <br \/> 5.4 Type tests  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>15<b><\/td>\n<td>5.5 Routine tests <br \/> 6 Protection against electric shock <br \/> 6.1 Insulation <br \/> 6.1.1 General <br \/> 6.1.2 Clearances <br \/> 6.1.3 Creepage distances  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>16<b><\/td>\n<td>6.1.4 Insulation resistance <br \/> 6.1.5 Dielectric strength <br \/> 6.2 Protection against electric shock in normal service (direct contact) <br \/> 6.2.1 Protection provided by the enclosure <br \/> 6.2.2 Capacitors  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>17<b><\/td>\n<td>6.2.3 Automatic discharge of supply circuit capacitors <br \/> 6.3 Protection against electric shock in case of a fault condition (indirect contact) <br \/> 6.3.1 Protective provisions <br \/> 6.3.2 Isolation between windings of the supply circuit and the welding circuit <br \/> 6.3.3 Internal conductors and connections <br \/> 6.3.4 Additional requirements for plasma cutting systems <br \/> 6.3.5 Movable coils and cores <br \/> 6.3.6 Touch current in fault condition  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>18<b><\/td>\n<td>Figures  <br \/> Figure 1 \u2013\u00a0Measurement of touch current in fault condition  <br \/> Figure 2 \u2013 Measuring network for weighted touch current  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>19<b><\/td>\n<td>7 Thermal requirements <br \/> 7.1 Devices for thermal protection and thermal control <br \/> 7.2 Heating test <br \/> 7.2.1 Test conditions <br \/> 7.2.2 Tolerances of the test parameters <br \/> 7.2.3 Rated maximum welding current  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>20<b><\/td>\n<td>7.2.4 Calculation <br \/> 7.3 Temperature measurement <br \/> 7.3.1 Measurement condition <br \/> 7.3.2 Surface temperature sensor <br \/> 7.3.3 Resistance <br \/> 7.3.4 Embedded temperature sensor <br \/> 7.3.5 Determination of the ambient air temperature  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>21<b><\/td>\n<td>7.3.6 Recording of temperatures <br \/> 7.4 Limits of temperature <br \/> 7.4.1 Windings, commutators and slip-rings <br \/> 7.4.2 External surfaces <br \/> 7.4.3 Other components <br \/> 7.5 Loading test <br \/> Tables  <br \/> Table 1 \u2013 Temperature limits according to the class of insulation   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>22<b><\/td>\n<td>7.6 Commutators and slip-rings <br \/> 8 Thermal control device <br \/> 8.1 Construction <br \/> 8.2 Location <br \/> 8.3 Operation <br \/> 8.4 Resetting  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>23<b><\/td>\n<td>8.5 Operating capacity <br \/> 8.6 Indication <br \/> 9 Thermal protection <br \/> 9.1 Construction <br \/> 9.2 Location <br \/> 9.3 Operation  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>24<b><\/td>\n<td>10 Abnormal operation <br \/> 10.1 General requirements <br \/> 10.2 Stalled fan test <br \/> 10.3 Short circuit test <br \/> Table 2 \u2013 Maximum temperature limits   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>25<b><\/td>\n<td>11 Connection to the input supply network <br \/> 11.1 Input supply <br \/> 11.1.1 Supply voltage <br \/> 11.1.2 Supply current <br \/> 11.1.3 Engine driven welding power source <br \/> 11.2 Multi supply voltage <br \/> 11.3 Means of connection to the supply circuit <br \/> 11.4 Supply circuit terminals  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>26<b><\/td>\n<td>11.5 Cable anchorage <br \/> 11.6 Inlet openings <br \/> 11.7 Supply circuit on\/off switching device <br \/> 11.8 Supply cables <br \/> 11.9 Supply coupling device (attachment plug) <br \/> 12 Output <br \/> 12.1 Rated no-load voltage  <br \/> 12.1.1 Rated no-load voltage for arc welding power source  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>27<b><\/td>\n<td>12.1.2 Rated no-load voltage for plasma cutting power source <br \/> 12.1.3 Additional requirements  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>28<b><\/td>\n<td>12.1.4 Measuring circuit <br \/> Figure 3 \u2013 Measurement of r.m.s values <br \/> Table 3 \u2013 Summary of rated no-load voltages   <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>29<b><\/td>\n<td>12.2 Type test values of the conventional load voltage <br \/> 12.2.1 Manual metal arc welding with covered electrodes <br \/> 12.2.2 Tungsten inert gas arc welding <br \/> 12.2.3 Metal inert\/active gas and flux cored arc welding <br \/> 12.2.4 Plasma cutting <br \/> 12.2.5 Additional requirements <br \/> Figure 4 \u2013 Measurement of peak values  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>30<b><\/td>\n<td>12.3 Mechanical switching devices used to adjust output <br \/> 12.4 Welding circuit connections <br \/> 12.4.1 Protection against unintentional contact <br \/> 12.4.2 Location of coupling devices <br \/> 12.4.3 Outlet openings <br \/> 12.4.4 Marking <br \/> 12.4.5 Connections for plasma cutting torches <br \/> 12.5 Power supply to external devices <br \/> 12.6 Auxiliary power output <br \/> 12.7 Welding cables <br \/> 13 Control circuits <br \/> 14 Hazard reducing device  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>31<b><\/td>\n<td>15 Mechanical provisions <br \/> 15.1 General requirements <br \/> 15.2 Enclosure <br \/> 15.2.1 Enclosure materials <br \/> 15.2.2 Enclosure strength <br \/> 15.3 Handling means <br \/> 15.4 Drop withstand <br \/> 15.5 Tilting stability <br \/> 16 Auxiliaries <br \/> 16.1 General <br \/> 16.2 Wire feeder <br \/> 16.2.1 General <br \/> 16.2.2 Test conditions <br \/> Table 4 \u2013 Hazard reducing device requirements for plasma cutting power source  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>32<b><\/td>\n<td>16.2.3 Thermal requirements <br \/> 16.2.4 Protection against unintentional contact <br \/> 16.3 Torch <br \/> 16.3.1 General <br \/> 16.3.2 Test conditions <br \/> 16.3.3 Thermal requirements <br \/> 16.4 Electrode holder <br \/> 16.5 Pressure regulator <br \/> 17 Rating plate <br \/> 17.1 General requirements <br \/> 17.2 Description  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>33<b><\/td>\n<td>17.3 Contents <br \/> Figure 5 \u2013 Principle of the rating plate  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>35<b><\/td>\n<td>17.4 Tolerances  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>36<b><\/td>\n<td>18 Adjustment of the output <br \/> 19 Instructions and markings <br \/> 19.1 Instructions <br \/> 19.1.1 General <br \/> 19.1.2 Instruction manual <br \/> 19.1.3 Safety instructions  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>37<b><\/td>\n<td>19.2 Markings  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>39<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex A (informative) Test probes <br \/> Figure A.1 \u2013 Test probe\u00a012 of IEC\u00a061032 <br \/> Figure A.2 \u2013 Test probe\u00a013 of IEC\u00a061032  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>40<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex B (informative) Examples of rating plates <br \/> Figure B.1 \u2013 Rating plate  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>41<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex C (informative) Symbols-only precautionary label <br \/> Figure C.1 \u2013 Example of precautionary label for engine driven manual metal arc welding power source  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>42<b><\/td>\n<td>Bibliography  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Arc welding equipment &#8211; Limited duty equipment<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"shortdes-table\" style=\"width: 100%\" 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