EUROPEANSTANDARD EN 60512-14-2 NORMEEUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHENORM May 2006 ICS 31.220.10 English version Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements Part 14-2: Sealing tests - Test 14b: Sealing - Fine air leakage (IEC 60512-14-2:2006) Connecteurspouréquipements Steckverbinderfurelektronische électroniques - Einrichtungen - Essaisetmesures Mess- und Prufverfahren Partie 14-2:Essais d'etancheite Teil 14-2: Prufungen der Dichtheit - Essai 14b: Etancheite -Micro-fuite d'air Prufung 14b: Dichtheit -Kleine Leckrate (CEI60512-14-2:2006) (IEC 60512-14-2:2006) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2006-04-01.CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerningsuch national standards may be obtained on applicationtotheCentral SecretariatortoanyCENELECmember. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions. Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. CENELEC EuropeanCommitteeforElectrotechnical Standardization Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europaisches Komitee fur Elektrotechnische Normung CentralSecretariat: ruedeStassart 35, B-1050Brussels ?2006CENELEC- All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members. Ref. No. EN 60512-14-2:2006 E - 2 EN60512-14-2:2006 Foreword The text of document 48B/1605/FDIS,future edition 1 of IEC 60512-14-2,prepared by SC48B, Connectors, of IEc TC 48, Electromechanical components and mechanical structures for electronic equipment, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60512-14-2 on 2006-04-01. This standard is to be read in conjunction with EN 60512-1 and EN 60512-1-100 which explains the structure of the EN 60512 series. The following dates were fixed: latest date by which the EN has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical (dop) 2007-01-01 nationalstandardorbyendorsement latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2009-04-01 AnnexZAhas beenadded byCENELEC. Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IEC 60512-14-2:2006 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification. - 3 - EN60512-14-2:2006 CONNECTORSFORELECTRONICEQUIPMENT- TESTSANDMEASUREMENTS- Part 14-2: Sealing tests - Test14b:Sealing-Fineairleakage 1 Scope and object connectors within the scope of IEC technical committee 48.It may also be used for similar devices when specified in a detail specification. The object of this part of IEC 60512 is to detail a standard test method to assess the effectiveness of seals against gas pressure differentials. NOTE low barometric pressures,for example, in mountainous regions. Normativereferences The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document IEC 60512-1-1,Connectors for electronic equipment-Tests and measurements-Part 1-1: General examination-Test 1a:Visual examination Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply 3.1 gas gas is used in the generic sense and therefore includes mixtures including air. No assessment involved is intended 3.2 leakage rate loss of pressurepertest chambervolumewithrespecttotime 4 Preparations 4.1 Preparation of specimen The specimen shall consist of a connector with its terminations, as given in the detail laboratory doing so shall satisfy themselves, and so report, that any modification will not affect the vali