EN IEC 60512-1:2018

Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 1: Generic specification

IEC 60512-1:2018 is available as IEC 60512-1:2018 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.IEC 60512-1:2018 is intended to be used as a basis for tests and measurements specifications for electrical connectors. It provides guidance and reference for tests and measurements within the IEC 60512 series. It includes the description and the practice of the various phases of tests and measurements (preparation, tests and measurements, requirements, documentation), in addition to basic terms and definitions applicable to any part of the IEC 60512 series. This standard shall be used in conjunction with IEC 60512-1-101 and relevant part(s) of series IEC 60512. Part 60512-1-100 provides the list of the existing test and measuring methods published within series IEC 60512. Detail tests and measurements specifications are applicable to electrical connectors and their components (e.g. connector inserts, connector housings, locking mechanisms, contacts and terminations) within the scope of technical committee 48. They may also be used for similar devices when specified in a detail product specification. Detail tests and measurements specifications are used in conjunction with detail product specifications which prescribe the tests to be used, the required degree of severity for each of them and the permissible performance limits. The detail product specification also specifies the deviations in procedures, which may be required when applying a test to the type of connector or its component under consideration, and it further specifies any special procedures which may be required. This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition, published in 2001. It constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following main technical changes with respect to the previous edition: – in Clause 3, only terms relating to the testing are defined, and IEC 61076-1 is referred to for terms of connectors. – Clause 4 (Numbering of tests and measurement specification) is added. – Subclause 5.1.2 (Calibration) is added. – in Clause 6 (Test), test procedure follows IEC 60068-1. Key words: Connectors, Test Specification

Steckverbinder für elektrische und elektronische Einrichtungen - Mess- und Prüfverfahren - Teil 1: Allgemeines

Connecteurs pour équipements électriques et électroniques - Essais et mesures - Partie 1: Spécification générique

La présente partie de l’IEC 60512 est destinée à être utilisée comme une base pour les spécifications des essais et mesures relatifs aux connecteurs électriques. Elle donne des recommandations et des références pour les essais et mesures au sein de la série IEC 60512. Elle inclut la description et l’organisation des différentes phases des essais et mesures (préparation, essais et mesures, exigences, documentation), ainsi que les termes et définitions de base applicables à une quelconque partie de la série IEC 60512. Le présent document est utilisé conjointement avec l’IEC 60512-1-101 pour déterminer des spécifications particulières uniformes des essais et mesures. Les spécifications particulières des essais et mesures s’appliquent aux connecteurs électriques et à leurs composants, relevant du domaine d’application du comité d’études 48 (par exemple isolants de connecteurs, boîtiers de connecteurs, mécanismes de verrouillage, contacts et sorties). Elles peuvent également être utilisées pour des dispositifs similaires, lorsque cela est spécifié dans la spécification particulière d’un produit. Les spécifications particulières des essais et mesures sont utilisées conjointement avec les spécifications particulières de produit qui prescrivent les essais à utiliser, le degré de sévérité exigé pour chacun d’eux et les limites de performance admises. La spécification particulière du produit spécifie aussi les écarts dans les modes opératoires, qui peuvent être exigés lors de la réalisation d’un essai sur le type de connecteur à l’étude, ou sur l’un de ses composants. Elle spécifie en outre un quelconque mode opératoire spécifique qui peut être exigé. NOTE Les connecteurs RF et à fibres optiques ne relèvent pas du domaine d’application du sous-comité 48B. Cependant, les connecteurs hybrides qui comprennent entre autres des contacts RF et/ou à fibres optiques relèvent du domaine d’application du SC 48B, en coopération avec le TC 46 et/ou le TC 86.

Konektorji za električno in elektronsko opremo - Preskusi in meritve - 1. del: Splošna specifikacija (IEC 60512-1:2018)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Nov-2018
• Withdrawal Date: 25-Nov-2021
• ICS: 31.220 - Electromechanical components for electronic and telecommunications equipment
• ICS: 31.220.10 - Plug-and-socket devices. Connectors
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 48B - Connectors
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 48B - IEC_SC_48B
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 30-Nov-2018
• Completion Date: 30-Nov-2018
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 60512-1:2019 - Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 1: Generic specification (IEC 60512-1:2018)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60512-1:2001 - Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 1: General
• Effective Date: 02-Aug-2016

Standards Content (Sample)

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Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 1:
Generic specification (IEC 60512-1:2018)
Steckverbinder für elektronische Einrichtungen - Mess- und Prüfverfahren - Teil 1:
Allgemeines (IEC 60512-1:2018)
Connecteurs pour équipements électroniques - Essais et mesures - Partie 1: Généralités
(IEC 60512-1:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60512-1:2018
ICS:
31.220.10 9WLþLLQYWLþQLFHNRQHNWRUML Plug-and-socket devices.
Connectors
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60512-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2018
ICS 31.220.10 Supersedes EN 60512-1:2001
English Version
Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment - Tests and
measurements - Part 1: Generic specification
(IEC 60512-1:2018)
Connecteurs pour équipements électroniques et Steckverbinder für elektrische und elektronische
électroniques - Essais et mesures - Partie 1: Spécification Einrichtungen - Mess- und Prüfverfahren - Teil 1:
générique(IEC 60512-1:2018) Allgemeines(IEC 60512-1:2018)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2018-11-26. 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 concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2018 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN IEC 60512-1:2018 E

European foreword
The text of document 48B/2667/FDIS, future edition 5 of IEC 60512-1, prepared by SC 48B "Electrical
connectors" of IEC/TC 48 "Electrical connectors and mechanical structures for electrical and electronic
equipment" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2019-08-26
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2021-11-26
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60512-1:2001.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60512-1:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 61984:2008 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61984:2009 (not modified)
ISO/IEC 17025 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO/IEC 17025

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60068-1 2013 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and EN 60068-1 2014
guidance
IEC 60352-1 1997 Solderless connections - Part 1: Wrapped EN 60352-1 1997
connections - General requirements, test methods
and practical guidance
IEC 60352-2 2006 Solderless connections - Part 2: Crimped EN 60352-2 2006
connections - General requirements, test methods
and practical guidance
IEC 60352-3 1993 Solderless connections - Part 3: Solderless EN 60352-3 1994
accessible insulation displacement connections -
General requirements, test methods and practical
guidance
IEC 60352-4 1994 Solderless connections - Part 4: Solderless non- EN 60352-4 1994
accessible insulation displacement connections -
General requirements, test methods and practical
guidance
IEC 60352-5 2012 Solderless connections - Part 5: Press-in EN 60352-5 2012
connections - General requirements, test methods
and practical guidance
IEC 60352-6 1997 Solderless connections - Part 6: Insulation piercing EN 60352-6 1997
connections - General requirements, test methods
and practical guidance
IEC 60352-7 2002 Solderless connections - Part 7: Spring clamp EN 60352-7 2002
connections - General requirements, test methods
and practical guidance
IEC 60352-8 2011 Solderless connections - Part 8: Compression mount EN 60352-8 2011
connections - General requirements, test methods
and practical guidance
IEC 60512-1-100 -  Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and - -
measurements - Part 1-100: General - Applicable
publications
IEC 60512-1-101 -  Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and - -
measurements - Part 1-101: Blank detail
specification
IEC 61076-1 -  Connectors for electronic equipment - Product EN 61076-1 -
requirements - Part 1: Generic specification

IEC 60512-1 ®
Edition 5.0 2018-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Connectors for electrical and electronic equipment – Tests and measurements –

Part 1: Generic specification
Connecteurs pour équipements électriques et électroniques –

Essais et mesures –
Partie 1: Spécification générique

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 31.220.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-6075-3

– 2 – IEC 60512-1:2018 © IEC 2018
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references. 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Numbering of tests and measurements specification . 9
5 Preparation for test (description and instructions) . 10
5.1 Test apparatus . 10
5.1.1 Test equipment, fixture and gauge . 10
5.1.2 Calibration . 10
5.2 Preparation of specimens . 11
5.3 Wiring . 11
5.4 Mounting of specimen . 11
6 Test (description and instructions). 11
6.1 Tests and measurements . 11
6.2 Test sequences . 12
6.3 Combined tests . 12
6.4 Dimensional measurements . 12
6.5 Alternative test methods . 12
7 Requirements . 12
8 Documentation . 12
Bibliography . 14

IEC 60512-1:2018 © IEC 2018 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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CONNECTORS FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT –
TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS –
Part 1: Generic specification
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60512-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 48B: Electrical
connectors, of IEC technical committee 48: Electrical connectors and mechanical structures
for electrical and electronic equipment.
This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition, published in 2001. It constitutes a
technical revision.
This edition includes the following main technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
– in Clause 3, only terms relating to the testing are define
...