EN 50262:1998/A1:2001

Cable glands for electrical installations

Superseded by EN 62444:2013

Kabelverschraubungen für elektrische Installationen

Presse-étoupe pour installations électriques

Kabelske kite za električne inštalacije

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 22-Aug-2001
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Mar-2003
• ICS: 29.080.20 - Bushings
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 20 - Electric cables
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 20 - IEC_TC_20
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 20 - IEC_TC_20
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 23-Sep-2016
• Completion Date: 23-Sep-2016
• Directive: 2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Directive: 73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Ref Project: SIST EN 50262:1999/A1:2002 - Cable glands for electrical installations

Relations

• Replaced By: EN 62444:2013 - Cable glands for electrical installations
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022
• Amends: EN 50262:1998 - Cable glands for electrical installations
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Revised: EN 62444:2013 - Cable glands for electrical installations
• Effective Date: 06-May-2014

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2002
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Cable glands for electrical installations
Kabelverschraubungen für elektrische Installationen
Presse-étoupe pour installations électriques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50262:1998/A1:2001
ICS:
29.080.20 Skoznjiki Bushings
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50262/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2001
ICS 29.080.20
English version
Metric cable glands for electrical installations
Presse-étoupe à pas métrique pour Metrische Kabelverschraubungen für
installations électriques elektrische Installationen
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 50262:1998; it was approved by CENELEC on
2001-03-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment 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 Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels
© 2001 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 50262:1998/A1:2001 E

Foreword
This amendment to the European Standard EN 50262 was prepared by the Technical Committee
CENELEC TC 20, Electric cables.
It includes requirements for testing multi-orifice seals and basic corrosion resistance tests for metric
cable glands.
The text of the draft amendment was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC
as amendment A1 to EN 50262:1998 on 2001-03-01.
The following dates were fixed:
- latest date by which the amendment has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2002-04-01
- latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2003-04-01

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Contents
Page
General editorial change . 4
1 Scope. 4
2 Normative references. 4
3 Definitions. 4
4 General requirements. 4
5 General conditions for test. 5
6 Classification. 5
7 Marking and documentation . 5
9 Mechanical properties . 5
10 Electrical properties. 7
12 External influences. 8

General
Replace references to "equipment" or "electrical equipment" by "enclosure" as follows:
Clause Detail of change
1, NOTE Change "equipment" to "the enclosure"
3.2 Change "equipment" to "enclosure"
4 – paragraph 2 Change "equipment" to "enclosure"
1 Scope
Delete second paragraph.
2 Normative references
Add the following normative references:
EN ISO 6988 1994 Metallic and other non-organic coatings - Sulphur dioxide test with general
condensation of moisture (ISO 6988:1985)
EN 60068-2-52 1996 Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests: Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium
chloride solution) (IEC 60068-2-52:1996)
3 Definitions
Replace 3.1 by:
a device designed to permit the entry of a cable, flexible cable or insulated conductor into an
enclosure, and which provides sealing and retention. It may also provide other functions such as
earthing, bonding, insulation, cable guarding, strain relief or a combination of these
Delete 3.3.
Replace 3.7 by:
cable retention
the ability of a cable gland to limit the displacement of a fitted cable under static load
Replace 3.8 by:
cable anchorage
the ability of a cable gland to limit the displacement of a fitted cable under dynamic and torque loads
Renumber 3.4 to 3.11 as 3.3 to 3.10.
4 General requirements
Replace the first paragraph by:
Cable glands shall be designed to ensure the protection of the inserted cables, flexible cables or
insulated conductors in normal use.

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5 General conditions for tests
Add the following note after the second paragraph of 5.2:
NOTE  Re-mounting of the sample between tests is not considered to be adjustment.
Replace in 5.7 "Table 2" by "Table 2A".
6 Classification
Add the following subclauses to 6.2:
6.2.4 Cable retention for armoured cable
6.2.4.1 Class A
6.2.4.2 Class B
Change 6.3.1.1 to “Equipotential bonding”
Change 6.3.1.3 to “Protective connection to earth”
Add a subclause to 6.4:
6.4.3 resistance to salt and sulphur dioxide laden atmospheres
Add the following new subclause:
6.5 According to sealing system
6.5.1 With a single orifice seal
NOTE  A single orifice seal may consist of different sealing arrangements such as:
- a single seal;
- multi-layer seal;
- two or more seals;
6.5.2 With a multi orifice seal
NOTE  A multi orifice seal may consist of a single seal with more than one orifice, each orifice being suitable for the passage of a
separate cable, flexible cable or insulated conductor of the same or different sizes or profiles.
7 Marking and documentation
Add the following dashed items to the end of 7.3:
- resistance to salt and sulphur dioxide laden atmospheres (if applicable);
- multi orifice seals.
9 Mechanical properties
Replace the fourth paragraph of 9.1 by:
For cable glands with a sealing system in accordance with 6.5.1, a test mandrel equivalent to the
minimum value of the sealing range of the cable gland as declared by the manufacturer or supplier
with a sleeve thickness as specified in Table 2A, is fixed to the sample.

For cable glands with a sealing system in accordance with 6.5.2, a test mandrel equivalent to the
minimum value
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