EN 60974-8:2009

Arc welding equipment - Part 8: Gas consoles for welding and plasma cutting systems

IEC 60974-8:2009 specifies safety and performance requirements for gas consoles intended to be used with combustible gases or oxygen. These gas consoles are designed to supply gases for use in arc welding, plasma cutting, gouging and allied processes in non-explosive atmospheres. The significant changes with respect to the previous edition are the following: - removal of intrinsically safe design; - introduction of gas mixing function; - new informative rating plate layout; - induced changes due to publication of IEC 60974-1, edition 3.

Lichtbogenschweißeinrichtungen - Teil 8: Gaskonsolen für Schweiß- und Plasmaschneidsysteme

Matériel de soudage à l'arc - Partie 8: Consoles de gaz pour soudage et systèmes de coupage plasma

La CEI 60974-8:2009 spécifie les exigences de performance et de sécurité concernant les consoles de gaz destinées à être utilisées avec des gaz combustibles ou de l'oxygène. Ces consoles de gaz sont conçues pour fournir du gaz au soudage à l'arc, au coupage plasma, au gougeage et aux procédés connexes dans des atmosphères non explosives. Les modifications significatives par rapport à l'édition antérieure sont les suivantes: - retrait de la conception de sécurité intrinsèque; - introduction de la fonction mélange du gaz; - nouvelle disposition informative de la plaque signalétique; - modifications induites par la publication de l'édition 3 de la CEI 60974-1.

Oprema za obločno varjenje - 8. del: Plinske konzole za varilne in plazemske rezalne sisteme (IEC 60974-8:2009)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 17-Mar-2009
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Feb-2012
• ICS: 25.160 - Welding, brazing and soldering
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 26 - Electric welding
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 26 - IEC_TC_26
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 26 - IEC_TC_26
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 18-Mar-2009
• Completion Date: 18-Mar-2009
• 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: 2014/53/EU - Directive 2014/53/EU of The European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60974-8:2009 - Arc welding equipment -- Part 8: Gas consoles for welding and plasma cutting systems

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60974-8:2004 - Arc welding equipment - Part 8: Gas consoles for welding and plasma cutting systems
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: EN IEC 60974-8:2021 - Arc welding equipment - Part 8: Gas consoles for welding and plasma cutting systems
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

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Arc welding equipment -- Part 8: Gas consoles for welding and plasma cutting systems
Lichtbogenschweißeinrichtungen -- Teil 8: Gaskonsolen für Schweiß- und
Plasmaschneidsysteme
Matériel de soudage à l'arc -- Partie 8: Consoles de gaz pour soudage et systèmes de
coupage plasma
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60974-8:2009
ICS:
25.160.30 Varilna oprema Welding equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60974-8
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2009
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 25.160 Supersedes EN 60974-8:2004

English version
Arc welding equipment -
Part 8: Gas consoles for welding
and plasma cutting systems
(IEC 60974-8:2009)
Matériel de soudage à l'arc -  Lichtbogenschweißeinrichtungen -
Partie 8: Consoles de gaz pour soudage Teil 8: Gaskonsolen für
et systèmes de coupage plasma Schweiß- und Plasmaschneidsysteme
(CEI 60974-8:2009) (IEC 60974-8:2009)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2009-03-01. 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 concerning such national standards may be obtained on
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© 2009 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60974-8:2009 E
Foreword
The text of document 26/381/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 60974-8, prepared by IEC TC 26, Electric
welding, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 60974-8 on 2009-03-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60974-8:2004.
The significant changes with respect to EN 60974-8:2004 are the following:
– removal of intrinsically safe design;
– introduction of gas mixing function;
– new informative rating plate layout;
– induced changes due to publication of EN 60974-1:2005.
This standard is to be used in conjunction with EN 60974-1.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2009-12-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2012-03-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60974-8:2009 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60204-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60204-1:2006 (modified).
IEC 60664-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60664-1:2007 (not modified).
IEC 60974-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60974-2:2008 (not modified).
IEC 60974-3 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60974-3:2007 (not modified).
IEC 60974-7 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60974-7:2005 (not modified).
IEC 61010-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61010-1:2001 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

1)
IEC 60050-151 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices

1) 2)
IEC 60529 - Degrees of protection provided EN 60529 1991
by enclosures (IP Code) + corr. May 1993

IEC 60974-1 2005 Arc welding equipment - EN 60974-1 2005
Part 1: Welding power sources
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

IEC 60974-8 ®
Edition 2.0 2009-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Arc welding equipment –
Part 8: Gas consoles for welding and plasma cutting systems

Matériel de soudage à l’arc –
Partie 8: Consoles de gaz pour soudage et systèmes de coupage plasma

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
Q
CODE PRIX
ICS 25.160 ISBN 2-8318-1027-7
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 Environmental conditions.7
5 Tests .7
5.1 Test conditions.7
5.2 Measuring instruments .7
5.3 Conformity of components.7
5.4 Type tests .7
5.5 Routine tests .8
5.5.1 External gas console .8
5.5.2 Internal gas console .8
6 Protection against electric shock .8
6.1 Insulation .8
6.2 Protection against electric shock in normal service (direct contact) .8
6.2.1 Protection provided by the enclosure.8
6.2.2 Capacitors .8
6.3 Protection against electric shock in case of a fault condition (indirect contact) .8
7 Thermal requirements.9
7.1 Heating test.9
7.2 Maximum temperature.9
8 Connections for plasma cutting torches .9
9 Mechanical requirements.9
9.1 Protection against fire or explosion.9
9.2 Gas line purging .9
9.3 Enclosure .10
9.3.1 Design requirements.10
9.3.2 Enclosure purging.10
9.3.3 Safe design of gas console.11
9.3.4 Open structure.11
9.3.5 Solid filled enclosure .11
9.4 External gas console .11
9.5 Internal gas console .12
10 Gas lines .12
10.1 Gas hoses and tubing.12
10.2 Gas fittings.12
10.3 Leak test .12
11 Control circuits .13
12 Rating plate.13
12.1 External gas console .13
12.2 Internal gas console .13
13 Instructions and markings.14
13.1 Instructions .14
13.2 Marking .14

60974-8 © IEC:2009 – 3 –
Annex A (informative) Mechanized plasma system diagram .15
Annex B (informative) Example of a rating plate layout .16
Bibliography.17

Figure A.1 – Example of a mechanized plasma system .15
Figure B.1 – Principle of a rating plate .16

Table 1 – Colour coding and marking.12

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ARC WELDING EQUIPMENT –
Part 8: Gas consoles for welding and plasma cutting systems

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