ISBN 978-0-626-2-31560-3 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Electric cables for motor vehicles Ignition cables for motor vehicles Published by SABS Standards Division 1 Dr Lategan Road Groenkloof Private Bag X191 Pretoria 0001 Tel: +27 12 428 7911 Fax: +27 12 344 1568 www.sabs.co.za SABS
Table of changes Change No. Date Scope Amdt 1 1990 Amended to change the notice and to delete a marking requirement from the specification. Amdt 2 2001 Amended to change normative references, and to change the mark to the mark for safety and approved performance. Amdt 3 2007 Amended to change the designation of SABS standards to SANS standards, to delete a reference to the certification mark, to update referenced standards, and to add an annex that provides a test for the permanent set of rubber electric cable dielectric and sheathing. Amdt 4 2015 Amended to update referenced standards. Acknowledgement The South African Bureau of Standards wishes to acknowledge the valuable assistance derived from publications of the following organizations: British Standards Institution Deutscher Normenausschuss International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Japanese Standards Association Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Foreword This South African standard was approved by National Committee SABS/TC 066, Electric cables, in accordance with procedures of the SABS Standards Division, in compliance with annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement. This document was approved for publication in September 2015. This document supersedes SANS 1018:2007 (edition 1.3). A vertical line in the margin shows where the text has been technically modified by amendment No. 4. Preface In this specification, tests are not classified as type, sample, or routine tests. The tests prescribed, if performed in accordance with the appropriate standard test methods on samples of completed cables taken in accordance with the sampling procedure given in the specification, are a method of assessing whether a product complies with the specification or not. During production control the manufacturer may use whatever tests he deems necessary to ensure compliance with the specification, but in a case of dispute only the appropriate standard test methods may be used. This document is referenced in the Regulations of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989).
Contents Page Foreword Preface 1 Scope... 3 2 Definition... 4 3 Type... 4 4 Materials and constructional requirements... 4 5 Requirements for finished cables... 6 6 Packing and marking... 9 7 Sampling and compliance with the specification... 9 8 Inspection and methods of test... 10 Appendix A Applicable standards... 14 Appendix B Notes to purchasers... 15 Appendix C Standards for copper... 15 Appendix D Manufacturing tolerance... 15 Appendix E Permanent set of rubber electric cable dielectric and sheathing... 15 Amdt 3 1
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Electric cables for motor vehicles Ignition cables for motor vehicles 1 Scope This standard covers high voltage ignition cables for motor vehicles and of the types given in table 1. Table 1 Types of ignition cable 1 2 Designation SRR/20-39 SP/20-39 SRR/9-22 SP/9-22 NSRR NSR NSP Description Suppression type, carbon conductor, rubber-insulated and rubber-sheathed. Resistance 20-39 kω/m Suppression type, carbon conductor, PVC-insulated. Resistance 20-39 kω/m Suppression type, carbon conductor, rubber-insulated and rubber-sheathed. Resistance 9-22 kω/m Suppression type, carbon conductor, PVC-insulated. Resistance 9-22 kω/m Non-suppression type, tinned copper conductor, rubber-insulated and rubber-sheathed Non-suppression type, tinned copper conductor, rubber-insulated only Non-suppression type, tinned or untinned copper conductor, PVC-insulated only NOTES a) Suppression type cables have a high-resistance type of conductor and are used where the suppression of high-frequency interference radiation is required. b) The titles of standards referred to by number in the specification are given in appendix A. c) Requirements that must be specified by the purchaser are listed in appendix B. d) Standards for copper and the basis for calculating resistances are given in appendix C of SANS 1017. e) A manufacturing tolerance is given in appendix D. 3