| TABLE NO. 2 | |||
| Tests to be conducted at outside labs for Source Approvals | |||
| Sl. No. | Name of the component | Tests | |
| 1 | Sheathing and Jacketing Compound | a) | Dielectric strength |
| b) | Shrinkage Test | ||
| 2 | Insulation Compound | a) | Brittleness temperature |
| b) | Dielectric strength | ||
| c) | Thermal Stress Cracking if HDPE | ||
| 3 | PBTP | a) | Hydrolytic Resistance test |
| b) | Carbolic end Groups | ||
| 4 | Polyamide -11, 12 | a) | Tensile Strength and Elongation at break |
| b) | Tensile Strength at yield | ||
| c) | water absorption | ||
| d) | Hardness | ||
| 5 | Cable Filling Compound | a) | OIT |
| b) | Handling & Toxicity | ||
| 6 | Tube Filling Compound | a) | Hydrogen generation |
| b) | Handling & Toxicity | ||
| c) | Cone Penetration @ 25, -30, -40 deg. | ||
| 7 | Cable Flooding Compound | a) | Hydrogen generation |
| b) | Handling & Toxicity | ||
| c) | Cone Penetration @ 25, -20, -30 deg. | ||
| 8 | Poly Aluminium Tape | a) | Chemical Composition of 'Al' |
| 9 | Co Polymer Coated SS Tape | a) | Chemical Composition |
| b) | Electrical resistivity | ||
| 10 | PVC Resin | a) | K-Value |
| b) | Particle size | ||
| c) | Porosity | ||
| d) | Residual VCM | ||
| 11 | PVC Compound | a) | Accelerated Aging test |
| b) | Plasticizer Compatibility | ||
| c) | Ash Content test | ||
| 12 | HDPE Resin (PLB/DWC Pipes) | a) | Flexural Modulus at 1% strain |
| b) | Heat deflection Temperature | ||
| c) | UV Content | ||
| 13 | 4 way Coil cord & Line cord | a) | Life test on coil cord |
| b) | Cadmium percentage test | ||
| c) | Elongation test for PVC sheathing | ||
| 14 | Potentiometers | a) | Robustness of Resistor body |
| b) | Robustness of terminations | ||
| c) | Impact (bump) | ||
| d) | Vibration | ||
| e) | Impact(Shock) | ||
| f) | Acceleration Steady state | ||
| g) | Dry heat | ||
| h) | Damp heat | ||
| I) | Temperature cold | ||
| j) | Air Pressure | ||
| k) | Damp heat steady state | ||
| l) | Life (Electrical) | ||
| m) | Over load test | ||
| n) | Flammability | ||
| o) | Mould Growth | ||
| p) | Voltage co-efficient | ||
| q) | Temp.charaterstic of resistance | ||
| r) | Temp.rise | ||
| 15 | Transformers,Chokes coils | a) | Magnetic & core loss current |
| b) | Impact (bump) | ||
| c) | Climatic test | ||
| d) | Flammability test | ||
| e) | Damp heat steady state | ||
| f) | Life (Electrical) | ||
| g) | Mould Growth | ||
| 16 | Inductors | a) | Magnetic & core loss current |
| b) | Impact (bump) | ||
| c) | Climatic tests | ||
| d) | Flammability test | ||
| e) | Damp heat steady state | ||
| f) | Life (Electrical) | ||
| g) | Mould Growth | ||
| 17 | Filters | a) | Rated voltage |
| b) | Rated current | ||
| c) | Dimensions | ||
| d) | Robustness of terminations | ||
| e) | Vibration test | ||
| f) | Bump test | ||
| g) | Climatic test | ||
| h) | DHSS | ||
| I) | Insertion loss | ||
| 18 | Impregnated Glass Fiber Reinforcement | a) | Modulus of Elasticity |
| b) | Load at Elongation at 0.5% strain | ||
| c) | Loss on Ignition | ||
| d) | Strand Width | ||
| e) | Strand Thickness | ||