SUMMARY OF ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS, TYPE APPROVALS AND NATIONAL TEST STANDARDS

CYTOLOK ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS MEET OR EXCEED THE FOLLOWING TEST CRITERIA, AND ARE LISTED BY THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

Thermal shock conditioning test (April 1986)  
  
Evironmental corrosion test (December 1987)  
  
1500 electrical load cycles to maximum cable operating temperature (March 1987)  
  
Vibration Test and High voltage withstand  tests (1988)  
  
Electrical: 500 electrical load cycles test  
Mechanical: Tensile load test (Noevember 1988)  
  
Test conducted on M.I.C (September 1993)  
  
 700 electrical load cycles plus 8 short circuit exposures (May 1988)  
  
Electrical: 1000 electrical load cycles with junctions  
Mechanical:  Mechanical tensile tests (June 1987)  
  
Electrical: 1000 heat aging cycles lasting approximately 50-60 minutes  
Mechanical:  Mechanical tensile tests (November 1986)  
  
Electrical: 1000 heat aging cycles lasting approximately 60 minutes.  
Mechanical: Tensile test (October 1987)  
  
Electrical: 1000 heat aging cycles approximately 600 minutes.  
Mechanical: Tensile tests (May 1991)  
  
Test carried out on aluminum stranded conductor (April 1993) 
  
Comparative test to evaluate relative thermal and electrical operating statistics (Jan 1995)  
Test over the design range of bending stress (May 1988)  
  
Mechanical load test conducted by Georgia Power Company (March 1993)  
  
Lloyds Marine Register of shipping (July 1988)  
  
Approval of testing results (May 1988)  
  
Approval granted to CYTOLOK having met test requirments (June 1988)  
  
Electrical (October 1988)
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1000 heat aging cycle test & tensile load test to evaluate mechanical integrity
 
 
 
 
 
1.)UNITED KINGDOM                                                     (APRIL 1986)  
 
    Standard:     BS 4579 PART 1  
        (Copper Stranded Conductor)  
      
    Test:(a) Thermal shock conditioning tests 
    - Joint resistance evaluation 
    (b) Mechanical tensile tests 
      
    Test Location: Hellerman Deutsch Ltd. Laboratory, East Grinstead, 
    West Sussex, U.K. 
     
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2.)UNITED KINGDOM                                          (DECEMBER 1987)  
  
    Standard:        BS 2011 PART 2.1 KB SEVERITY 1  Ref:                 REPORT NR. HD-SAL-87180A  
            (Copper Stranded Conductor - Unplated)  
         
    Test: Environmental corrosion test consisting of a 28-day exposure to salt mist conditioning and storage. Assessment based on electrical and visual examinations made before and after conditioning test, to BS 4579 Clauses 6.1.1. and 6.1.3. 
      
    Test Location: Hellerman Deutsch Ltd Laboratory, East Grinstead, West Sussex, U.K. 
     
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3.)UNITED KINGDOM                                                  (MARCH 1987)  
 
    Standard:    BS G 178 AEROSPACE SERIES  
        REPORT NR. E.MAT 2666  
        (Copper Stranded Conductor)  
    Test:1500 electrical load cycles to maximum cable operating temperature. Assessment based on voltage drop tests (resistance) and mechanical tensile tests (destructive) 
      
    Test Location:United Kingdom Ministry of Defense Laboratory, Aquila, Bromley, Kent. 
     
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4.)FRANCE                                                                             (MAY 1988) 
 
    Standard:          NF C63-061 CLASS A 
              (Aluminum Stranded Conductor) 
      
    Test: 700 electrical load cycles plus 8 short circuit exposures Assessment based upon stringent resistance and temperature criteria. (Resistance must remain stable within 5%) 
      
    Test Location: L.C.I.E. Laboratory, Fontenay-aux-ROSES, Paris, France 
     
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5.)FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY                         (JUNE 1987) 
 
 
    Standard:          VDE O220 PART 2 
              (Copper Stranded Conductor) 
      
    Test: (a) Electrical: 1000 electrical load cycles with junctions reaching 95 to 100oC. Cycle time approximately 60 minutes. 3 short circuit exposures with reference conductor reaching 250oC from ambient in 1 second (this equates to 21,000 amps on a 120mm2 conductor section) Assessment based on resistance changes and temperature rise. (b) Mechanical: Mechanical tensile tests(40N/mm2AL) 
                   (60N/mm2CU) 
      
    Test Location: G.E.C Switchgear Testing Company Ltd., Trafford Park,Manchester, U.K. and CYTO LIMITED Research & Development Test Laboratory, County Waterford, Ireland 
     
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6.)SWEDEN                                                              (NOVEMBER 1986) 
 
    Standard:          SEN 24 50 12 
              (Aluminum Stranded Conductor) 
      
    Tests: (a)Electrical: 1000 heat aging cycles lasting approximately 50-60 minutes. Conductor temperature to reach 130oC. 3 short circuits with conductor temperature rise from ambient to 250oC: in 1 to 3 seconds. Assessment based on resistance changes and temperature measurements (b)Mechanical: Mechanical tensile tests  (40 N/mm2AL) (60N/mm2CU) 
    An additional l000 electrical cycles were run with CYTOLOK continuing to display a condition of  complete stability. 
      
    Test Location: G.E.C. Switchgear Testing Company Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester, U.K. and CYTO LIMITED Research & Development Test Laboratory, County Waterford, Ireland, certified by D.G. Rea, B.Sc., H.D.E, C. Phys., M Inst P, Member of the Institute of Physics, Belgrave Square, London 
     
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7.)FINLAND                                                               (OCTOBER 1987) 
 
    Standard:         SFS 2663 T2 CATEGORY 
             APPROVAL NR, t4550 
         
    Tests: (a)Electrical:  1000 heat aging cycles lasting approximately 60 minutes. Control conductor temperature of 150oC plus 3 short circuits with peak temperatures reaching 250 - 300oC. Assessment based on resistance changes and temperature rise.(b)Mechanical: Tensile tests 
              (40 N/mm2AL) 
              (60 N/mm2CU)
     
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8.)U.S.A.                                                                                   (MAY 1991) 
 
    Standard:        ANSI/UL 486B 90oC 
    Ref:                 FILE NO: E54173 
      
    Tests: (a)Electrical: 500 heat aging cycles of up to 3 hours per cycle. Conductor temperature: 90oC Assessment based on temperature stability of junctions under test (b)Mechanical: Tensile test and secureness test. 
      
    Test Location: Tests conducted by UL engineers at U.L. approved laboratory at Ideal Company, Sycamore, Illinois and UL laboratory, Melville, New York, U.S.A. 
     
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9.)SPRING ACTION VERIFICATION                               (MAY 1988)  
 
    Test: Over the design range of bending stress, CYTOLOK connectors 
    demonstrate spring-like properties resulting from elastic deflections which take place in the two components. The test demonstrates a linear correlation between applied load and resultant deflection, thereby meeting the Hooke's Law definition of 'spring action'. 
      
    Test Location: Test conducted at CYTO LIMITED Research and Development Test Laboratory, County Waterford, Ireland, certified by D.G. Res, B.Sc., H.D.E., C. Phys M. Inst. P., Member of the Institute of Physics, Belgrave Square, London. 
     
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10.)SPRING LOAD TEST                                               (MARCH 1993) 
    Test: Mechanical load test conducted by Georgia Power Company/Southern Electrical International which determined that there is spring-like elastic deflection of CYTOLOK components and that there is no permanent deformation of the connector leading to a loss of spring force. 
      
    Test Location: Test conducted by Southern Electric International Inc. in their Test Laboratory at 62 Lake Mirror Road, Forest Park, Georgia, U.S.A. 
     
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11.)LLOYDS MARINE REGISTRATION (UNITED KINGDOM) (1988) 
    Test: (1)Vibration Test : February 1988 Vibration tests at 0.7g. and 4g. in 3 perpendicular planes(x, y and z axes).  Assessment based on resonance searches demonstrating an amplification factor (Q) below assigned limits. 
      
    Test Location:    Thorn E.M.I. Electronics Ltd., Defense Systems Division, Feltham, Middlesex, U.K. 
      
    Test:     (II)     High Voltage Withstand Test : April 1988 High Voltage Withstand tests. R.m.s. voltages applied for 1 minute at increasing levels to verify absence of corona discharge. (Up to 65,000 v.) 
      
    Test Location:    G.E.C.. Switchgear Testing Company Ltd., Trafford Park,  Manchester, U.K. 
     
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12.)GERMANISCHER LLOYD (GERMANY)                    (MAY 1988) 
 
    Standard:       CERTIFICATE NR. 46414 HH 05/88 
      
    Test: Approval granted on the basis of portfolio of testing previously carried out and independently verified 
      
    Approving Authority: Approval granted by Germanischer Lloyd, Hamburg, West Germany. 
     
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13.) LLOYDS MARINE CERTIFICATION (INTERNATIONAL) (JULY 1988) 
    Standard: CERTIFICATE NR. 88/0291 
      
    Test: Lloyds Marine Register of Shipping have issued CYTOLOKS Type Approval Certification Category ENV .5 (Unrestricted Use).  Approval was given after full High Voltage and Vibration testing, inspection of  CYTO LIMITED's production processes and scrutiny of CYTO LIMITED's portfolio of independently verified tests. 
     
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14.)SWITZERLAND                                                              (JUNE 1988) 
 
    Standard:         SEV 1002. 1959 
    ReF:                CERTIFICATE NR. 88/101856.01 
      
    Test:Approval granted to CYTOLOK having met test requirements by the Swiss Electromechanical Association at the ASE Test Laboratory, Zurich 
     
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15.)MINERAL INSULATED CABLE (M.I.C.) CONNECTIONS  (JULY 1988)       
    Standard:       (Solid Copper Conductor) 
      
    Test:   Tests conducted on M.I.C. (BICC Pyrotenax) resulted in: i) CYTOLOK joint resistance lower than equivalent unbroken length of cable(ii). Tensile strength of CYTOLOK joint assembly exceeds requirements of relevant test specifications including BS 4579:Part 1 : 1970,  and (iii) re-usability after 5 assembly operations using the same CYTOLOK resulted in no significant reduction in performance 
     
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16.)JAPAN                                                                     (OCTOBER 1988) 
 
    Standard:         JIS C 2810 (1984) - Class C (500 Cycle) 
    Ref:                  JETL Report Number 88-2215 
      
    Tests: (a)Electrical: 500 heat aging cycles on copper conductors 2 hours per cycle (1 hour heating). Assessment based on temperature stability of junction under test.(b) Mechanical: Tensile load test 
      
    Test Location: Test successfully passed in Japanese Electrical Testing Laboratory (JETL) 
     
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17.)UNITED KINGDOM                                         (NOVEMBER 1988) 
 
    Standard:        BS 4579: Part 1 : 1970 
    (Stranded Copper Conductors) 
      
    Tests: (a)Electrical: 500 electrical load cycles of approximately 50 minutes duration with conductor reaching at least 90oC Assessment based on the stability of the joint resistance's.(b) Mechanical: Tensile load tests incorporating a requirement to tolerate a load equivalent to 40% of conductor tensile strength. 
      
    Test Location:    CYTO LIMITED Research & Development Test Laboratory, County Waterford, Ireland, witnessed and certified by D.G. Rea, B. Sc., H.D.E., C Phys, M. Inst. P., a member of the Institute of Physics, Belgrave Square, London DWI. 
     
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18.)CANADA                                                            (NOVEMBER 1991) 
 
    Standards:      CSA 22.2 NO. O-M1982 and NO. 65-M1988 
    Ref:                REPORT NO: LR 32565-15 
      
    Tests:(a) Electrical: 500 heat aging cycles of up to 3 hours per cycle. Conductor temperature 90oC. Assessment based on temperature stability of junctions under test(b) Mechanical: Tensile test and secureness test. 
      
    Test Location:   CSA Laboratories, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Rexdale (Toronto), Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. 
     
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19.)UNITED KINGDOM                                        (SEPTEMBER 1993) 
      
    Standard:      BS 4579: PART 1 : 1981 (Upgraded to 200oC) 
      
    Test: Test conducted on M.I.C. (BICC Pyrotenax ) meeting all requirements of the standard using a more severe end temperature of 200oC prior to current shut down. 
      
    Test Location:  Test conducted on behalf of BICC Pyrotenax at the CYTO LIMITED Research & Development Test Laboratory, County Waterford, Ireland 
     
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20.)U.S.A.                                                                              (APRIL 1993) 
 
    Standard:      ANSI C 119.4 - ]986 
    Upgraded 'Extra Heavy Duty' 
      
    Test: Test carried out on aluminum stranded conductor as for ANSI C119.4 - 1986 but elevating control temperature to 200oC and applying more stringent pass criteria. 
      
    Test Location:  Tests conducted on behalf of Pacific Gas and Electric at the CYTO LIMITED Research & Development Test Laboratory, County Waterford, Ireland. 
     
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21.)U.S.A.                                                                       (JANUARY 1995) 
 
    Standard:100 CYCLE CURRENT CYCLE SUBMERSION TEST 
    (CCST) 
      
    Test: Comparative test to evaluate relative thermal and electrical operating characteristics between CYTOLOK connectors and typical high quality compression connectors, as well as mechanical (set screw) type connectors. 
      
    Test Result: Cytoloks ran up to 14oC cooler than either of the other connector types. 
      
    Test Location:  Southern Electric International/ Georgia Power Research Centre, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A 
     
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22.)SCANDINAVIA/NETHERLANDS                          (AUGUST 1995) 
    Standard:      DET NORSKE VERITAS 
    Ref:               CERTIFICATE NR. E-3652 
      
    Test: Approval granted on the basis of portfolio of testing previously carried Out and independently verified. 
     
    Approving Authority:   Approval granted by Det Norske Veritas 
    Classification AS Veritasveien 1,N-122 Hovik, Norway. 
     
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23.)AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND
(NOVEMBER 1996)
       Standard: AS/NZ 4325.1:1995 (IEC 1238-1:1993) Part 1
       Ref: MIMS 300
Test:
 :     a) Electrical: 1000 heat aging cycles with junctions reaching 100º C. Six short circuit exposures at the 200th load cycle. Assessment based on consistency of resistance between connectors as well as temperature and resistance stability throughout thermal history utilizing statistical methods..
   
        b) Mechanical: Tensile loads applied to separate samples to evaluate mechanical integrity.
       Test Location: Test conducted at CYTO LIMITED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TEST LABORATORY, County Cork, Ireland.

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