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A4 Requirements to the mains connecting cables
The AC-adaptor unit of the R/S Rheometer enables operation of the Rheometer with supply voltage in
the range of 100 to 240 V AC with frequencies from 50 to 60 Hz.
The mains connecting cable that you have received with your R/S Rheometer in some cases may not
meet with the requirements of the country in which you are using this Rheometer. You must obligatory
use a mains connecting cable that meets the specific requirements of the relevant country.
The following information explains the requirements that are to taken into account when choosing the
mains connecting cable.
General information
• The connecting cable must be permitted (authorized) in the country where it is used.
• The AC-adaptor plug connector (that is the connection with the AC adaptor itself, not the
mains plug) must suitable for the input socket type CEE22/IEC 320 (data sheet C14).
• The mains cable must be at least 2 m and at the most 3 m long.
USA and Canada
- The mains connecting cable must correspond to the UL-permission and CSA Certificate.
- The following minimal requirements are valid for the cable:
• No. 18 AWG
• Type SV or similar
• 3-phase
- The cable must have a nominal load-capacity of at least 10 A.
- The mains plug of type NEMA 5-15P (15A, 125V) or NEMA 6-15P (15A, 250V) must have plug
protection.
Other countries
- The connectors of the mains connecting cable must have approval certificate for the
corresponding country in which this Rheometer is used. These places are:
- BSI (Great Britain) NEMKO (Norway)
- CEBEC (Belgium) OVE (Austria)
- DEMKO (Denmark) SEMKO (Sweden)
- EANSW (Australia) SETI (Finland)
- IMQ (Italy) SEV (Switzerland)
- KEMA (Netherlands) UTE (France)
- VDE (Germany)
- The cable must be three-phase HAR-cable of type HO5VV-F3 with a minimal phase diameter-
section of 1.0 mm
2
.
The mains connecting cable must be permitted for a current load of at least 10 A and, depending on
country, a nominal voltage of 125 V or 250 V AC.
Japan
In Japan the following cable types and connections values are required:
- All parts of the cables (cable, socket and plug) must have brand name and registration number
according to the Dentori law.
- The following minimal requirements are valid for the cable:
• 0.75 mm
2
, 2-phase
• Type VCT or VCTF
• 3-phase
- The cable must have nominal current load capacity of 7 A.