Socket & Plug Strength
Tester

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Socket & Plug Strength Tester

Application

The construction of accessories shall allow for easy insertion and withdrawal of the plug, and prevent the plug from working out of the socket-outlet in normal use. Interlocked accessories are tested in the unlocked position. Compliance is checked, for socket-outlets only, by a test to ascertain that the max force necessary to withdraw the test plug from the socket-outlet is not higher than the force specified in standard; by a test to ascertain that the min force necessary to withdraw a single pin gauge from the individual contact assembly is not lower than the force specified in standard.

Instrument

The SafQ Socket and Plug Strength Tester is designed to meet the exacting requirements of major international standards such as IEC 60884-1. The clamping system is easy to operate. The top plate swivels up from a horizontal position to a vertical orientation and the clamping device can be rotated in the top plate. These features allow the device to be set up in many different configurations to meet different standard requirements. Standard plugs and weights are supplied to perform testing on sockets rated up to 16A.

Pin gauges and the appropriate weights for testing minimum withdrawal force are sold separately. The required dimension of the pin gauge need to be specified by the customer.

Features

  • Standard plugs and weights for testing sockets rated up to 16A
  • Test plugs made from hardened steel with roughness not exceeding 0.8um
  • Top plate pivots from horizontal to vertical
  • Sample clamp rotates 360°

Conforms To

IEC60884-1, GB2099.1, GB2099.2, GB2099.3, GB1002