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DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE

Overview

This document is used for testing electromechanical elementary relays (electromechanical relays, reed relays, reed contacts, reed switches and technology combinations of these) and for evaluating their ability to perform under expected conditions of transportation, storage and all aspects of operational use. This document defines a standard test method to simulate the mechanical stress on relays as it can occur in service, during handling or during transportation. This document comprises test procedures to simulate shock impacts, steady acceleration environments (such as moving vehicles, aircraft and projectiles) as well as vibration conditions. The tests are generally intended to be carried out with devices under test (DUTs) without packaging. However, if the packaging is considered an essential part of the DUT, then the defined tests can be carried out with packaging as well. This document deals with test methods and evaluation. There are no restrictions on the scope of application of this document. Application of this standard provides manufacturers and users with greater investment security, while testing laboratories and manufacturers are given defined specifications for testing.

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Responsible national committee

DKE/K 671 - Schaltrelais: Electrical relays