EIASTANDARDTP-20CWITHSTANDINGVOLTAGETESTPROCEDUREFORELECTRICALCONNECTORS,SOCKETSANDCOAXIALCONTACTSEIA-364-20C(RevisionofEIA-364-20B)June2004ELECTRONICCOMPONENTS,ASSEMBLIES&MATERIALSASSOCIATIONTHEELECTRONICCOMPONENTSSECTOROFTHEELECTRONICINDUSTRIESALLIANCEANSI/EIA-364-20CApproved:June3,2004EIA-364-20CNOTICEEIAEngineeringStandardsandPublicationsaredesignedtoservethepublicinterestthrougheliminatingmisunderstandingsbetweenmanufacturersandpurchasers,facilitatinginterchangeabilityandimprovementofproducts,andassistingthepurchaserinselectingandobtainingwithminimumdelaytheproperproductforhisparticularneed.ExistenceofsuchStandardsandPublicationsshallnotinanyrespectprecludeanymemberornonmemberofEIAfrommanufacturingorsellingproductsnotconformingtosuchStandardsandPublications,norshalltheexistenceofsuchStandardsandPublicationsprecludetheirvoluntaryusebythoseotherthanEIAmembers,whetherthestandardistobeusedeitherdomesticallyorinternationally.StandardsandPublicationsareadoptedbyEIAinaccordancewiththeAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)patentpolicy.Bysuchaction,EIAdoesnotassumeanyliabilitytoanypatentowner,nordoesitassumeanyobligationwhatevertopartiesadoptingtheStandardorPublication.ThisstandardisbaseduponthemajortechnicalcontentofInternationalElectrotechnicalCommissionstandard512-2,test4a,voltageproof,1985.ItconformsinallessentialrespectsthisIECstandard.ThisStandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallsafetyproblemsassociatedwithitsuseorallapplicableregulatoryrequirements.ItistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisStandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesandtodeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationsbeforeitsuse.Publishedby©ELECTRONICINDUSTRIESALLIANCE2004EngineeringDepartment2500WilsonBoulevardArlington,VA22201PLEASE!DON'TVIOLATETHELAW!ThisdocumentiscopyrightedbytheEIAandmaynotbereproducedwithoutpermission.Organizationsmayobtainpermissiontoreproducealimitednumberofcopiesthroughenteringintoalicenseagreement.Forinformation,contact:GlobalEngineeringDocuments15InvernessWayEastEnglewood,CO80112-5704orcallUSAandCanada(1-800-854-7179),International(303-397-7956)iCONTENTSClausePage1Introduction...............................................................................................................11.1Scope.........................................................................................................................11.2Object........................................................................................................................12Testresources............................................................................................................12.1Equipment.................................................................................................................13Testspecimen............................................................................................................23.1Description................................................................................................................23.2Preparation................................................................................................................24Testprocedure...........................................................................................................34.1Pointsofapplication.................................................................................................34.2Barometricpressure..................................................................................................34.3Testvoltage...............................................................................................................44.4Rateofapplication.....................................................................................................44.5Durationofapplication.............................................................................................44.6Examinationandmeasurementofspecimen.............................................................55Detailstobespecified...............................................................................................56Testdocumentation...................................................................................................6Table1Testconditions..........................................................................................................4AnnexANormative.................................................................................................................A-1BInformative................................................................................................................B-1ii(Thispageleftblank)EIA-364-20CPage1TESTPROCEDURENo.20CWITHSTANDINGVOLTAGETESTPROCEDUREFORELECTRICALCONNECTORS,SOCKETSANDCOAXIALCONTACTS(FromEIAStandardsProposalNo.5051formulatedunderthecognizanceEIACE-2.0CommitteeonNationalConnectorStandards,andpreviouslypublishedinEIA-364-20B.)1Introduction1.1ScopeThisstandardappliestoelectricalconnectors,socketsandcoaxialcontacts.1.2ObjectTheobjectofthistestistodescribeamethodformeasuringthewithstanding