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AS1154.3—2009AustralianStandard®InsulatorandconductorfittingsforoverheadpowerlinesPart3:PerformanceandgeneralrequirementsforhelicalfittingsAS1154.3—2009ThisAustralianStandard®waspreparedbyCommitteeEL-010,OverheadLines.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon4November2008.ThisStandardwaspublishedon12February2009.ThefollowingarerepresentedonCommitteeEL-010:�AustralasianRailwayAssociation�AustralianChamberofCommerceandIndustry�AustralianElectricalandElectronicManufacturersAssociation�AustralianPorcelainInsulatorsAssociation�ElectricityEngineersAssociation,NewZealand�EnergyNetworksAssociationThisStandardwasissuedindraftformforcommentasDR07132.StandardsAustraliawishestoacknowledgetheparticipationoftheexpertindividualsthatcontributedtothedevelopmentofthisStandardthroughtheirrepresentationontheCommitteeandthroughthepubliccommentperiod.KeepingStandardsup-to-dateAustralianStandards®arelivingdocumentsthatreflectprogressinscience,technologyandsystems.Tomaintaintheircurrency,allStandardsareperiodicallyreviewed,andneweditionsarepublished.Betweeneditions,amendmentsmaybeissued.Standardsmayalsobewithdrawn.ItisimportantthatreadersassurethemselvestheyareusingacurrentStandard,whichshouldincludeanyamendmentsthatmayhavebeenpublishedsincetheStandardwaspublished.DetailedinformationaboutAustralianStandards,drafts,[e-mail],orwritetoStandardsAustralia,GPOBox476,Sydney,NSW2001.AS1154.3—2009AustralianStandard®InsulatorandconductorfittingsforoverheadpowerlinesPart3:PerformanceandgeneralrequirementsforhelicalfittingsOriginatedasAS1154.3—1982.Previousedition1985.Thirdedition2009.COPYRIGHT©StandardsAustraliaAllrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher.PublishedbyStandardsAustraliaGPOBox476,Sydney,NSW2001,AustraliaISBN0733790089AS1154.3—20092PREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbytheStandardsAustraliaCommitteeEL-010,OverheadLines,tosupersedeAS1154.3—1985.ThisStandardisoneofatwo-partseriescoveringinsulatorandconductorfittingsforoverheadlinesasfollows:Part1:Performance,material,generalrequirementsanddimensions,whichcombinestheformerPart1andPart2.Part3:Performanceandgeneralrequirementsforhelicalfittings(thisStandard).Thenatureofhelicalfittingsissuchthattheymaybeusedforapplicationsotherthanthoseforwhichtheywerespecificallydesigned.InthisStandard,onlytheprimaryfunctionisconsideredandtestsappropriatetothatfunctionarestipulated.Theuseoffittingsforpurposesotherthanthoseforwhichtheyweredesignedisamatterfornegotiationbetweenthepurchaserandsupplier.ForthepurposeofthisStandard,helicalfittingsareseparatedintotwomaingroups,thoseforbareconductorsandthoseforinsulatedconductors.Helicalfittingsforbareconductorsarefurthersubdividedintothreeclassesasfollows:(a)Fittingsthatactasanchorstoattachconductorsundertensiontostructuresandfittingsusedforjoiningtwoconductorsthatwillbeusedundertension.(b)Fittingsthatgripaconductorandresistlongitudinalslipandattachtheconductortoaninsulatorsetorothersupportdevice.(c)Fittingsintendedtoprotectaconductorfromtheelectricaland/ormechanicalstressestowhichitmaybesubjectedinservice.Thisclassalsoincludesfittingsintendedfortherepairofdamagedconductors,torestorefullelectricalandmechanicalintegrity.3AS1154.3—2009CONTENTSPageSECTION1SCOPEANDGENERAL1.1SCOPE........................................................................................................................41.2REFERENCEDANDRELATEDDOCUMENTS......................................................41.3DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................51.4GENERALREQUIREMENTS...................................................................................61.5GENERALREQUIREMENTSFORTESTS...............................................................61.6VERIFICATIONOFDIMENSIONS..........................................................................71.7COLOURCODESFORHELICALFITTINGS...........................................................7SECTION2ANCHORANDTENSIONFITTINGS2.1ITEMSTOBESPECIFIEDBYTHEPURCHASERORDECLAREDBYTHEMANUFACTURER....................................................................................................92.2TYPETESTFORGLUE...........................................................................................102.3MECHANICALSTRENGTHTYPETESTS............................................................102.4ELECTRICALTYPETESTS...................................................................................122.5BATCHTESTS.........................................................................................................14SECTION3SUSPENSIONANDSUPPORTFITTINGS3.1SPECIFICATIONDETAILS—ITEMSTOBESPECIFIEDBYTHEPURCHASERORDECLAREDBYTH