IEC IEC 61196-1-304 Edition 1.0 2011-11 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD colour inside Coaxialcommunicationcables Part 1-304: Mechanical test methods -Impact resistance INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION PRICECODE G ICS 33.120.10 ISBN 978-2-88912-787-0 @ Registe 61196-1-304@IEC:2011(E) -2- CONTENTS FOREWORD 3 1 Scope. 2 Normative references. .5 3 Terms and definitions Test method 4 4.1 Sample.. 4.1.1 Sample length. 4.1.2 Termination 5 4.2 Equipment. 4.3 Procedure 5 Test report. 6 Requirements Figure 1 - Test setup Figure 2 - Drop weight 61196-1-304@ IEC:2011(E) - 3 - INTERNATIONALELECTROTECHNICALCOMMISSION COAXIALCOMMUNICATIONCABLES- Part1-304:Mechanicaltest methods- Impactresistance FOREWORD The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising 1) (IEC National Committees). all national electrotechnical committees .The,objectof,IEC isto..promote international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields.To this end and in addition to other activities, IEc publishes, International Standards, Technical Specifications, Technical Reports, Publicly Available Specifications. (PAS) and Guides_(hereafter,referred to.as "IEC in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work.International, governmental and non- agreement between the two organizations. 2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEc on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international interestedIECNational Committees. 3) IEC Publications have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC National Publications is accurate, IEC cannot be held responsible for the way in which they are used or for any misinterpretation by any end user. 4) transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional publications. Any divergence between any IEC Publication and the corresponding national or regional publication shall be clearly indicated in the latter. IEc itself does not provide any attestation of conformity. Independent certification bodies provide conformity , access to IEC marks of conformity. IEC is not responsible for any assessment services and,in some areas, services carried out by independent certification bodies. 6) All users should ensure that they have the latest edition of this publication. 7) No liability shall attach to IEc or its directors, employees, servants or agents including individual experts and expenses arising out of the publication, use of, or reliance upon, this IEc Publication or any other IEC Publications. 8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced publications is indispensable for the correct application of this publication. 9) patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. International Standard IEC 61196-8 has been prepared by subcommittee 46A:Coaxial cables, ofIEC technical committee 46: Cables, wires, waveguides, R.F. connectors, R.F. and microwavepassivecomponentsandaccessories. The text of this standard is based on the following documents: FDIS Report on voting 46A/1038/FDIS 46A/1056/RVD Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on votingindicatedintheabovetable This publication has been drafted in accordance with the IsO/lEC Directives, Part 2.