What is BS EN 60068-3-7 – Environmental testing about?
BS EN 60068-3-7 is a European standard that discusses the measurements in temperature chambers for tests A and B for environmental testing. Environmental tests demonstrate that your products have the build quality to work perfectly, no matter what the conditions.
BS EN 60068-3-7 provides a uniform and reproducible method of confirming that temperature test chambers conform to the requirements specified in climatic test procedures of IEC 60068-2-1 and IEC 60068-2-2 when loaded with either heat-dissipating or non-heat-dissipating specimens under conditions which take into account air circulation inside the working space of the chamber.
BS EN 60068-3-7 standard is defined primarily for users when conducting regular chamber performance monitoring.
Who is BS EN 60068-3-7 – Environmental testing for?
BS EN 60068-3-7 on environmental testing applies to:
- Environmental testing laboratories
Why should you use BS EN 60068-3-7 – Environmental testing?
The expression "environmental conditioning" or "environmental testing" covers the natural and artificial environments to which components or equipment are exposed so that an assessment can be made of their performance under conditions of use, transport and storage to which they are exposed in practice.
BS EN 60068-3-7 provides you with two types of methods such as:
- The confirmation method (procedure 1) is a specified method of making continuous measurements to establish whether the performance of a test chamber conforms with the requirements detailed in IEC 60068-2-1, test A and/or IEC 60068-2-2, test B
- The routine monitoring method (procedure 2) is a specified method of making measurements, continuously or at intervals, to ensure that the test chamber performance is being maintained
BS EN 60068-3-7 provides you with the measuring systems in the temperatures chamber which include:
- Temperature (Temperature sensor)
- Humidity (Humidity sensor)
- Wall emissivity
- Air velocity
- Recording devices
BS EN 60068-3-7 helps you to build consumer trust and confidence in environmental testing.