What is BS EN 60068-2-39-Temperature and humidity with low air pressure tests about?
BS EN 60068 is a European standard that discusses environmental testing.
BS EN 60068-2-39 is one of the parts of in the BS EN 60068 series that provides a description of test methods and guidance for testing of equipment or components under combined temperature or temperature and humidity with low air pressure tests.
The object of combined testing is to investigate to what extent the equipment or components are affected by combined temperature or temperature and humidity with low air pressure tests.
The method of combined tests detects electrical, mechanical, or other physical variations.
Who is BS EN 60068-2-39-Temperature and humidity with low air pressure tests for?
BS EN 60068-2-39 on temperature and humidity with low air pressure tests is useful to:
- Quality control accessors and evaluators
- Electronics Industry
- Aircraft component manufacturers
- Electronic equipment and component manufacturer
- Environmental testing authorities
- Environmental research scientists
- Environmental test laboratories
Why should you use BS EN 60068-2-39-Temperature and humidity with low air pressure tests?
Equipment and components are required to function without significant reduction in performance when subjected to different environmental parameters. The combination of temperature, humidity, and low air pressure may have certain effects on components and equipment. The type and severity of the environmental parameters depend on the operational, transport and storage environments to which the equipment and components are subjected. The environmental effects on the performance of equipment in the tropics and subtropics are totally different from those in arctic regions. Individual environmental parameters cause a variety of different and overlapping effects on the equipment and components.
The manufacturer attempts to ensure, and the user expects, that equipment and components will survive the environments to which they will be subjected throughout their useful life. This expectation can be assessed by exposure of the specimen to a range of simulated environmental parameters controlled in the laboratory. The severity of the environmental parameters is often increased to obtain meaningful results in a relatively short period of time.
In this regard, BS EN 60068-2-39 allows assessment of the likely effects of applied environmental conditions.
BS EN 60068-2-39 provides a description of test methods and guidance for evaluating of equipment or components under combined temperature or temperature and humidity with low air pressure tests.
BS EN 60068-2-39 can assist you to reduce operational, transport and storage environments effects on equipment and components.
Guidance in BS EN 60068-2-39 helps you to ensure that equipment and components can survive the environments to which they will be subjected throughout their useful life, thus positively impacting the service-life of products.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 60068-2-39:2016 supersedes BS EN 60068-2-39:1999. which is withdrawn. BS EN 60068-2-39:2016 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 60068-2-39:1999. These include:
- Preferred severities of the IEC 60068 series
- Combined temperature, humidity, and low air pressure