AS/NZS 62086.1:2002

Specifies general and testing requirements for electrical resistance trace heaters for application in explosive gas atmospheres. It covers trace heaters that may comprise either factory- or field- (work-site) assembled units, and which may be series heating cables, parallel heating cables or heating pads and heating panels that have been assembled and/or terminated in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. This Standard also includes requirements for termination assemblies and control methods used with trace heating. This Standard is identical with and has been reproduced from IEC 62086-1:2001.