DEC 1998 NBR 9136

Optical and telephonic cables - Humidity

penetration test - Test method
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Brasileira de Normas
Técnicas

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Origin: Project NBR 9136:1997
CB-03 - Brazilian Electricity Committee
CE-03:046.02 - Study Commission for the Test Method of Telephonic Cables and Wires
NBR 9136 - Optical and telephone cables - Humidity penetration test
Copyright © 1998, Descriptors: Optical cable. Telephone cable. Humidity penetration
ABNT - Brazilian Technical This Standard supersedes NBR 9136:1985
Standards Association
Valid from 01/29/1999
Printed in Brazil/
Impresso no Brasil
Keywords: Optical cable. Telephonic cable. Humidity penetration 2 pages
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Preface 3 Definitions
ABNT - Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas
The technical terms used in this Standard are defined in
(Brazilian Technical Standards Association) - is the
NBR 5456.
Standardization National Forum. The Brazilian Standards,
whose content is responsibility of the Brazilian Committees
4 Equipment
(CB) and the Sectorial Standardization Bodies (ONS), are
elaborated by Study Commissions (CE), comprised by
4.1 Water recipient
representatives of the involved sectors, such as: producers,
consumers and neutrals (university, laboratories and Transparent recipient which allows forming a 1,000 mm
others). water column.
The Brazilian Standard Projects, elaborated within the
scope of the CB and ONS, circulate for National Voting 4.2 Connecting hose
between ABNT associates and other stakeholders.
Element for connecting the water reservoir and the cable
(test specimen).
1 Objective
5 Test execution
This Standard prescribes the test method for humidity
penetration in optical and telephonic cables.
5.1 Test specimen
2 Normative reference Remove a test specimen 1,000 mm long from the sample.

The following standard contains provisions that, when
mentioned in this text, constitute prescriptions for this
Standard. The indicated edition was in force at the moment
of this publication. As every standard is subject to revision, it
is recommended to verify the convenience of using the most
recent version of the standard mentioned below when
effecting agreements based on this standard. ABNT have
the information on the standards in force at a given moment.
NBR 5456:1987 - General Electricity - Terminology
5.2 Test procedure
5.2.1 Apply a sealing cap that allows injection of pressurized
water over the coat of one of the ends of the test specimen.
For optical cables with peripheral sustaining elements, the
sealing cap must be applied over the optical nucleus
protecting coat. The other extremity of the test specimen
must remain open and the cap must be applied carefully in
order to not compress the cable and prevent or hinder the
water flow through the empty spaces of the nucleus.
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5.2.2 Attach the connecting hose to the water recipient and
then to the sealing cap, keeping the test specimen in the
horizontal position.
5.2.3 when not indicated otherwise in the cable
specification, raise the water height to not less than 1,000
mm and keep this value for 1 hour, at the temperature of
25°C ± 5°C.
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6 Result
6.1 The result must be in accordance with the requisite
indicated in the cable specification.
6.2 If the result does not meet the requisite indicated in the
cable specification, it is allowed to remove a second test
specimen, 3,000 mm long, adjacent to the first test
specimen, and repeat the test according to 5.2.