IS 7624 : 1990 Lead-acid starter batteries for diesel locomotives and rail cars

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers methods of tests, performance and otherrequirements of lead-acid storage batteries used as a source ofenergy for starting diesel engines, lighting and other normalauxiliary purposes in diesel locomotives and railcars.

2 References

List of Referred Indian Standards

IS 266 :1961Specification for sulphuric acid

IS 1069 :1964Specification for water for storage batteries

IS 1885 : Part 8 :1986 Electrotechnical vocabulary: Part 8 Secondary cells and batteries

IS 1146 :1980Specification for rubber and plastic containersfor lead-acid storage batteries

IS 1248 : Part 2 :1985 Specification for direct acting indicatinganalogue electrical measuring instruments andtheir accessories:Part 2 Ammeters and voltmeters

IS 1248 : Part 3 :1983 Specification for direct acting indicatinganalogue electrical measuring instruments andtheir accessories:Part 3 Wattmeters and varmeters

IS 3116 :1965Specification for sealing compound forlead-acid batteries

IS 4218 :1976Specification for ISO metric screw threads

IS 4905 :1986Methods for random sampling

IS 6071 :1986Specification for synthetic separators forlead-acid batteries

IS 9000 : Part 8 :1981 Basic environmental testing procedures forelectronic and electrical items:Part 8 Vibration (sinusoidal) test