Torque Tester for Screwed Glands is designed to perform torque tests of screwed glands according to EN / IEC 60598-1 clause 4.12.5.
Test Procedure
Screwed glands shall be fitted with a cylindrical metal rod having a diameter equal to the nearest whole number of millimetres below the internal diameter of the packing. The glands shall then be tightened by means of a suitable spanner, the moment shown in Table 4.2 being applied to the spanner for 1 min.
Technical Parameters:
Stainless steel bar: Ф 5, Ф 7, Ф 9, Ф 10, Ф 12, Ф 14, Ф 16, Ф 18, Ф 20, Ф 22, Ф 25, Ф 30, Ф 32, Ф 40 mm;
Mass: 20N, 40N, 50N, 60N; hook weights: 20N and 6N
Wheel diameter: 250 mm, wooden
Diameter of test rod
mm
Moment
Metal glands (Nm)
Moulded plastic glands (Nm)
< 7
6.25
2.5
7 ~ 14
6.25…