BS IEC 60095‑2:2021 pdf download – Lead-acid starter batteries Part 2: Dimensions of batteries and dimensions and marking of terminals.
1 Scope This part of IEC 60095 is applicable to lead-acid batteries used for starting, lighting and ignition of passenger cars and light vehicles with a nominal voltage of 1 2 V. All batteries in accordance with this document can be fastened to the vehicle either by means of the ledges around the container or by means of a hold-down device engaging with the lid. This document specifies dimensions of battery for Europe, East Asia and North America. 2 Normative references The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. IEC 60050-482, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Part 482: Primary and secondary cells and batteries IEC 60095-1 :201 8, Lead-acid starter batteries – Part 1: General requirements and methods of test IEC 6041 7:2002 , Graphical symbols for use on equipment ISO/IEC 1 0646, Information technology – Universal coded character set (UCS) ISO 1 043-1 , Plastics – Symbols and abbreviated terms – Part 1: Basic polymers and their special characteristics ISO 1 1 469, Plastics – Generic identification and marking of plastics products 3 Terms and definitions For the purpose of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60050-482 apply. ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses: • IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/ • ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
4 General requirements 4.1 General The specifications of Clause 4 are common to all starter batteries according to this document. 4.2 Marking 4.2.1 Safety labelling The batteries shall bear the six coloured safety symbols in accordance with 6.1 .6 of IEC 60095-1 :201 8. 4.2.2 Marking of the polarity of terminals 4.2.2.1 General The batteries shall carry the marking of polarity, at least of the positive terminal. 4.2.2.2 Marking of positive terminals This marking shall take the form of the symbol “+” either on the upper surface of the positive terminal or on the lid adjacent to the positive terminal. 4.2.2.3 Marking of negative terminals This marking shall take the form of the symbol “–” either on the upper surface of the negative terminal or on the lid adjacent to the negative terminal. 4.2.2.4 Design and dimensions of marking of terminals The symbols used for marking the terminals shall be in accordance with IEC 6041 7-5005:201 2-1 0 for the positive and IEC 6041 7-5006:201 2-1 0 for the negative polarity. The dimensions of the marking shall be according to Figure 1 .
4.3 Recycling 4.3.1 Recycling of lead The batteries shall be marked with the symbols for recycling and separate collection according to IEC 60095-1 . 4.3.2 Recycling of plastic material Injection moulded battery components need to be marked according to ISO 1 1 469 and ISO 1 043-1 . The marking shall be placed on the bottom of the battery container or on one short side near the ledge. According to ISO 1 1 469 and ISO 1 043-1 the minimum marking for polypropylene-polyethylene copolymer is >PP< or >PP/PE<. In addition it is possible to show the recycling symbol with number 7 (Unicode character ‘RECYCLING SYMBOL FOR TYPE-7 PLASTICS’ (U+2679) according to ISO/IEC 1 0646) and the term “Other”. The recommended thickness is (0,3 ± 0,1 ) mm. The height of the marking characters shall be between 3 mm and 7 mm. An example for this marking is shown in Figure 2.