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Table 10 (Continued)
Climatic and chemical C1 C2 C3
Ambient temperature -10°C to +60°C -40°C to +70°C
Rate of change of temperature 0.1°C per minute 1.0°C per minute 3.0°C per minute
Humidity 5% to 85%
(non-condensing)
5% to 95%
(condensing)
5% to 95%
(condensing)
Solar radiation 700 Wm-2 1 120 Wm-2 1 120 Wm-2
Liquid pollution (see note 3)
Contaminants Concentration x 10-6 Concentration x 10-6 Concentration x 10-6
Sodium chloride (salt/sea water) 0 <0.3 <0.3
Oil (dry-air concentration)
(for oil types see note 2) 0 <0.005 <0.5
Sodium stearate (soap) 0 >5 x 104 aqueous
non-gelling >5 x 104 aqueous gelling
Detergent 0
Conductive materials 0 Temporary Present
Gaseous pollution (see Note 3)
Contaminants
Mean/Peak
(Concentration x 10-6)
Mean/Peak
(Concentration x 10-6)
Mean/Peak
(Concentration x 10-6)
Hydrogen sulphide <0.003/<0.01 <0.05/<0.5 <10/<50
Sulphur dioxide <0.01/<0.03 <0.1/<0.3 <5/<15
Chlorine wet (>50 % humidity) 0.000 5/<0.001 <0.005/<0.03 <0.05/0.3
Chlorine dry (<50 % humidity) <0.002/<0.01 <0.02/<0.1 <0.2/<1.0
Hydrogen chloride -/<0.06 <0.06/<0.3 <0.6/<3.0
<0.001/<0.005 <0.01/<0.05 <0.1/<1.0
Ammonia <1/<5 <10/<50 <50/<250
Oxides of Nitrogen <0.05/<0.1 <0.5/<1 <5/<10
Ozone <0.002/<0.005 <0.025/<0.05 <0.1/<1
Table 10 (Concluded)
Electromagnetic E1 E2 E3
Electrostatic discharge - Contact
(0,667 μC) 4 kV 4 kV 4 kV
Electrostatic discharge - Air
(0,132 μC) 8 kV 8 kV 8 kV
Radiated RF - AM
3 V/m at (80 to 1 000
MHz)
3 V/m at
(1 400 to 2 000 MHz)
1 V/m at
(2 000 to 2 700 MHz)
3 V/m at (80 to 1 000
MHz)
3 V/m at
(1 400 to 2 000 MHz)
1 V/m at
(2 000 to 2 700 MHz)
10 V/m at (80 to 1 000
MHz)
3 V/m at
(1 400 to 2 000 MHz)
1 V/m at
(2 000 to 2 700 MHz)
Conducted RF 3 V at 150kHz to 80MHz 3 V at 150kHz to 80MHz 10 V at 150kHz to
80MHz
EFT/B (comms) 500 V 500 V 1 kV
Surge (transient ground potential
500 V 1 kV 1 kV
Magnetic Field (50/60 Hz) 1 AM-1 3 AM-1 30 AM-1
Magnetic Field (60 Hz to 20 000 Hz)
NOTES:
1 – Bump: the repetitive nature of the shock experienced by the channel shall be taken into account.
3 – A single dimensional characteristic, i.e. Concentration x 10-5
TABLE 2: Climatic and chemical and electromagnetic information per MICE environmental
conditions. Source: TIA-568.O-D Annex D.