00340 INSULATED TOOLS, 00340 Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: 00340
• Description: INSULATED OPEN ENDED SPANNER 17MM
• Manufacturer: INSULATED TOOLS

Specifications of 00340

• Svhc: No SVHC (18-Jun-2010)
• External Depth: 45mm
• External Width: 170mm
• Height: 13mm
• Weight: 0.120kg
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: na

“For thine especial safety”
New Catalogue, New Products,
New Benefits
Our Company History

Welcome to the latest edition of
our catalogue which features
some new products plus
redesigned screwdriver handles
which we have adopted for all
screwdriver type products.
This handle brings these tools into
the 21st century and we are sure
you will agree that they are easier
and more comfortable to use.
However if you have a preference
for the Engineers’ or Cabinet
Handle Screwdriver we can of
course still oblige.
Over forty years ago, the then
nationalised Area Electricity
Boards, were experiencing
problems in obtaining hand
tools insulated to a high enough
standard. To this end, senior
engineers and safety officers
from the Boards set up a
working group to look into their
requirements and to establish
a specification that all tools
needed to meet before they
could be considered safe for
live line working.
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The group, which included
the founder of our company,
researched the basic tools
that would be required and
all aspects that needed to be
covered in relation to insulating
these tools.
The outcome of this work was
the initial ESI 26-3 specification,
which stated that all tools must
be able to pass an electrical test
of 10,000 volts for 3 minutes
whilst submerged in water.
The material must be able to
function at temperatures from
–20ºC to +70ºC, the material
must also be able to withstand
impact, be flame retardant, have
a good adhesion to the tool and
also have the minimum moisture
retention.
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(Hamlet,IV,III)
This specification has now
been superseded by the
International IEC 60900, of
which IEC 60900:2004 is the
current version. Basically this
specification is identical to the
ESI 26-3.
Although PVC will meet the
requirements of these tests, the
members of the committee all
agreed that the material Nylon
11 was by far the best option, in
that it more than met the above
requirements, plus it is a much
harder wearing material and will
withstand the rigours of being
out in the field longer. This not
only makes the tools more cost
effective, but also gives the
operator that essential protection
for longer.
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Website: www.insulatedtools.co.uk