Hospital grade receptacle/plug

[Glenn Anderson]

Anyone familiar with a requirement of a min/max pulling pressure for hospital grade 20A/120V Duplex receptacles and plugs?
A colleague was tasked to gather data on the force required to un-couple the plug and device for a major medical center in Northern New Jersey.
Not sure where this data will be compiled but I'll hunt down the findings!

Thanks for any help

 

[WorkSafe]

Someone may have better info then me, but I might start looking at the UL requirements for these (UL 498, I believe). I'm trying to pull the UL, but not having any luck.

 

[steve66]

Not sure there is one. but, if you look in a Pass & Seymour catalog, it shows the tests HG receptacles must pass:

They use a 10 lbs abrupt plug removal (10 lbs pulling downward, alternating directions), then the ground pin must not pull out with 4 oz of pulling force.

Then there are some impact tests. See the hospital grade section of the P&S catalog.

Steve

 

[dmagyar]

I remember seeing one of these some time ago

I remember seeing one of these some time ago

Here's a link to the tester to determine what the tension is: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/re...ing/test-instruments/ecatalog/N-b9z?op=search

They may just want to determine what the current situation is regarding the respective age of the hospital.

 

[Microwatt]

Receptacle testing.

Receptacle testing.

NFPA-99 4.3.3.2 is a start. 4.3.4.1 also speaks of it.

 

[Glenn Anderson]

Thanks Dan,
Just the ticket!
Glenn