Summary of Changes to CS8-13 (Ed 4)
AEIC Task Group 10-1
August 29, 2014
Below is a summary of the changes in CS8-13 (Edition 4) as compared to the previous
edition CS8-07 (Edition 3):
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1. 1.0 Introduction – In Paragraph 1.1 Supporting AEIC Documents two
additional AEIC documents were added as references.
2. The Resampling procedures in 1.6 Resampling were clarified.
3. 3.0 Conductor Shield Requirements – Paragraphs 3.1.1 Reduced Extruded
Conductor Shield Thickness, 3.2 Conductor Shield Contact Surface
Protrusions, and 3.3 Conductor Shield Irregularities were removed as these
are now covered by the Internal Irregularity Test in the most recent revisions of
ANSI/ICEA Standards S-94-649-2013 and S-97-682-2013.
4. 4.0 Insulation Requirements – Paragraph 4.2 Compound Inspection was
removed as it is now covered in the most recent revisions of ANSI/ICEA
Standards S-94-649-2013 and S-97-682-2013.
5. Paragraph 4.3 Diameter Requirements was revised to eliminate the
requirement that the cable be manufactured to meet the requirements of Tables
C-4 through C-7 in Appendix C even though the minimum insulation
requirements in AEIC have very closely matched those in ANSI/ICEA since the
publication of CS8-06 2nd Edition. CS8-13 now states that the ANSI/ICEA tables
are to be used by the cable manufacturers to manufacture the cable, but that
cable accessory manufacturers should use the tables in CS8-13 for
manufacturing their cable accessories. There is a more complete explanation in
Appendix B of CS8-13.
6. 5.0 Insulation Shield Requirements – The original Paragraph 5.2 Contact
Surface Protrusions has been removed as this is now covered by the Internal
Irregularity Test in the most recent revisions of ANSI/ICEA Standards S-94-6492013 and S-97-682-2013.
7. The wording in the new Paragraph 5.2 Diameter Requirements has been
changed to use the ANSI/ICEA tables for the insulation shield diameters. See
Item 5 above.
8. 7.0 Moisture Barrier Requirements – A reference to the new AEIC CG13 was
added.
9. 9.3 Options (for cable identification) – An option was added for printing the
month of manufacture on the cable jacket.
10. 10.0 Production Test Procedures – Paragraphs 10.1 Amber, Contaminant,
Void, and Protrusion Test and 10.2 Internal Irregularity Test Procedure were
removed as these are now covered by ANSI/ICEA standards.
11. The new Paragraph 10.1 Insulation Shield Field Strippability Test has been
revised since the test procedures are now covered by ICEA Standard T-27-581.
A paragraph has been added to allow users in warmer climates to require the
test to be performed at 65 °C temperatures rather t han 40 °C as the upper limit.
12. 11.2 Expense of Tests – This paragraph has been deleted in this edition.
13. 11.3 Testing Frequency – Paragraph 11.3.3 Resampling has been removed as
it is now covered by ANSI/ICEA.
14. 12.0 Shipment and Reels – Paragraph 12.1.4 has been revised so that cable
reel coverings will be according to the requirements of NEMA WC 26 Level 1.
Users may want to require more cable reel covering protection, but will have to
specify this in their own specification.
15. 12.3 Marking on Reels – Another bullet has been added to have the beginning
and ending footage numbers included, if applicable.
Appendixes
16. Appendix A – Two more AEIC references have been added.
17. Appendix A – Two more ICEA references have been added.
18. Appendix A – One NEMA reference has been added.
19. Appendix B – This appendix has been reworded and clarified.
20. Appendix C – This appendix now states that the maximum diameters are not
cable design requirements, but to be used by the cable accessory
manufacturers. See Item 5 above. The footnotes to the tables were also revised
accordingly.
21. Appendix D – The tables in this appendix have been renumbered, and
references to the corresponding ANSI/ICEA tables have been included below the
tables.