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Systems of Insulating Materials - General 
UL 1446 
 
1 Scope  
1.1 These requirements cover test procedures to be used in the evaluation of Class 120(E) or higher electrical insulation systems intended for connection to the low voltage side of the distribution network where the voltage is limited to 1000 V or less and where the thermal factor and not transient overvoltages or partial discharge is the dominating aging factor. These requirements also cover the investigation of the substitution of minor components of insulation in a previously evaluated insulation system and also the test procedures to be used in the evaluation of magnet wire coatings, magnet wires, and varnishes.  
 
 
1.1 revised January 30, 2008 
1.2 These requirements do not cover a single insulating material or a simple combination of materials, such as a laminate or a varnished cloth, printed circuit boards, or planar transformers.  
 
1.3 These requirements do not cover insulation systems exposed to radiation or operating in oils, refrigerants, soaps, or other media that potentially degrade insulating materials.  
 
1.4 These requirements shall be modified or supplemented as determined by the applicable requirements in the end-product standard covering the device, appliance, or equipment in which the insulation system is used.  
 
Table of Contents for UL 1446  
 
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Cover  
Transmittal  
Table of Contents  
Body  
INTRODUCTION  
1 Scope  
2 Reference Publications  
3 Units of Measurement  
4 Glossary  
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA  
5 Magnet Wire  
5.1 Magnet wire coatings  
5.2 Magnet wire evaluation  
6 Varnishes  
7 Insulation Systems  
7.1 General  
7.2 System components  
8 Substitutions or Modification to an Insulation System  
8.1 General  
8.2 Minor components  
8.3 Magnet wire  
8.4 Varnish  
8.5 Encapsulants, ground, and interwinding insulation  
PERFORMANCE TESTS  
9 Magnet Wire Coatings/Magnet Wires  
10 Varnishes - Thermal Aging  
11 Insulation Systems -  
11.1 General  
11.2 Samples  
11.3 Exposures  
11.4 Diagnostic tests - determination of end of test-life  
11.5 Analysis and evaluation  
12 Insulation Systems -  
12.1 General  
12.2 Samples, exposures, and tests  
12.3 Analysis and evaluation  
13 Insulation Systems -  
13.1 General  
13.2 Samples, exposures, and tests  
13.3 Analysis and evaluation  
14 Sealed Tube Testing  
14.1 General  
14.2 Samples  
14.3 Conditioning  
14.4 Interpretation of results of non-bondable wire  
14.5 Interpretation of results for bondable wire  
15 Infrared Analysis Tests  
MARKING  
16 Details  
Appendix A - Information for Magnet Wire Substitution  
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