prEN 50342-1

Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test

General information

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CENELEC

CLC/TC 21X Secondary cells and batteries

European Norm

Scope

A new revision for EN 50342-1 needs to be prepared to cover following topics: - Solve contradictions concerning test
sequence and pass / fail criteria for pre testing - Add Annex ZZ to harmonize test procedure for capacity determination
according Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 - Adapt marking requirements to European Batteries Regulation (EU)
2023/1542 - Add new annex with an optional test high heat cycling test procedure (HTE-Test).

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

2023/1542

Life cycle

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EN 50342-1:2015/A2:2021

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