Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations[Pt. 2]
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Division 1 — General test procedures
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1. The lighter must be
maintained at a temperature of 23 ± 2°C for at least 10 hours
immediately preceding testing in accordance with Divisions 2, 3 and 4.
2. The area in which
tests are carried out must be maintained at a temperature of 23 ±
2°C during testing in accordance with Divisions 2, 4 and 5.
3. The lighter to be
tested must be new, free of mechanical damage and must not (except where
required by these regulations) have been previously tested.
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Division 2 — Flame height test procedures
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4. The test must be
carried out inside a draft free chamber constructed from suitable
non‑flammable material. The flame height must be measured to the nearest
10 mm.
5. Adjustable lighters
must be tested with the lighter adjusted to produce the maximum flame height
and then with the lighter adjusted to produce the minimum flame height.
6. The lighter must
produce a flame for a continuous 5 second period and the flame height must be
determined by measuring from the tip of the flame to the top of the flameguard
or to the base of the flame (in the case of a lighter that does not have a
flameguard) by means of a board positioned at least 25 mm behind the lighter
which is marked with 10 mm increments.
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Division 3 — Inversion test procedures
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7. The lighter
(adjustable lighters adjusted to produce a 50 mm flame) must be operated
to produce a flame, for a continuous 10 second period in a draft free
chamber, while being held at 45° below the horizontal.
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Division 4 — Drop test procedures
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8. The lighter must be
allowed to fall 3 times onto a concrete surface from a point 1.5 m above it,
from the following positions —
(a)
firstly, an upright position;
(b)
secondly, an inverted position;
(c)
thirdly, a horizontal position.
9. The lighter must be
inspected after every fall and any spontaneous ignition or damage must be
recorded.
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Division 5 — Temperature test procedures
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10. An oven capable of
withstanding the explosion of a lighter when being tested and of maintaining a
temperature of 54 ± 2°C must be used in the test.
11. The lighter must
be placed in the oven for 4 hours during which time the oven temperature must
be maintained at 54 ± 2°C.
12. The lighter when
removed from the oven must, when cool, be tested in accordance with
Division 3.
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Division 6 — Pressure test procedure
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13. The test apparatus
must consist of a device capable of producing gauge pressure of 2 (MPa).
14. The lighter must
be emptied of fuel.
15. The fuel reservoir
of the lighter must be subjected to an internal pressure equal to twice the
vapour pressure at 54°C of the fuel normally used in the lighter. The
pressure rise must not exceed a rate of 69 kPa per second.
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