Toys Regulations

Vibration Test

• 1 The test equipment is described in the standard entitled Standard Method of Vibration Test for Shipping Containers, ASTM D 999-68, published on June 18, 1968 by the American Society for Testing and Materials.

Step 1

• • 2 (1) Place the battery on the table of the vibration tester in a normal vertical position. If required, install fences to prevent excessive rocking or moving on the table.

  Step 2

  • (2) Set the vibration frequency at the minimum speed sufficient to cause the battery to leave the table momentarily so that the shim may be inserted at least 102 mm (4 inches) between the bottom of the battery and the surface of the table. Ensure that the piece of metal is capable of being intermittently moved along one entire edge of the longest dimension of the battery.

  Step 3

  • (3) Vibrate the battery for 10 minutes. Rotate the battery so that another of its surfaces is in contact with the table. Vibrate for 10 minutes. Repeat for all battery surfaces.

  Step 4

  • (4) Inspect the exterior of the battery for visible damage. Check for the presence of acid on the battery surface.

Drop Test

• 3 The drop test applies to batteries that weigh less than 23 kg (50 pounds).

• 4 The test equipment is described in the standard entitled Standard Method of Drop Test for Shipping Containers, ASTM D 775-61, published in 1961 by the American Society for Testing and Materials, or in the standard entitled Drop Test for Fibreboard Shipping Containers, No. T. 802m-44, published by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, United States of America, in 1944.

Step 1

• • 5 (1) Place the battery in its normal position, face one end of the container and identify the surfaces as follows:

    • (a) top as 1;

    • (b) right side as 2;

    • (c) bottom as 3;

    • (d) left side as 4;

    • (e) near end as 5; and

    • (f) far end as 6.

  Step 2

  • (2) Identify the edges by the numbers of the two surfaces that form that edge. For example, the edge formed by the top and right side is identified as 1-2.

  Step 3

  • (3) Identify the corners by the numbers of the three surfaces that meet to form that corner. For example, the corner formed by the right side, bottom and near end is identified as 2-3-5.

  Step 4

  • (4) Drop the battery from a height of 457 mm (18 inches) in the following sequence:

    • (a) the 2-3-5 corner;

    • (b) the shortest edge radiating from that corner;

    • (c) the next longest edge radiating from that corner;

    • (d) the longest edge radiating from that corner;

    • (e) flat on one of the smallest faces;

    • (f) flat on the opposite small face;

    • (g) flat on one of the medium faces;

    • (h) flat on the opposite medium face;

    • (i) flat on one of the largest faces;

    • (j) flat on the opposite large face.

  Step 5

  • (5) Inspect the exterior of the battery for visible damage. Check for the presence of acid on the battery surface.