What Australian standard covers front terminal batteries?
For valve-regulated lead-acid stationary batteries, the current Australian standards are:
- AS 60896.22:2023, Requirements. Published 8 September 2023. This supersedes AS/NZS 4029.2:2000.
- AS 60896.21:2023, Methods of test.
Valen’s valve-regulated ranges, ENDUROGEL, ENVIROX-CEL, ENVIROX-CELPLUS and TOPIN Front Terminal, comply with AS 60896.22:2023 by manufacturer’s declaration of conformity.
That supersession is worth knowing because AS/NZS 4029.2:2000 is still referenced in a number of live utility and road authority specifications, Main Roads WA Specification 713 among them. If you are responding to a tender that cites AS/NZS 4029.2, the product requirement it intends is now expressed in AS 60896.22:2023, and saying so in your response is usually appreciated rather than pedantic.
The related installation and maintenance standards:
|
Standard |
Scope |
|---|---|
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AS 3011.1 / 3011.2:2019 |
Electrical installations, secondary batteries installed in buildings (vented / sealed) |
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AS 2676.1:2020 / 2676.2 |
Installation, maintenance, testing and replacement of secondary batteries in buildings |
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AS 4044:2024 |
Battery chargers for stationary batteries, supersedes AS 4044-1992 |
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AS/NZS 3000 |
Wiring Rules, always the base |
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AS/NZS 5139:2019 + A1:2025 |
Battery systems with power conversion equipment, note the exclusions below |