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BS EN 837-1 : 1998

National foreword
This British Standard is the English language version of EN 837-1 : 1996, and it
includes the corrections to table A.2 issued on 1997-02-20. It supersedes BS 1780 :
1985 which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee
GEL/65, Measurement and control, to Subcommittee GEL/65/2, Elements of systems,
which has the responsibility to:

± aid enquirers to understand the text;

± present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the
interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
± monitor related international and European developments and promulgate
them in the UK.

A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request

to its secretary.
Cross-references
The British Standards which implement international or European publications
referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the
section entitled `International Standards Correspondence Index', or by using the
`Find' facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,
pages 2 to 21 and a back cover.

This British Standard, having Amendments issued since publication

been prepared under the
direction of the Electrotechnical Amd. No. Date Text affected
Sector Board, was published
under the authority of the
Standards Board and comes into
effect on 15 March 1998

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 837-1
NORME EUROPEÂENNE
EUROPAÈISCHE NORM December 1996

ICS 17.100

Descriptors: Metrology, measuring instruments, manometers, vacuum gauges, indicating instruments, designation, specifications,
dimensions, fidelity, safety, metrology inspection, marking

English version

Pressure gauges Ð Part 1: Bourdon tube pressure gauges Ð

Dimensions, metrology, requirements and testing

ManomeÁtres Ð Partie 1: ManomeÁtres aÁ tubes de DruckmeûgeraÈte Ð Teil 1: DruckmeûgeraÈte mit

Bourdon Ð Dimensions, meÂtrologie, prescriptions Rohrfedern Ð Maûe, Meûtechnik, Anforderungen
et essais und PruÈfung

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1996-10-30. CEN members are
bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the
conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard
without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards
may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

CEN
European Committee for Standardization
Comite EuropeÂen de Normalisation
EuropaÈisches Komitee fuÈr Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels

 1996 Copyright reserved to CEN members.

Ref. No. EN 837-1 : 1996 E
Page 2
EN 837-1 : 1996

Foreword Contents
This European Standard has been prepared by Page
Technical Committee CEN/TC 141, Pressure gauges Ð
Thermometers Ð Means of measuring and/or recording Foreword 2
temperature during the distribution of refrigerated 1 Scope 3
frozen and quick-frozen products, the secretariat of 2 Normative references 3
which is held by AFNOR.
3 Definitions 3
This European Standard shall be given the status of a
national standard, either by publication of an identical 4 Nominal sizes 3
text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 1997, and 5 Pressure ranges 3
conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at 6 Accuracy classes 4
the latest by June 1997.
7 Dimensions 4
This European Standard is a part of the series of the
following standards: 8 Pressure element assembly 8
± EN 837-1: Pressure gauges Ð Part 1: Bourdon tube 9 Requirements 8
pressure gauges Ð Dimensions, metrology, 10 Testing 13
requirements and testing;
11 Packaging for transportation 16
± EN 837-2: Pressure gauges Ð Part 2: Selection and
installation recommendations for pressure gauges; 12 Designation 17
± EN 837-3: Pressure gauges Ð Part 3: Diaphragm Annex
and capsule pressure gauges Ð Dimensions, A (informative) Examples of scale
metrology, requirements and testing. numbering for accuracy classes
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, from 0,6 to 4 18
the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European
Standard: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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EN 837-1 : 1996

1 Scope ISO 228-1 : 1994 Pipe threads where pressure-tight

This European Standard specifies requirements for joints are not made on the threads Ð
Bourdon tube (designated by `B', see clause 12) Part 1: Designation, dimensions and
indicating pressure gauges, vacuum gauges and tolerances
combined vacuum and pressure gauges (compound ISO 1302 : 1992 Technical drawings Ð Methods of
gauges), with circular, spiral or coiled forms, from 40 indicating surface texture on
to 250 nominal size, and with ranges up to 1600 bar, for drawings
the measurement of gauge pressure. EN 22768-1 : General tolerances Ð Part 1:
A reading of zero bar is atmospheric pressure. 1993 Tolerances for linear and angular
1 bar = 105 Pa. dimensions without individual
Gauges specified have circular dials with concentric tolerance indications
scales for industrial and test use. ISO 2859-1 : Sampling procedures for inspection
The standard includes methods of test for performance 1989 by attributes Ð Part 1: Sampling
to be applied at type approval and production piece plans indexed by acceptable quality
tests. level (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection
The standard applies to gauges suitable for industrial ISO 7000 : 1989 Motor vehicles Ð Graphic symbols Ð
use with common industrial fluids. It applies also to Principles, synopsis
liquid-filled gauges, gauges for high pressure gases and ISO 10102 : Assembly tools for screws and nuts Ð
gauges for use with oxygen or acetylene. It does not 1990 Double-headed open-ended engineers'
apply to pressure gauges with electrical contacts. wrenches
Pressure gauges for welding, cutting and associated
processes are not included in this standard, but are
specified in EN 562. 3 Definitions
For the purpose of this European Standard, the
2 Normative references definitions given in EN 472 apply.
This European Standard incorporates by dated or
undated reference, provisions from other publications. 4 Nominal sizes
These normative references are cited at the Nominal sizes of gauges are as follows: 40, 50, 63, 80,
appropriate places in the text and the publications are 100, 150, 160 and 250.
listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent See table 2 for dimensions.
amendments to or revisions of any of these
publications apply to this European Standard only
when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For 5 Pressure ranges
undated references the latest edition of the publication The bar is the preferred unit of pressure.
referred to applies.
Pressure ranges in bar:
ANSI/ASME Pipe threads, general purpose (inch) 0 to 0,6 0 to 6 0 to 60 0 to 600
B1.20.1
0 to 1 0 to 10 0 to 100 0 to 1000
EN 472 : 1994 Pressure gauges Ð Vocabulary
0 to 1,6 0 to 16 0 to 160 0 to 1600
EN 562 : 1994 Gas welding equipment Ð Pressure
gauges used for welding, cutting and 0 to 2,5 0 to 25 0 to 250
allied processes 0 to 4 0 to 40 0 to 400
EN 29539 : 1992 Materials used for equipment used in
gas welding, cutting and allied Vacuum ranges in bar:
processes Vacuum gauges have anticlockwise pointer travel with
(ISO 9539 : 1988) increasing vacuum.
EN 60529 : 1991 Degrees of protection provided by 20,6 to 0 21 to 0
enclosures
EN 60068-2-6 : Electrical engineering Ð Basic Combined pressure and vacuum ranges in bar:
1995 environmental testing procedures Ð
Part 2: Tests Ð Test Fc and guidance: 21 to +0,6 21 to +3 21 to +9 21 to +24
Vibration (sinusoidal) 21 to +1,5 21 to +5 21 to +15
EN 60068-2-27 : Electrical engineering Ð Basic The SI units kilopascal (kPa) and megapascal (MPa)
1993 environmental testing procedures Ð should follow the bar series from 0 to 60 kPa up
Part 2: Tests Ð Test Ea and guidance: to 1000 kPa, then change to 0 MPa to 1,6 MPa up to a
Shock maximum of 160 MPa.

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