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This part of ISO 12176 specifies performance requirements for electrofusion control unit (ECU) for use with polyethylene (PE) electrofusion fittings conforming to ISO 4437-3, ISO 4427-3, and ISO 15494.

NOTE 1 Electrofusion fittings conforming to other documents, e.g.: EN 1555-3 and/or EN 12201-3 and/or made by different material not included in the above standards may also be in the scope of this standard.

The system designed to manage the transfer of the data collected during the fusion process is out of the scope of this document.

NOTE 2 Data format and retrieval system is specified in ISO 12176-5

NOTE 3 Parameters for the electrofusion process are defined in ISO 13950 and ISO 12176-5. Data for traceability purposes are given in ISO 12176-3, ISO 12176-4 and ISO 12176-5.

Electrical safety is out of the scope of this document.

NOTE 4 The manufacturer of ECU is informed that different safety regulations are in force in different countries or regional area, e.g.: U.S.A., Europe, etc.

ECU designed for only one brand of fittings is out of the scope of this document.

Excluding any of the requirements specified in this document is not acceptable when an organization claims conformity to this document.