Electric power connectors for use in overhead line conductors

1.1
This Standard specifies requirements for the mechanical, electrical, and environmental performance of connectors designed for installation on the bare surface of overhead line conductors at normal operating temperatures up to 100 °C. 

Note: Although the requirements of this Standard were developed primarily for connections to aluminum conductors, the requirements are also applicable to connectors for copper-to-copper or aluminum-to-copper conductors. 

1.2
This Standard does not apply to station connectors. 

1.3
In this Standard, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard. 

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. 

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. 

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application. 

1.4
The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Standard. Where values are given in parentheses, they are for information and comparison only.