Table of contents : Foreword......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Overview......Page 7 ASTM Committee D09?A History of Success......Page 12 Current Structure and Activities of ASTM Committee D09......Page 22 Structures and Activities of ASTM Committee D-27 Electrical Insulating Materials STP 13 76......Page 27 Fire Hazard Testing in the International Electrotechnical Commission Standards: An Overview of IEC TC 89 Activities......Page 33 NEMA Activities and Their Relation to ASTM Committee D09......Page 39 Specification Issues Associated with the Development of an Agriculturally Based Biodegradable Dielectric Fluid......Page 45 The Big Question: When Should One Recommend Taking a Transformer Out of Service?......Page 55 Sources of Systematic Bias Reflected in an ASTM Collaborative Study on Water in Oil Measured by the Karl Fischer Method......Page 67 The Electrochemical Stability of Mineral Insulating Oils......Page 78 Electrical Insulating Mineral Oils: Specifications and Products......Page 90 New Ways of Disruptive Discharge Recognition in Insulation Testing Devices......Page 105 Standardized Testing Procedures and Developments in Partial Discharge Measurement......Page 118 Long-Term Endurance Determinations Using Traditional Accelerated Aging in Combination with Oxidative Stability Testing Resorting to Isothermal DSC Measurements of Oxidation Induction and Maximum Times......Page 142 Comparative Tracking Index of Flame-Retardant Nylon and PBT......Page 156 Modern, Low Fire Hazard, Thin Wall Insulated Wire?A Complex Balance of Properties......Page 165 Fire Testing of Electrical Materials......Page 173 Author Index......Page 211 Subject Index......Page 212