Designation:D2296−01(Reapproved2006)StandardSpecificationforContinuityofQualityofElectricalInsulatingPolybuteneOilforCapacitors1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2296;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationprovidesthelimitswithinwhichthepropertiesofelectricalinsulatingpolybuteneoilforcapacitorsshallconforminordertoensureanunvaryingcontinuityinthequalityandgradeofpolybuteneoilsupplied.1.2Itisexpectedthatadditionallaboratoryorservicetestsofthepurchaser’sownchoosingmaybeappliedtopolybuteneoilfromeachsourceofsupplybeforeapprovalforuse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D92TestMethodforFlashandFirePointsbyClevelandOpenCupTesterD97TestMethodforPourPointofPetroleumProductsD117GuideforSampling,TestMethods,andSpecificationsforElectricalInsulatingOilsofPetroleumOriginD445TestMethodforKinematicViscosityofTransparentandOpaqueLiquids(andCalculationofDynamicViscos-ity)D664TestMethodforAcidNumberofPetroleumProductsbyPotentiometricTitrationD877TestMethodforDielectricBreakdownVoltageofInsulatingLiquidsUsingDiskElectrodesD878TestMethodforInorganicChloridesandSulfatesinInsulatingOilsD923PracticesforSamplingElectricalInsulatingLiquidsD924TestMethodforDissipationFactor(orPowerFactor)andRelativePermittivity(DielectricConstant)ofElectri-calInsulatingLiquidsD974TestMethodforAcidandBaseNumberbyColor-IndicatorTitrationD1169TestMethodforSpecificResistance(Resistivity)ofElectricalInsulatingLiquidsD1275TestMethodforCorrosiveSulfurinElectricalInsu-latingOilsD1298TestMethodforDensity,RelativeDensity(SpecificGravity),orAPIGravityofCrudePetroleumandLiquidPetroleumProductsbyHydrometerMethodD1500TestMethodforASTMColorofPetroleumProducts(ASTMColorScale)D1533TestMethodforWaterinInsulatingLiquidsbyCoulometricKarlFischerTitrationD1816TestMethod...