AS 7240.7:2018 Fire detection and alarm systems
5.1.2  Operating conditions for tests
If a test method requires a specimen to be operational, then connect the specimen to suitable supply and monitoring equipment having the characteristics required by the manufacturer’s data. Unless otherwise specified in the test method, the supply parameters applied to the specimen shall be set within the manufacturer’s specified range(s) and shall remain substantially constant throughout the tests. The value chosen for each parameter shall normally be the nominal value, or the mean of the specified range. If a test procedure requires a specimen to be monitored to detect any alarm or fault signals, then connections shall be made to any necessary ancillary devices (e.g. through wiring to an end‑of‑line device for conventional detectors) to allow a fault signal to be recognized.
The details of the supply and monitoring equipment and the alarm criteria used shall be given in the test report (Clause 6).
5.15.2.1  Apparatus
The test apparatus (Annex E) shall consist of a swinging hammer incorporating a rectangular‑section aluminium alloy head (aluminium alloy Al Cu4SiMg complying with ISO 209:2007, solution‑ and precipitation‑treated condition) with the plane‑impact face chamfered to an angle of 60 ° to the horizontal when in the striking position (i.e. when the hammer shaft is vertical). The hammer head shall be (50 ± 2,5) mm high, (76 ± 3,8) mm wide and (80 ± 4) mm long at mid‑height.
5.15.2.2  State of specimen during conditioning
Mount the specimen rigidly to the apparatus by its normal mounting means and position it so that it is struck by the upper half of the impact face when the hammer is in the vertical position (i.e. when the hammerhead is moving horizontally). Choose the azimuthal direction and the position of impact relative to the specimen as that most likely to impair the normal functioning of the specimen. Connect the specimen to its supply and monitoring equipment as specified in 5.1.2.