---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 7.68"
title: "30"
number: "7.68"
heading: "Firing line terminals test."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/7.68"
---

# §7.68. Firing line terminals test.

- (a) **Test procedures.**
  - (1) The contact resistance through each firing line terminal shall be determined.
  - (2) A 10-pound pull shall be applied to a No. 18 gauge wire that has been connected to each firing line terminal according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- (b) **Acceptable performance.**
  - (1) The contact resistance shall not be greater than 1 ohm.
  - (2) **The No.** 18 gauge wire shall not become disconnected from either firing line terminal.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 54 FR 48210, Nov. 21, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 957.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 23500, June 22, 1988, unless otherwise noted.