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Hydraulic burst test
• European designs require minimum burst pressure 3 x service pressure.
• DOT (USA) designs require minimum burst pressure 3.33 x service pressure.
• Typical burst pressure:
• 850 bar for 207 bar design.
• 1100 bar for 300 bar design.

Ambient cycle test
• European standards require a minimum of 3,750 cycles minimum
to test pressure.
• DOT (USA) requires 10,000 cycles to service and 30 to test pressure.

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