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The conventional free air thermal current is the maximum value of test current to be used for temperature-rise tests of unenclosed equipment in free air. The value of the conventional free air thermal current shall be at least equal to the maximum value of the rated operational current of the unenclosed equipment in eight-hour duty. Free air is understood to be air under normal indoor conditions reasonably free from draughts and external radiation.