SIST EN 2591-205:2001

• Abstract:

  This standard specifies a method for measuring the electrical continuity (resistance) in the housings (shells) of elements of connection. It is not applicable to the checking of shielding against magnetic or radiofrequency interference. It shall be used together with EN 2591.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2000
• ICS: 49.060 - Aerospace electric equipment and systems
• Technical Committee: SS SPL - Technical Board for the general field
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Jan-2001
• Due Date: 01-Jan-2001
• Completion Date: 01-Jan-2001
• Ref Project: EN 2591-205:1996 - Aerospace series - Elements of electrical and optical connection - Test methods - Part 205: Housing (shell) electrical continuity

• Referred By: SIST EN 3155-075:2026 - Aerospace series - Electrical contacts used in elements of connection - Part 075: Contacts, electrical, quadrax, size 8, female, type E, crimp, class R - Product standard
• Effective Date: 24-Jun-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3155-074:2026 - Aerospace series - Electrical contacts used in elements of connection - Part 074: Contacts, electrical, quadrax, size 8, male, type E, crimp, class R - Product standard
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3660-063:2022 - Aerospace series - Cable outlet accessories for circular and rectangular electrical and optical connectors - Part 063: Cable outlet, style K, straight, for heat shrinkable boot, shielded, sealed, self-locking - Product standard
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3155-071:2019 - Aerospace series - Electrical contacts used in elements of connection - Part 071: Contacts, electrical, female, type A, crimp, class S - Product standard
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 4700-004:2011 - Aerospace series - Steel and heat resisting alloys - Wrought products - Technical specification - Part 004: Wire
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3660-064:2016 - Aerospace series - Cable outlet accessories for circular and rectangular electrical and optical connectors - Part 064: Cable outlet, style K, straight, for heat shrinkable boot, shielded, sealed, self-locking for EN 2997 - Product standard
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 2591-406:2001 - Aerospace series - Elements of electrical and optical connection - Test methods - Part 406: Mechanical endurance
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3660-062:2022 - Aerospace series - Cable outlet accessories for circular and rectangular electrical and optical connectors - Part 062: Cable outlet, style K, 90°, for heat shrinkable boot, shielded, sealed, self-locking - Product standard
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3155-081:2019 - Aerospace series - Electrical contacts used in elements of connection - Part 081: Contacts size 22 for EN 2997, electrical, female, type A, crimp, class T - Product standard
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3155-071:2008 - Aerospace series - Electrical contacts used in elements of connection - Part 071: Contacts, electrical, female, type A, crimp, class S - Product standard
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3155-017:2009 - Aerospace series - Electrical contacts used in elements of connection - Part 017: Contacts, electrical, relay base, female, type A, crimp, class P - Product standard
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3155-079:2019 - Aerospace series - Electrical contacts used in elements of connection - Part 079: Contacts size 22 for EN 2997, electrical, female, type A, crimp, class S - Product standard
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3567-003:2004 - Aerospace series - In-line couplers for use in multiplex data bus systems in accordance with MIL-STD-1553B - Part 003: Single in-line couplers - Product standard
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 2591-6404:2004 - Aerospace series - Elements of electrical and optical connection - Test methods - Part 6404: Optical elements - Transverse load
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 3660-004:2023 - Aerospace series - Cable outlet accessories for circular and rectangular electrical and optical connectors - Part 004: Cable outlet, style A, straight, unsealed with clamp strain relief - Product standard
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026

SIST EN 2591-205:2001 is a SIST aerospace test method for measuring electrical continuity, expressed as resistance, in the housings (shells) of electrical and optical connection elements. It is intended to be used together with EN 2591, and it keeps shell continuity testing separate from checks for shielding against magnetic or radiofrequency interference.

What does SIST EN 2591-205:2001 specify?

SIST EN 2591-205:2001 specifies a method for measuring the electrical continuity of the housing, or shell, of elements of connection. In practice, it tells the reader what kind of continuity check this part covers and what it is not meant to cover.

The scope is limited to resistance measurement in the shell of aerospace electrical and optical connection elements. The standard is not applicable to verifying shielding performance against magnetic or radiofrequency interference, so it should not be used as an EMC shielding test.

SIST EN 2591-205:2001 is a part of the Aerospace series of test methods and is meant to be read with EN 2591. That matters because the companion standard provides the common framework, while this part focuses on one specific shell continuity test.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 2591-205:2001?

SIST EN 2591-205:2001 focuses on one test purpose: measuring electrical continuity, or resistance, in the shell of a connection element. For users, that means the document is for checking whether the housing provides a conductive path, not for broader environmental or EMC qualification.

Key points from the standard

• Measure shell continuity as resistance. The method is about electrical resistance in the housing (shell), so the reader needs to set up a resistance measurement on the shell itself.
• Apply the method to elements of electrical and optical connection. The standard is aimed at aerospace connection elements, which helps manufacturers and test labs know the intended product family.
• Use EN 2591 together with this part. The test method is not a stand-alone framework; it is one part of the EN 2591 series.
• Do not use it for shielding verification. The standard explicitly excludes checking shielding against magnetic or radiofrequency interference, so a separate shielding test is needed when that function matters.
• Treat the shell as the object of the test. The focus is on the housing (shell), which helps avoid confusion with contact performance of the connector’s electrical or optical interfaces.
• Use it for a defined aerospace test purpose. The method belongs to aerospace connection-element testing, so it is relevant where shell continuity is a design or acceptance concern.

What terms does SIST EN 2591-205:2001 define?

Housing (shell) - the outer conductive body of the element of connection that is checked for continuity.

Electrical continuity - the ability of the shell to conduct current, assessed here by measuring resistance.

Resistance - the electrical opposition measured in the housing (shell) during the continuity test.

Elements of electrical and optical connection - the connection elements covered by the Aerospace series, used in electrical and optical systems.

Shielding against magnetic or radiofrequency interference - an EMC-related shielding function that is outside the scope of this part.

EN 2591 - the companion standard that this part shall be used with.

Who uses SIST EN 2591-205:2001?

SIST EN 2591-205:2001 is used by aerospace connector manufacturers, test laboratories, quality managers, and buyers who need a defined method for checking shell continuity. It is relevant wherever teams have to measure the conductive continuity of connector housings and record that result consistently.

It is especially useful for specification, inspection, and test planning in aerospace electrical and optical connection systems. For a buyer or engineer, it helps identify whether a supplier’s test is a shell continuity check rather than an EMC shielding test.

What changed in SIST EN 2591-205:2001 from the previous edition?

SIST EN 2591-205:2001 is identical to EN 2591-205:1996.

Which standards are used with SIST EN 2591-205:2001?

EN 2591 - this is the companion standard named for use with SIST EN 2591-205:2001, and it provides the common basis for the test method series.

What does the SIST EN 2591-205:2001 document contain?

The document contains the test method for measuring electrical continuity in housing (shell) parts of elements of electrical and optical connection. It also states the boundary of the method by excluding shielding checks against magnetic or radiofrequency interference.

As part of the Aerospace series, it is organized as Part 205 and identifies itself as a test method rather than a product specification. For readers, that means the document is used to define how to perform and interpret one specific continuity test on connector shells.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2001
Aerospace series - Elements of electrical and optical connection - Test methods -
Part 205: Housing (shell) electrical continuity
Aerospace series - Elements of electrical and optical connection - Test methods - Part
205: Housing (shell) electrical continuity
Luft- und Raumfahrt - Elektrische und optische Verbindungselemente - Prüfverfahren -
Teil 205: Kontinuierlicher Stromdurchgang des Gehäuses
Série aérospatiale - Organes de connexion électrique et optique - Méthodes d'essais -
Partie 205: Continuité électrique du boîtier
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 25
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