Connector standards and BS 9000

A brief history of early standards and war-time connectors is followed by an account of the work of the post-war component standardization committees which led to the reports by the Burghard Committee and the BS9000 series of standards. Two sub-committees of BSI, TLE6/8 and TLE21/2 dealt respectively with r.f. and l.f. connectors and after early setbacks which were a result of the unfamiliar nature of BS9000, work on a number of specifications proceeded. Mention is also made of some of the auxiliary work associated with the specifications; the work of the R.F. Committee on crimping is an example. A detailed list of the many projects under way or nearly completed is given.