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DIN EN IEC 60794-1-403 VDE 0888-100-403:2022-07

Optical fibre cables

Part 1-403: Generic specification – Basic optical cable test procedures – Electrical test methods – Electrical continuity test of cable metallic elements, method H3

(IEC 60794-1-403:2021); German version EN IEC 60794-1-403:2021
Class/Status: Standard, valid
Released: 2022-07
VDE Art. No.: 0800786

The electrical continuity test is to verify that cable metallic elements are electrically continuous throughout the cable. Electrical continuity is important for bonding and grounding, toning for location, and other related system issues, and may represent a "goodness of manufacture" criteria. Typically, the test is one of continuity and carries no resistance or conductivity requirement. The metallic elements may be tested individually or may be tested as a total group. Since this latter criterion is frequently the case, all elements are to be measured as a group unless specified otherwise.