BS ISO BRITISH STANDARD 9655:2004 Pliers and nippers for electronics Single-purpose pliers Pliers for gripping and manipulating ICS 25.140.30 BSi NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTL British Standards BS ISO 9655:2004 National foreword This British Standard reproduces verbatim IS0 9655:2004 and implements it as the UK national standard. It supersedes BS 7330-4:1990 and ISO 9655:1989 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee MTE/15, Hand Tools, to Subcommittee MTE/15/13, Assembly tools for screws and nuts, pliers and nippers, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international publications referred to in this document may be found in the BsI Catalogue under the section entitled "International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Search' facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the ISO title page, pages ii to ii, a blank page, pages 1 to 5 and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication This British Standard was published underthe authority Amd. No. Date Comments of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committeeon 10December2004 C BSI 10 December 2004 ISBN 0 580 45032 5 BS ISO 9655:2004 INTERNATIONAL ISO STANDARD 9655 Second edition 2004-09-15 Pliers and nippers for electronics - Single-purpose pliers Pliers for gripping and manipulating Pinces pour I'électronique - Pinces unifonction- Pinces de serrage et demanipulation Reference number ISO 9655:2004(E) ISO BS ISO 9655:2004 = BS ISO 9655:2004 Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. sO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2 The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. ISO 9655 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 29, Small tools, Subcommittee SC 10, Assembly tools for screws and nuts, pliers and nippers. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (iSO 9655:1989) which has been technically revised ii BS ISO 9655:2004 Pliers and nippers for electronics Single-purpose pliers - Pliers for gripping and manipulating 1 Scope This International Standard specifies the principal dimensions of single-purpose pliers for electronics for gripping and manipulating. requirements are given in ISO 9657. The pliers illustrated in this International Standard are only examples and are not intended to affect the manufacturer's design. 2 Normative references references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. ISO 9656, Pliers and nippers f