本标准以活页形式发布，以允许插入或删除新的或修订的章节和试验方法。本标准的所有用户应通过插入修订或新的章节和测试方法，以及删除被取代的页面，使其保持最新。新的和修订的章节将发布修订的标题页，显示最新的修订日期，以及修订的索引（第3节）。在第3节中，给出了最接近的FED、试验方法STD NO.228方法编号和最接近的ASTM试验程序，以供参考。 并不意味着同意这些试验方法或程序。本标准给出了测试电线和电缆是否符合其控制详细规范和其他相关文件要求的一般物理、电气和化学方法。本标准还包括电线和电缆对比评估测试的方法（5000组）。其目的是促进标准化，消除测试程序中不必要或不希望出现的变化。 本标准不包括仅适用于特定电线和电缆的特殊试验方法，如射频同轴电缆，其适用详细规范中有描述。如果本标准的规定与控制性详细规范的规定存在冲突，应以后者为准。

This standard is issued in loose leaf form to permit the insertion or removal of new or revised sections and test methods. All users of this standard should keep it up-to-date by inserting the revised or new sections and test methods as issued and by removing the superseded pages. New and revised sections will be issued with a revised title page showing the latest revision date and with a revised index Section 3). In Section 3, the most closely corresponding FED, TEST METHOD STD NO. 228 Method number and the most closely corresponding ASTM Test Procedure is given for reference purposes. No implication of agreement with those test methods or procedures is intended. This standard gives the general physical, electrical, and chemical methods for testing wires and cables for conformance to the requirements of their controlling detail specifications and other related documents. This standard also includes methods (Group 5000) for comparative evaluation testing of wires and cables. It was prepared to promote standardization and to eliminate unnecessary or undesirable variation in testing procedures. This standard does not include special test methods applicable only to certain wires and cables, such as a radio frequency coasial cables, which are described in their applicable detail specifications. In case of conflict between the provisions of this standard and those of the controlling detail specification, the latter shall take precedence.