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| PROCEDURE(S)
AFFECTED |
CHANGE
MADE |
TYPE
OF CHANGE |
DATE
OF CHANGE |
2B |
Test Sequence
(page 3 of 15), Corrected Step 5 to show proper levels, added Rotational
Edge Drop as Step 6, updated "Note" after table to show
vibration sequences as #4 and #7 |
Correction |
April 30, 2008 |
3H |
Test Sequence
(page 3 of 19), Sequence 10 corrected to 2 mph (0.9m/s) 15 ms Half
Sine |
Correction |
April 23, 2008 |
2B |
Corrected value
used in formula for Fixed Displacement Vibration (page 8 of 15).
Value should be 11,800 vibratory impacts. |
Correction |
April 4, 2008 |
3A |
Header/Footer
date changed to FEBRUARY 2008; Last Editorial date changed to FEBRUARY
2008. |
Update |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
3A |
Test Sequences:
Test Blocks referenced for Vibration Testing now include all Test
Blocks used. |
Editorial |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
3A |
Top-Load Apparatus
for Small description added to Page 13. |
Editorial |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
3A |
Explanation
for * in Top-Load Formulas table added to bottom of page. |
Editorial |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
3A |
TEST BLOCK
1: redundant word removed from Step 4;
Step 10 replaced with easier explanation of continued steps.
|
Editorial |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
3A |
TEST BLOCK
2: Further direction added to Step 5. |
Editorial |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
3A |
TEST BLOCK
5: Step 16 corrected to show proper Test Block title. |
Editorial |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
3A |
TEST BLOCK
8: “Optional” comment revised; Step 1 added to direct
user to TEST BLOCK 2 prior to continuing; Test sequence re-numbered
accordingly; direction in Step 7 corrected accordingly. |
Editorial |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
3A |
Title for TEST
BLOCK 11 corrected to read “Full Rotational Flat Drop” |
Editorial |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
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|
PROCEDURE(S)
AFFECTED |
CHANGE
MADE |
TYPE
OF CHANGE |
DATE
OF CHANGE |
2A,
2B, 2C, 3A, 3E, 3F, 3H, 7A, 7B, 7C |
2 additional
temperature and humidity cycles added to Atmospheric Conditioning
table |
Technical |
January 2008 |
2C,
3E, 3F, 7C |
Replaced truck
vibration spectrum with ISTA 3H Steel Spring vibration spectrum
|
Technical |
January 2008 |
3A |
Top Load round-up
increments changed to 5 pound (from 25 pound) |
Technical |
January 2008 |
3A
|
Top Load orientation
changed for irregulars, tubes and pails |
Technical |
January 2008 |
2A,
2B, 2C, 3A, 3E, 3F, 3H, 7A, 7B, 7C |
Corrected "Standard
Conditions" (formerly Controlled temperature) Fahrenheit temperature
value to 73°F |
Editorial Correction |
January 2008 |
7A |
TEST BLOCK
2, Step 5, corrected missing words |
Editorial Correction |
January 2008 |
2A,
2B, 2C, 3A, 3E, 3F, 3H, 7A,7B, 7C |
Changed titles
of Atmospheric Conditioning sequences |
Editorial Change |
January 2008 |
ALL |
Version Dates
added for both last Technical Change made and last Editiorial Change
made |
Enhancement |
January 2008 |
ALL
(except 3A, which saw this change in 2007) |
Test Blocks
numbered throughout procedure |
Enhancement |
January 2008 |
2F,
3A |
Test Block
numbers added to test sequence tables |
Enhancement |
January 2008 |
The
following changes have been made to ISTA Procedures since the release
of the 2007 Resource Book.
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| PROCEDURE |
CHANGE MADE |
TYPE OF CHANGE |
DATE OF CHANGE |
3H |
Test Sequence
was corrected to show test level in Sequence #10; also corrected
to show that sequence as "Required" (not just for rail
shipments) |
Correction |
October 2007 |
2A,
2B, 3E, 3H |
A note was
added to the Before You Begin Compression section to clarify that
when the S-value is 1 (or when the user knows nothing will be stacked
on the unit), the formula will equal zero and therefore no compression
is necessary. |
Clarification |
May 2007 |
3H |
The term "unitized
load" was changed to "bulk container" where appropriate.
|
Clarification |
May 2007 |
2C |
Shock Test
Blocks A, B, C, D: Edited to include qualifiers for Exception One
and Two testing. |
Clarification |
May 2007 |
2C |
Shock Test
Block C: Corrected the face orientations that are impacted to small,
opposite small, large and opposite large. |
Correction |
May 2007 |
| 3A |
Added a second
series of free fall drops for FLAT and ELONGATED packaged-products.
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|
TECHNICAL |
March 2007 |
| 3A |
Page 2 (Preface):
picture graphics added to help with identifying the different package
types. |
Enhancement |
March 2007 |
| 3A |
Page 16 (Before
You Begin OPTIONAL Vibration Under Vacuum):Changed unit "mm
HG/torr" to "mm Hg (torr)", in order to avoid confusion.
Some vacuum chambers use torr instead of mm Hg as the measured value. |
Clarification |
March 2007 |
7D |
Correction
made to last Cycle Period listed on Page 6 (Cold/Hot and Hot/Cold).
Due to a copy and paste error, this table is incorrect in the 2007
Resource Book. Correct table is listed in the 2006 version. |
Correction |
March 2007 |
The
following changes to ISTA Procedures will be included in the 2007 edition
of the ISTA Resource Book,
which will be available for distribution and purchase after February
1, 2007. All ISTA Members in good-standing (having paid dues for 2007)
will be sent their complimentary copies of the Resource Book after
Feb. 1.
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| PROCEDURE |
CHANGE MADE |
TYPE OF CHANGE |
DATE OF CHANGE |
| 3A |
Test Block
7: SMALLS changed to "do NOT test in bag"
|
Correction |
January 2007 |
| 3A |
Test Block
6: SMALLS changed to "do NOT test in bag" |
Correction |
January 2007 |
| 3A |
Test Block
8 for SMALLS: orientations listed corrected to correspond with ID
of faces/corners/edges |
Clarification |
January 2007 |
| 3A |
Equipment Required
for SMALLS: added statement to fill internal dunnage packages |
Clarification |
January 2007 |
| 3A |
Before You
Begin Optional Vibration Under Vacuum: In the unit table, "torr"
was added to metric units for barometric pressure |
Clarification |
January 2007 |
| 3A |
Test Blocks
4, 5, 6 and 7: added random vibration spectrum being used |
Clarification |
January 2007 |
| 3A |
Identification
of Orientations: NOTE added that most stable orientation may be
different than intended shipping orientation. |
Clarification |
January
2007 |
| 3A |
Equipment Required
Additional: For SMALLS, added approximate sizes for overnight envelope,
#5 and #6 mailers |
Clarification |
January 2007 |
7A |
Equipment
Required Shock: text change from "potatoes" to "simulated
product" |
Clarification |
January
2007 |
7A |
Before
You Begin Atmospheric: text change from "potatoes" to
"simulated product" |
Clarification |
January
2007 |
7A |
Shock
Testing: text change from "potatoes" to "simulated
product" |
Clarification |
January
2007 |
7D |
Many editorial
changes were made throughout the document to clarify the testing
procedure. |
Clarification |
January 2007 |
The
changes listed below were made to ISTA Procedures between 2005 and 2006.
PROCEDURE |
CHANGE MADE |
TYPE OF CHANGE |
DATE OF CHANGE |
2A |
In the Random VIbration test block, Page 14, Step
11 was corrected to show the end of testing. |
Typographical Correction |
September 2006 |
3A |
In Test Block 10, Page 22, Step 5 was removed for
redundancy. |
Typographical Correction |
May 2006 |
7D |
In the Before You Begin Atmospheric Temperature Testing
section, Page 6, the 72-hour international expedited airfreight
transport profiles listed an incorrect time for the 4th sequence.
The Cycle Period Hours should be 24, not 14. |
Technical Correction |
October 2005 |
3A, 3C |
In the Before You Begin Vibration Under Dynamic Load
section, the units for top-loads have been corrected to read Kilograms
and Pounds. |
Typographical Correction |
June 2005 |
2A, 2B, 2C, 3E, 3H |
In the Before You Begin Compression section of
Procedures 2A, 2B, 3E and 3H the formulas have been corrected.
The formula for the dead weight test should be:
Wt x (S-1) x F
In the Before You Begin Vibration Under Dynamic Load section
of Procedure 2C, the 9.8 metric conversion factor has been removed
from the dead weight formula. |
Technical Correction |
June 2005 |
2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3C, 3E, 3F, 3H, 7A,
7B and 7C |
In the “Before You Begin Atmospheric Conditioning”
blocks in the referenced Procedures, the humidity for the “Controlled
temperature” sequence should be 50% RH ± 5%. |
Technical Correction |
May 2005 |
2B |
In the Identification of Faces, Edges and Corners section, the
Edge is mislabeled. It should be Edge 1-2. |
Typographical Correction |
May 2005 |
3A |
In the “Second Shock Test Block for STANDARD and SMALL”,
the drop heights listed in the “Small (in a bag)” column
were incorrect. The proper drop height is 610 mm (24 in.) |
Technical Correction |
April 2005 |
7D |
the “Cycle Period Hours” numbers are inconsistent
with the “Total Time Hours” in two of the tables. At
the bottom of page 5 of 13, the “8”s in the “Cycle
Period Hours” columns should be “12”s (2 places).
On the top of page 6 of 13, the “12”s in the “Cycle
Period Hours” columns should be “6”s (2 places). |
Technical Correction |
April 2005 |
1B, 1E, 1H, 2B |
Under the Caution statement in the Before You Begin Shock
Testing section, the last bullet point should read:
• you may conduct the Rotational Edge Drop test on both
of the shortest edges. |
Typographical Correction |
January 2005 |
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