SURFACEVEHICLERECOMMENDEDPRACTICE(R)ConnectionsforHighVoltageOn-BoardRoadVehicleElectricalWiringHarnesses—TestMethodsandGeneralPerformanceRequirementsSAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright©2005SAEInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofSAE.TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:Tel:877-606-7323(insideUSAandCanada)Tel:724-776-4970(outsideUSA)Fax:724-776-0790Email:custsvc@sae.orgSAEWEBADDRESS:®J1742REV.DEC2005TABLEOFCONTENTS1.Scope.....................................................................................................................................21.1Rationale................................................................................................................................32.References.............................................................................................................................32.1DocumentHierarchy..............................................................................................................32.2PartDrawing..........................................................................................................................32.3ProductDesignSpecification.................................................................................................32.4TestRequest/Order................................................................................................................32.5OtherReferencedDocuments...............................................................................................42.6RelatedPublications..............................................................................................................43.DefinitionsandAbbreviations................................................................................................43.1Definitions...............................................................................................................................43.2Abbreviations.........................................................................................................................54.GeneralRequirements...........................................................................................................54.1Equipment..............................................................................................................................55.TestandAcceptanceRequirements......................................................................................55.1General...................................................................................................................................55.2Terminal-MechanicalTests..................................................................................................65.3Terminal-ElectricalTests.....................................................................................................75.4Connector-MechanicalTests.............................................................................................125.5Connector-ElectricalTests.................................................................................................135.6ConnectorEnvironmentalTests...........................................................................................155.7SpecialTests........................................................................................................................155.8SevereDutyTests................................................................................................................165.9TestSequence.....................................................................................................................16AppendixATestsRecommendedforNewTooling,ToolTransfer,orMaterialChange........................21AppendixBTestsforNew/ExistingTerminalorConnectorDesigns......................................................23AppendixCDesignNotes........................................................................................................................24SAEJ1742RevisedDEC2005-2-NOTE—Noelectricalconnector,terminal,orrelatedcomponentmayberepresentedashavingmetSAEspecificationsunlessconformancetoallapplicablerequirementsofthisspecificationhavebeenverifiedanddocumented.Allrequiredverificationanddocumentationmustbedonebythesupplierofthepartorparts.Iftestingisperformedbyanothersource,itdoesnotrelievetheprimarysupplierofresponsibilityfordocumentationofalltestresultsandfor