Have recently started with a new company and in the interest of completeness I wanted to know what recourses we have available.

I was amazed to find this and in prime condition

BS 3266:1969 Methods for the determination of conductivity, pH, Water-soluble matter, Chloride & Sulphate in Aqueous extracts of textile materials

And yes the issue date was 1969 maybe needs updating now (i guess) :notme:

Have any of you guys got records or standards still in existence dating back further?

As per this website (http://www.performancetextiles.org.uk/standards.asp)


BS 3266: 1981: (1995) - Withdrawn

-Methods of test for determination of conductivity, pH, water-soluble matter, chloride and sulphate in aqueous extracts of textile materials.

This website will also give you a list of applicable standards for the textile industry. :)

Have recently started with a new company and in the interest of completeness I wanted to know what recourses we have available.

I was amazed to find this and in prime condition

BS 3266:1969 Methods for the determination of conductivity, pH, Water-soluble matter, Chloride & Sulphate in Aqueous extracts of textile materials

And yes the issue date was 1969 maybe needs updating now (i guess) :notme:

Have any of you guys got records or standards still in existence dating back further?

Whether or not any standard, drawing or other document should be considered "current" goes beyond the date of the document. In your example, if your company uses that standard, and it's not being used as a customer requirement (where there's usually at least a tacit assumption that the current version will be used) there might be no reason to update it. Many companies still used superseded versions of MIL specs, for example, with MIL-STD-105 being a prime example. I've seen both "D" and "E" versions in use, and both have been withdrawn by the government in favor of an ANSI equivalent. Nevertheless, the statistical bases of the older documents are still valid, and may be useful.