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Cont ent s

1 Overview .1

1.1 Sco e 1

1.2 Pu rp se 1

1.3 Ba ckgroun d 1

1.4 An n ex es ov erv iew .2

2 N orma tiv e referen ces .2

2.1 Con v en tion s 6

3 Defin ition s a n d spe ia l terms 7

3.1 Spe ia l terms .9

4 Qu alification requ iremen ts 10 4.1 Resp n sibi ty f r in spe tio 10 4.2 Gen era l req u iremen ts .1

4.3 Qu a lifica tion in spe tion s .14 4.4 In spe tion con d ition s .14 4.5 Qu a lifica tion inspe tio 15 4.6 Meth od o ex a min a tion a n d test 16 5 Fra mew ork spe ifica tio 2

5.1 Fra mew ork spe ifica tio in trodu ctio 2

5.2 Fra mew ork gen era l spe ifica tio 2

5.3 Ma teria ls 30 5.4 Restricted m a teria ls 30 5.5 Dis imilar meta ls .30 5.6 W orkma n sh ip .30 5.7 Design an d con stru ctio 30 5.8 Fra mew ork a ssembly .3

5.9 Fra mew ork a lign men t/key in g cav ities 4

5.10 Fra mew ork ba ll ock me h a n ism .5

5.1 Fra mew ork ba ll lock/sa fety -lock pin devic s .51

5.12 Fra mew ork protectiv e co er 5

5.1 Meth od o mou n tin g 5

5.14 In terch a n gea bi ty .5

5.15 Fra mew ork stroke .5

5.16 Fra mew ork en gagemen t an d sepa ra tion f rces 5

5.17 Fra mew ork fix tu re su pp rt w eigh t ra tin g .5

5.18 Ele trica l con dition a l requ iremen ts .5

5.19 Fra mew ork du rabi ty .5

5.2 Oversiz fix tu re fra mew ork .5

5.21E n v iron m en ta l requ irem en ts 5

5.2 A u x ilary pa rts 5

5.23Riv etin g, u psettin g, a n d spin n in g ov er 5

6 Con n ector modu le spe ifica tio 5

6.1 Con n ector modu le spe ifica tion in trodu ctio 5

6.2 Con n ector pe ifica tion sy stem 6

6.3 Qu a lity 6

6.4 G en era l and spe ific con n ector con ta ct spe ifica tion rel a tion sh ips 6

6.5 Ma teria ls 61

6.6 Referen ce m ateria ls, pla tin gs, and proc s es .6

6.7 Design an d con stru ctio 6

6.8 Con n ector a ssembly 6

6.9 In terch an gea bi ty 6

6.10 Ov ersiz d pin excl u sion test 6

6.1 Con ta ct en ga emen t a n d separation frc s 6

6.12 Con n ector matin g a n d u n ma tin g 6

6.1 Con ta ct ratin g .6

6.14 Con tact resista n ce .6

6.15 Con tact reten tion 6

6.16 Diele tric w ith stan din g v lta ge .6

6.17 Sign a l low -lev el circu it 6

6.18 In su lation resista n ce 6

6.19 Con ta ct du ra i ty /cy cle test 6

6.2 E n v iron m en ta l requ irem en ts 6

6.21Con ta cts su ppled in reels .6

6.2 Con tact soldera bi ty 7

6.23Conta ct resistan ce to sol derin g h eat/flam m a bi ty 7

6.2 Con tact crimp ten sie stren gth 7

6.2 A u x ilary pa rts 7

6.2 Ma rkin g .7

6.2 W orkma n sh ip 7

7 Sign al modu le .7

7.1 In trod u ctio 7

7.2 Gen era l spe ification s 71

7.3 Design an d con stru ction requ iremen ts 7

7.4 Ele trica l spe ification s 7

7.5 Meth od o ex a min a tion a n d test 7

8 Pow er siz 8 a n d 16 con n ector mod u le( ) 81

8.1 In trod u ctio 81

8.2 Gen era l spe ification s 8

8.3 Design an d con stru ction requ iremen ts 83

8.4 Ele trica l spe ifica tion s f r 23A p w er con ta ct .8

8.5 Ele trica l spe ifica tion s f r 4 A p w er con ta ct .8

8.6 Meth od o ex a min a tion a n d test 8

9 Coax siz 16 con n ector modu le( )

91 9.1 In trod u ctio 91

9.2 Gen era l spe ification s 91

9.3 Design an d con stru ction requ iremen ts 9

9.4 Coa x 5 G Hz con ta ct ele trica l spe ifica tion s 9

9.5 Coa x 3G Hz con ta ct ele trica l spe ifica tion s 9

9.6 Meth od o ex a min a tion a n d test .10

10 Mix ed p w er con n ector modu le, 2 -10 A a n d 16-2 A p sition s 101

10.1In trodu ctio 101

10.2 Gen era l spe ifica tion s 10

1 U n iver a l siz e 8 con n ector D-Sub compa tible modu l e, 2 p sitio 10

1 1In trodu ctio 10

1 2 Gen era l spe ifica tion s 10

1 3Design and con stru ction requ iremen ts .10

1 4 Co x 4 GHz , siz 8, D-Su b compatible, con ta ct 1 1 1 5 Pow er 4 -A, siz 8, D-Sub compa tible con ta ct 1 2 1 6 Pn eu matic, siz 8, D-Su b compa tible, con ta ct .1 2 1 7 Fiber-o tic, siz 8, D-Su b compa tible, con ta ct spe ifica tion s .1 2 12 High -spe d sign a l mod u le 1 2 12.1In trodu ctio 1 2 12.2 Gen era l spe ifica tion s 1 2 12.3Design and con stru ction requ iremen ts .1 5 12.4 Ele trica l spe ifica tion s 1 7 12.5 Meth od o ex a min ation a n d test 1 8 A n n ex A (in forma tiv e) Re eiv er fix tu re in terfa ce tu toria l .12

A n n ex B (in form ativ e) Critica l In terfa ce W orkin g Grou p (CIW G) rep rt 1 8 A n n ex C (in form ative) Biblo raph y 1 9 An n ex D (in form a tive) IEE List o Pa rticipa n ts 143

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Test and Dia nosis for Ele tronic Sy stems

A bstra t: A mec hanic al an elect rical sp cific at ion for implemen n a c ommon int ero era le

mec hanic al q ic k -dis on ec t int ercon ec t sy st em for u e b in u t ry for int erac in large

n mb rs of elec t rical sig als (digit al, analog, RF, p w er, etc ) is prov ided These large interac e

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defined set (s) of int erc on ec t in c on ec tor an mec anic al sp cific at ion t hat s p ort s av aia le,

ac c ept ed, low -c ost c ommerc ial t ec hnology t o red c ed de en en e on pro riet ary desig s an

ex t en lfe-c yc le av aia i t y

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1 Ov erv iew

1.1 Sc pe

Th e sco e o th is stan d ard is th e dev elo men t o a com m on re eiv er fix tu re in terfa ce (RFI) spe ifica tion

th a t is ba sed u pon availa ble com m ercial stan dards in tegra ted u n der a com mon o en ar hi te ture Th is

m ech an ical/ele trica l in terface is in tend ed to serve g vern m en t/com m ercia l in terest f r applcation s in test,

system in tegration , ma n u fa ctu rin g, mon itorin g, a n d oth er fu n ction a l requ iremen ts th a t d ema n d l a rge

con ta ct den sities a n d qu ick-discon n ect me h a n ical o era tion

1.2 Purpose

Th e pu rp se o th is stan dard is to permi in terch an gea bi ty o m ech an ica l/ele trica l

re eiv er/fix tu re/con n ector produ ct assembles from v a riou s ma n u fa ctu rer u n der an o en a rch itectu re Th e

sta n dard sh a ll a lso d efin e, w ith in th is fra m ew ork, a set(s) o in tercon n ectin g con n ector an d mech a n ica l

spe ification s th a t su pp rt av a ila ble, a cc pted, low -cost com m ercial tech n olo y to redu ce depen den ce o

pro rieta ry d esign s a n d exten d lfe-cy cle av ailabi ty Te h n ical requ irem en ts in corp ra ted sh all be th ose

iden tified by g vern men t a n d in du stry , in clu d ing maximu m flex ibi ty, sca labi ty , an d ran ge o a pplcation

1.3 Bac ground

A join t tech n ica l fru m h as be n o era tion a l since 19 7 u n der th e au spic s o th e IE E Std 15 5 RFI

W orking Group

Readers o th is docu men t a re en cou ra ged to com men t o deta ils u n clea r, con tra dictory, or un defin ed to th e

IE E 15 5 RFI W orkin g Grou p or th e IE E Sta n dards A ssocia tion f r rev iew a n d ch a n ge Th ese

organ iza tion s ca n be con ta cted a t th e loca tion s described in th e In trodu ctio o th is sta n da rd

Th e RFI W orking Group serves to en cou rage v en dor to produ ce sa me produ ct cla ss ty pes th a t a re

in terma ta ble a n d in terch an gea ble b adh erin g to performan ce spe ifica tion s o th is sta n da rd

Th e docu men t h a s be n dev elo ed in a ccord an ce w ith In stitu te o Ele trical an d Ele tron ic En gin eer

(E E) Stan dards A ssocia tion Polcies a n d Proc du res, per IEE -S Sta dards Bo rd By law s [B2 ],

IE E-S Sta dards Bo rd Ope ati ons Ma u l [B2 ], IE E-S Sta dards Comp nion [B2 ], an d th e IE E

Sta dards Sty le Ma u l [B2 ]

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A d dition a l gu id an ce a nd referen ce w as u tilz ed from

IE E/A STM SI 10™-2 0 [B1 ]

1.4 A nnex es ov erv iew

In cl u ded w ith in th is docu men t are th ree in format ive an nexes: A n n ex A , an ov erview o th e RFI description ,

ba ckgroun d, an d applca tion u se to in form n ew u sers; A n n ex B, th e resu lts o a study con du cted by th e

Dep rtmen t o Defen se Au toma tic Test System Resea rch an d Develo men t In tegra ted Produ ct Tea m (ARI)

Critica l In terface W orkin g G roup (CIW G ), w h ich rev iew ed a s p rt o th eir ta sks th e a u tomatic test sy stem

(ATS) test n terface

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;an d A n nex C, a n in form a tive biblo ra ph y

Th e flow in g referen ced docu men ts a re in dispen sa le fr th e applcation o th is d ocu men t (i.e th ey mu st

be u n derstood a n d u sed, so each referen ced docu men t is cited in tex t an d its rela tion sh ip to th is d ocu men t is

ex pla in ed) For da ted referen ces, on ly th e ed ition cited apples For u n dated referen ces, th e latest edition o

th e referen ced docu men t (in cl u din g a n y a men d men ts or corrigen d a) apples

A STM A 24 , Sta n d ard Spe i fica tion f r Ch romiu m a n d Ch romiu m-Nickel Sta in les Steel Pla te, Sh eet, an d

Strip fr Pres u re Ves els a nd fr Gen era l Ap lca tion s; equ iva len t to SAE-AMS-QQ-S-7 6

ASTM A 581, Sta n dard Spe ifica tion f r Free-Ma ch in in g Sta in les Steel Wire and Wire Rods

ASTM A 58 M -0 , Stand ard Spe ifica tion fr Fre -Ma ch in in g Sta in les Steel Ba rs

A STM A 66 -0 , Sta nd a rd Spe ifica tion fr Ann ea led or Cold -W orked A u sten itic Stain les Steel Sh eet,

Strip, Pla te, and Flat Ba r

A STM A 693-0 , Sta n da rd Spe ification f r Precipitation -Ha rd en in g Sta in les a n d Hea t-Resistin g Steel

Plate, Sh eet, an d Strip

A STM A 96 -19 9E1, Sta ndard Spe ification f r Ch emica l Passiv ation Treatmen ts f r Sta in les Steel

Pa rts; su persedes SA E A MS QQ-P-35C Passiv ation Trea tmen ts f r Corrosion -Resista n t Steel (can celed

Febru ary 2 0 )

A STM B16, Sta n dard Spe ifica tion f r Fre -Cu tti n g Bra ss Rod, Bar a n d Sh apes fr Use in Screw

Ma ch in es

A STM B36/B36M-0 a, Stan da rd Spe ifica tion f r Brass Pl a te, Sh eet, Strip, an d Roled Ba r

A STM B103, Sta n dard Spe ifica tion f r Ph osph or Bron z e Plate, Sh eet, Strip, an d Roled Bar

A STM B121/B121M, Sta n dard Spe ifica tion f r Leaded Bra ss Pla te, Sh eet, Strip, an d Roled Bar; a nd

rela ted Federa l Spe ifica tion QQ-B-6 6 D, Bra ss, Lead ed a n d Non leaded: Rod, Sh a pes, Forgin gs, a n d Fla t

Produ cts w ith Fin ish ed Edges (Ba r a n d Strip)

A STM B1 4, Sta n dard Spe ifica tion f r Bra ss Wire

A STM B1 9/B1 9M-0 , Sta n dard Spe ifica tion f r Ph osph or Bron ze Rod, Ba r, a n d Sh apes; a nd rela ted

Federa l Spe ifica tion QQ-B-7 0, Ph osph or Bron ze Ba r, Fla t Wire, Pla te, Sh eet, Stri p, an d Stru ctu ra l

Sh apes

A STM B15 , Sta n d ard Spe ifica tion f r W ire Ph osph or Bron ze

A STM B19 , Sta n d ard Spe ifica tion fr Co per-Bery llu m A llo Pla te, Sh eet, Strip, a n d Roled Bar; a n d

related Federa l Spe ifica tion f r QQ-C-530/53 Bery llu m-Co per (BeCu ) Bar, Rod , a n d Wire/Strip

A STM B19 , Stan dard Spe ifica tion f r Co per-Bery llu m A lloy Rod a n d Ba r

A STM B19 , Sta n d ard Spe ifica tion f r Co per-Beryllu m A lloy Wire

A STM B2 6/B2 6M, Co per-NickelZin c (Nickel Siv er) Wire an d Co per-N ickel A llo Wire; an d

related Fed eral Spe ifica tion QQ-W -321, Co per a lloy w ire)

A STM B2 9-0 , Sta ndard Spe ifica tio fr Al u min u m a n d A lu min u m-Aloy Sh eet a n d Pla te (rela ted to

SAE A MS-QQ-A-2 0/1A , -2 0/2A, -2 0/4A , -2 0/8B, 2 0/11A, and -2 0/13 f r A lu min u m Alo 30 3/

2 2 /50 2/60 1/an d 7 7 , Pla te an d Sh eet)

A STM B301/B301M-0 , Sta nda rd Spe ifica tion f r Free Cuttin g Co per Rod, Ba r, Wi re an d Sh a pes

A STM B4 1-0 , Sta n dard Spe ifica tion f r Co per-Co a lt- ery llu m, Co per-N ickelBery llu m, a nd

Co per-N ickel -Lead-Bery llu m Rod a nd Bar (U N S N os C17 0 , C17 10, an d C17 6 )

A STM B4 8-01(2 0 ), Sta n da rd Spe ifica tion f r Ele trodep sited Coa tin gs o G old f r Engin eerin g Uses

(equ ivalen t to SA E AMS-2 2 an d MIL-G -4 2 4)

A STM B7 0-0 , Stan d ard Spe ifica tion f r Co per-N ickel -Tin Spin od a l Alo Strip

A STM D4 6 -03, Stan dard Spe ifica tion fr Rein forc d a n d Fi ed Poly (Ph en y len e Su l fide) (P S)

Inje tion Mol din g an d Extru sion Materials U sin g A SMT M eth ods

A STM D5 2 -0 , Stan d ard Spe ification fr Th ermo lastic Poly ester (TPES) In je tion a nd Extru sio

Ma teria ls Ba sed on ISO Test, Meth ods

A STM D5 4 -0 e , Sta n dard Spe ifica tion fr Moldin g Comp u nd s, Th ermosettin g

EIA 36 E, Ele trica l Con nector/Socket Test Proc du res in clu ding En v iron men tal Cla ssifica tion s.

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EIA 5 7B, Gen era l Sta n da rd f r Sta tistica l Proc s Con trol Sy stems

FED-STD-H2 , Screw Th read Stan dards f r Federa l Serv ic s

ISO 10 12-1, Qu ality A ssu ran ce Requ iremen ts f r Mea su rin g Equ ipmen t―Pa rt 1: M eteorol ogica l

Confirmation System fr Mea su rin g Eq u ipm en t

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ISO/IEC 17 2 :2 0 /A NSI/NCSL Z5 0-1, G eneral Requ iremen ts f r th e Competence o Testin g an d

Calibra tion Laboratories

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MIL-C-2 30 C, Gen era l Spe ification f r Con n ectors, Ele tric, Re ta n gu lar, Non en v iron men ta l,

Min ia tu re, Pol ariz d Sh el, Ra ck, an d Pan el

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MIL-C-83517, G en era l Spe ifica tion f r Conn ector, Coa x ial, Rad io Frequ en cy f r Coa x ia l, Strip or

Microstrip Tran smis ion Lin e

MIL-DTL-14 7 , Fin ish es f r G roun d Based E le tron ic Eq u ipmen t

MIL-DTL-16 7 , G en eral Req u iremen ts f r Wire, Ele trica l, In su lated

MIL-DTL-5 30 , Conn ectors, Prin ted Circu it Su ba ssembly a n d Ac es ories,

MIL-HDBK-217F, Rela bi ty Prediction o El ectron ic Equ ipmen t

MIL-HDBK-4 4B/4, Gen era l G u id eln es fr Ele tron ic Equ ipmen t

MIL-M-2 519E, Mi ta ry Spe ification fr Mold in g Pla stics, Poly ester Th ermo la stic, Poly ary leth er

Th ermo lastic, Pla stic Moldin g Material, Pol y ph en ylen e Su lfide, G la ss Fiber Reinforc d

MIL-M-2 519/GPT-30F, Th ermo la stic p lyeth erimid e compoun d, 30 percen t glass rein forced, fl a me

resista n t

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EIA pu blcat ion s a re av a ilable from Glo a l En gin eerin g Documen ts, 1 In v ern es W ay Ea st , En glew ood, Colorado 801 2, USA

( h ttp://glo al.ih s.com/ )

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Fed-Std pu blca tion s are a v aila ble from the Deen se In du strial Su pply Cen t er, 70 Rob in s Av en u e, Bldg 3 (Code DIS C-E T),

Ph ilad elph ia , PA 1 1 1-5096 (ww w wbdg.org/ccb/FEDMIL/fedstdh 28a pdf)

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IEC pu blca tion s are availa ble from the Sales Depa rtm en t of th e In t ern ation a l Ele trotechn ical Commision , Case P sta le 1 1, 3,ru e

de Varembé, C -1 1 1, Gen ève 20, Sw itzerlan d/Su ise (h t tp://w w w.ie ch /) IEC pu blcation s are a lso av ailable in the U n ited ta tes

from th e Sa les Depart men t, A erica n Na tion al Sta n dards In stitu te, 2 West 43rd St reet, 4th Flo r, New York, N 10 36, U SA

( h ttp:// w w w an si.org/)

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IPC pu blcation s a re av a ilable from th e A ssocia tio Con n ectin g Ele tron ics In d u stries, 30 0 Lakeside Driv e, 309 S, Ba n nockburn ,

I L 6 01 or a t IPC-D-2 5 Desig St an d ard for Rigid rin ted Boa rds an d Rigid Prin ted Boa rd As embles, IPC-RB-2 6 Qu alificat io

an d Performan ce S e ificat io (ww w.ipc.org/TO /IPC-MIL-96 pdf)

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ISO pu blcation s are av a ilable from the ISO Cen tra l Se reta riat, Ca se P st ale 56, 1 ru e de V arembé, C -1 1 1, Gen èv e 20,

Sw itzerlan d/ Su ise (h ttp://w w w iso.ch/) ISO pu blcation s a re a lso av a ilable in the U ted States from t h e Sales Depart m en t,

A merican Na t ion al Stan d ards In stitu te, 2 W est 43rd St reet , 4th Flo r, New York, N 10 36, U SA (h ttp://www an si.org/)

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ISO/I C pu blca tion s are also a v ailable in th e U ted tates from th e Sa les Depart men t , America n Nation al Sta n dards In stitu te, 2

MIL-M-2 519/GST-4 F, Th ermopla stic p lyph en y len e su lfid e compou n d, 4 percen t glass rein forced,

flame resista nt

MIL-PRF-3 032, G en era l Spe ification f r Prin ted Circu it Boa rd /Prin ted Wi rin g Board (w ith A men dm en t

1) Rev ision :A, Dated : 2 Febru ary 2 0

MIL-PRF-5 1 0, Gen era l Spe ifica tion f r Prin ted Wiring Boa rd , Rigid, (w ith Amen d men t 1) F C 5 9

MIL-STD-1 30, Con nections, Ele trical, Solderles W rapped ( ta n dard h as be n can celed w ith n o

repla cemen t a n d sh ou l d be u sed f r gu ida n ce on ly )

MIL-STD-12 5D, Markin g o Ele trica l a nd Ele tron ic Pa rts

MIL-STD-1 4 A , Test Meth ods fr Ele trical Con n ectors (eq u iva len t stan dard EIA 36 )

MIL-STD-2 2G , Test Meth od Stan dard fr Ele tron ic Comp n en ts

MIL-STD-216 , Con n ection s, Ele trica l, Compla n t Pin

MIL-STD-2 5, Prin ted W irin g fr Ele tron ic Equ ipmen t ( u perseded b IPC-D-2 5)

MIL-STD-810F, Test Meth od Stan da rd f r Environ men tal En gin eerin g Con siderations a n d Labora tory

Tests

MIL-STD-8 9B, Dis imiar Meta ls

MS3 9 , Ga e Pin f r Socket Con ta ct Engagemen t Test ( u persed ed b SAE A MS-3 9 1)

1

OSHA CPL 0 -01-038 [CPL 2-1.38] (October 3 , 2 0 ), En forcemen t o th e Ele trical Pow er Gen era tion ,

Tra nsmis ion , a n d Distribu tion Stan dard

1

OSHA STD 01-16-0 7 [STD 1-16.7], Ele trical Safety -Related W ork Practic s―In spe tion Proc d ures

an d In terpreta tion G u ideln es

1

OSHA Te h n ical Man u a l (OTM ), T D 01-0 -015 [T D 1-0.15A] (J a n u ary 2 , 19 9)

SAE AMS-QQ-N -2 0, Nickel Pl a tin g (Ele trod ep sited)

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SAE A MS-QQ-S-7 3, Steel, Corrosion -Resista nt, Ba rs, Wi re, Sh apes, a n d Forgin gs

SAE AMS-3 9 , G au ge Pin fr Socket Con ta ct Enga gement Test (eq u ivalen t to M S-3 9 )

SAE A MS-P-817 8, Pla tin g, Tin -Lead (Ele trod ep sited) (equ iv a len t to MIL-P-817 8)

SA E A MS-2 2 , G old Pla tin g f r Ele tron ic a n d Ele trical A pplca tion (equ iv alen t to A STM B4 8 a nd

U S Regu latory Gu ides are availa ble from the Su perin t en den t of Documen ts, U S Gov ernmen t Prin tin g Ofic , P.O Bo 3 08 ,

Wa sh in gton , D 20 1 -708 ,USA (h ttp:// w w w a cc s.g o.g v /)

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Oc u pation al Safety & Hea lth A d min istratio (OSHA ) pu blca tion s a re a v ailable from OSHA , 20 Con stt u tio A v en u e, N W,

Wa shin gt on , D 202 0, at Sa fety a n d Health To ics: Ele trical―Stan dards Ele t rical Sa fety -Rela ted W ork Practic s―In spe ti n

Procd u res a n d w ww osh a.g v /SL C le t rica l tan dards.h tml

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SA E pu blcation s are av a ila ble from t h e S ciety of A u tomo ve En gin eer, 4 0 Com mon w ealth Driv e, Wa rren d ale, PA 1 096, U SA

(http://w w w sae.or g/)

SAE AMS-2 18, Co per Platin g (Ele trodep sited ) (equ iv a len t to ASTM B734, MIL-C-14 5 )

SAE AMS-QQ-A -2 0/1A, Al u min u m 1 0 , Plate an d Sh eet ( u persed ed by ASTM B 2 9, Aloy 1 9 )

SAE AMS-QQ-A-2 0/2A , Alu min u m Alo 30 3, Pla te a n d Sh eet ( u perseded b A STM B 2 9, Alo

30 3)

SAE AMS-QQ-A -2 0/4A, Al u min u m Aloy 2 2 , Pla te a n d Sh eet (ela ted to A STM B2 9)

SAE AMS-QQ-A -2 0/8B, Al u min u m Alo 5 5 , Pla te an d Sh eet (elated to A STM B2 9)

SAE AMS-QQ-A -2 0/11A , A lu m in u m Aloy 6 61, Plate an d Sh eet ( uperseded by SA E AMS 4 2 )

SAE AMS-QQ-A -2 0/12 (Edition 9 ), Al u m in u m Aloy 7 7 , Pla te an d Sh eet (rela ted to ASTM B2 9)

SAE A MS-QQ-B-61 , Bras , Lead ed/N on -Leaded ; Rod /Sh apes/Forgi n gs/Flat Produ cts w ith Finish ed

Edges (Ba r and Strip) (equ iv a len t to ASTM B16)

SAE AMS-QQ-B-6 6D, Bra ss Wire (equ ivalen t to A STM B16)

SAE AM S-QQ-B-7 0, Bron z e, Ph osph or, Ba r, Pla te, Rod, Sh eet, Strip, Fla t Wire, a n d Stru ctu ra l a n d

Spe ial Sh a ped Se tion s (e qu iv a len t to A STM B1 9)

SA E A MS-QQ-C-530, Co per-Bery llu m A llo Ba r/Rod /Wire (Co per A lloy N u mber 17 /173)

SA E AS39 2 , G en era l Spe ification f r Con tacts, Ele trica l Con n ector, Socket, Crimp Remov a ble

2.1 Conv ntions

2.1.1 Ord r of pre e e c

Rul e 2.1.1a: In th e even t o a con flct betw een th e text o th is docu men t an d th e referen ces cited h erein

(ex cept fr a ssocia ted deta il spe ifica tion s, spe ification sh eets, or mi spe stan da rd s), th e tex t o th is

docu men t sh a ll ta ke prec dence

Rul e 2.1.1b: Produ ct qu a lifica tion requ irem en ts sh all be a s spe ified h erein a nd rela ted to applcable

spe ification s In th e even t o an y con flct betw een th e qu a lifica tion requ iremen ts a n d th e spe ifica tion

2.1.2 R efere c applc bi ty to t his st an ard

Obser va t i on 2.1.2: Th is docum en t requ ires a mea su remen t mea n s f r ev lu a tin g v en dor prod u cts bu t does

n ot n ten d to impose u ndu e rig rou s dema n d s o a comm ercia l-o f-th e-sh elf(COTS) produ ct being a pled

to th is sta nda rd IE E Std 15 5-2 10 w il a cc pt an y equ iv alen t stan da rd to th at referen ced, b th activ e or

in a ctive, a s long as th e ven d or apples com m on criteri a referen ced w ith in th e respe tiv e referen ce Th e g a l

ofered b th ese referen ces is to giv e v en dors a mea su remen t stick fr compa ring its produ ct to th a t o

an oth er It is not th e in ten t o th e stan d ard to be so rig rou s th at vendors qu alifyin g th eir produ ct u n d er

older sta nd a rds mu st con tinu e to requ a lify th a t prod u ct a s th e referen ce is su perseded, modified , or

discon tinu ed For th is rea so b th are referen ced w ith ou t rev ision da tes

2.1.3 R esp nsibi ty of t he ven or a d impleme ter

Rul e 2.1.3: Th e IE E Std 15 5 W orkin g G rou p an d IEE Stan dards Organ iza tio or its respe tiv e

represen tativ es sh a ll n ot a cc pt a n y la bi ty , eith er impled or oth erw ise, fr v en dors’ produ cts stipu latin g

compla n ce to th is sta n dard It sh all be u n derstood th at in tegra tors h av e fu ll resp n sibi t y to a cc pt produ ct

w ith or w ith ou t u n derstood lm ita tion s a n d sh a ll h a v e resp n sibi ty fr olcitin g from th e su ppler a n y a n d

all c rtifica tion s th a t th e product me ts th e spe ifica tion s

3 Definit ions and special t erms

For th e purposes o th is docu men t, th e flow in g term s a n d defin ition s a ply The IE E Sta dards

Di cti on ry : Glos ary o Te ms & De fi ni ti ons sh ou l d be referen ced fr terms n ot defin ed in th is cla u se

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bal l -l ock me hani sm: A pin a n d socket ty pe o me h a n ica l assembly u sed in th e rec iv er fix ture interfa ce

(RFI) fra mew orks, th at w h en la tch ed togeth er ca n w ith sta n d con sidera ble pu sh -pu ll frce (ma x imum

15 kg [35 lb] per ba ll ock a ssembly ) a ppl ied to enga ge or d isen ga ge th eir respe tiv e a tta ch ed frames

combi nat ion f ame i nt er v al : A rec iv er fix tu re in terfa ce (RFI) fra mew ork segmen ta tion , in w h ich a

combin a tion o a segmen ted fra me a n d represen ta tiv e con tin u ou s frame a re a ppled

con e t or mod l e body: A diele tric ma teria l th a t h olds th e con tacts in th eir pro er a rran gemen t an d

ele trically in su la tes th em from ea ch oth er a n d is se ured to th e fra mew ork a s a sin gle slo tw o slo a n d

fu r slot w ide a pplca tion

cont i nuous fr ame i nt erv al : A rec iv er fix tu re in terfa ce (RFI) fra mew ork segmen tation in w h ich a frame

ca n be exten ded to 9, 14, 2 , a n d 2 slots w ith ou t segmen ta tion or fixtu re sh rou d spacing

en -t o-en : Description fr pla cin g re eiv er fi x tu re in terface (RFI) fra m es in a n orien tation th a t a lign s th e

conn ectors in an en d-to-end , stackin g fash io in eith er a v ertica l or h oriz on ta l fa sh i on

Eur ocard DIN St an ar d: Th e Eu rocard Deu tsch es In du strie N orma l (DIN ) Stan dard (G erman industry

con n ector stan da rd orga n iza tion ), w h ich esta blsh es a sign a l pin con ta ct defin ition an d conn ector fotprin t

sta n dard f r re eiver fix tu re in terfa ce (RFI) mou n tin g, stroke, an d in terch an gea bi ty fr RFI con n ector

modu les a n d con ta ct mplem en ta tion

fi xt ur : A n a ssembly th a t in tegra tes a fix tu re fra me, fix tu re en closu re a n d an y oth er pa ssiv e an d a ctiv e

comp n en ts or w irin g n ec s a ry to in tercon n ect th e test sy stem to th e u n it-u n der-test (UU T)

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fi x t ur encl osur : Ty pically a metal en casem en t th at is atta ch ed to th e fi xtu re fra me to con ta in an d protect

comp n en ts an d ca ln g

fi xt ur fr ame: Re eiv er fix tu re in terfa ce (RFI) fra mew ork elemen t th a t su pp rts fix tu re con n ectors,

keyin g, an d ba l l-ock/relea se su bas embles

fi xt ur e pl ug/pi n heade con e t or mod le: A con n ector modu le mou nted to th e fix ture fra mew ork a n d

typica lly iden tified a s pin s protru din g from its h ou sing th at s en ca sed b a sh roud a n d re es ed w ith in th e

fix ture to protect th e pin s from da mage

f ame i nt er v al : Th e me h an ica l fra me w id th dimen sion o 7 2 mm (3.0 in ) th a t id en tifies w ith a

segmen ted frame su pp rtin g f u r con n ector sl ots a nd is itera ted to crea te con tin uou s an d combin ation

fra mew ork

f amework st ruct ur : A con tou red tongu e-a nd-groo e meta l or comp site stru cture w ith d iferen t spacin g

on th e top a nd b ttom frame ou tlin e fr keyin g an d align m en t fun ction th a t su pp rts ba ll -lock a ssembly a n d

conn ector moun tin g

me ha ni cal adv ant age: Me h a n ica l lev erage th a t th e rec iv er driv e sy stem is ca pa ble o produ cin g, w h ich

is represen ted a s th e ra tio o en gagemen t frce v eru s th e f rce a pled b th e o era tor on th e ma n u a l

h a nd le, or motor torqu e appled to th e drive system

me hani cal fl oat : Th e abi ty o fra mew ork, con n ector h ou sing, or th e con tact/term in ation to ad ju st

p sition w ith in fixed me h a n ica l lmits

MIL-DTL-5 3 2 mi l i t ar y con e t or st a ndard: A U S Depa rtmen t o Defen se conn ector sta ndard to

meet h igh er en v iron men ta l a n d ele trica l perf rma n ce requ i remen ts f r a v ion ic b ard con n ectors ba sed

u pon th e commercia l DIN stan dard

pi n cont act : Ma le matin g con ta ct th a t is appled typica lly in th e fix tu re modu le and m ay be termin a ted b

direct w ire, sol d er p st f r prin ted circu it b a rd (PCB) moun tin g, or w ire-w rap p st

r ec i v er bal l -l ock r c pt acl e/fi xt ur bal l -l ock as embl y : A me h a n ical a ssembly th a t, w h en en ga ed in a

pin -a n d-socket fash ion , align s an d a u toma tically latch es th e rec iv er and fix tu re fra mew ork togeth er or,

w h en o erated u pon , can release th e fra mes

r ec i v er fi xt ur e i nt erac (RFI) Represen ts a ma ss ele trica l in tercon n ect sy stem th a t in clu des a test

in terfa ce p n el (rec iv er) mou n ted to th e test sy stem an d m u ltiple ma tin g test n terfa ce p n els (fix tu res) th a t

are un iqu ely design ed to a da pt th e u n it-un der-test (U U T) to th e re eiv er

r ec i v er fi xt ur i nt erac (RFI) f amework: Con sists o tw o ba sic ma tin g pictu re fra me h a lv es th a t

su pp rt u n iqu e mu ltiple fu n cton s o th e in terface, on e f r th e rec iv er an d th e oth er fr th e fix tu re

NOT —Se also Cla u se 5

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r c i v er fame: Th e framew ork a ssembly th at is fixed to th e test sy stem a n d con figured to serv e a s a

com mon in terfa ce fr mu ltiple fix tu res It h ou ses th e re eiv er con n ector a nd m ech a n ical a ctu a tor

su bsy stem th a t con n ects or discon n ects th e fix tu re fra me to th e re eiv er

r ec i v er r c pt acl e con e t or mod l e: Con n ector a ssembly th a t h ou ses th e re epta cle con ta cts, w h ich is

n orma lly mou n ted in th e re eiver in a rec s ed man n er to protect th e con ta ct from da m age a n d o era tor

from p ten tial lve circu it con dition

segment ed fr amew ork: A rec iv er fixtu re in terfa ce (RFI) fra mew ork w ith a w id th d imen sion o 7 2 mm

(3.0 in ) th a t su pp rts tw o ba ll lock enga gemen t p in ts, f ur con n ector slots 6 9 mm (2.4 in )

represen tin g 4 × 15.2 m m (0.6 in ) slot w idth , an d 7.6 m m (0.30 in ) spa ce on ea ch side o th e f u r slots

fr th e ma tin g fixture protective sh rou ds

si de-by- i de: Description f r pla cin g rec iv er fix tu re in terfa ce (RFI) fra mes in a n orien tation th a t a lign s th e

con n ectors in a sid e-by-side pan cake fa sh ion in eith er a v ertica l or h oriz on ta l fa sh ion

sl ot : Rec iv er fix tu re in terfa ce (RFI) term represen tin g a con n ector f otprint design a ted fr on e con nector

type w ith a fotprin t mea su rin g 15.2 m m (0.6 in) w ide b 0.15 m (5.7 in) l ong, ba sed u pon a

MIL-DT -5 30 miltary con n ector stan dard, DIN ty pe, si gn al modu le w ith 2 0 p sition s (4 × 5 pin)

socket cont act : Fema le con tact th a t is a ppled protectiv ely w ith in th e h ou sin g o a rec iv er modu l e a n d

ma y be termina ted b direct w ire, sol d er p st fr prin ted circu it b ard (PCB) mou n ting, or w i re-w rap p st

st roke: Len gth o mov emen t or travel n ec s a ry to en ga e or disen gage th e re eiv er fix tu re in terfa ce (RFI)

con n ector a l on g an a x ia l di m ension o a pin -an d-socket con ta ct

t ermi nat i on: Pa rt o a con tact th a t is a tta ch ed to th e prin ted w iring b ard or h ookup w ire

t wo-par t con e t or : Defin es a ma tin g pa ir o a rec iv er con n ector modu le a n d fi x tu re con n ector mod u le

th a t con ta in s th e respe tive socket or pin con tacts, w ith in tegra l a lign m en t key in g to faci tate pro er

ma tin g o th e con ta cts

u i t -u der -t es ( UUT) Th e pa rticu lar equ ipmen t being tested (e.g prin ted circu it b ard, ele tron ic

dev ic , ele trica l su bassembly )

3.1 Spe ial terms

Obser vat i on: Observation s spel ou t im plcation s o ru les an d bring a tten tion to th in gs th at m igh t

oth erw ise be o erl ooked Th ey a lso giv e th e ra tion a le beh in d c rta in ru l es so th a t th e rea der u n dersta nds

w h y th e ru le mu st be f low ed

Pe mi ssi on: Permis ion s a re in clu ded to clarify th e a reas o th e spe ifica tion th a t are n ot spe ifica lly

proh ibited Perm is ion s in form th e rea der th a t a c rtain approach is acc pta ble a nd w il min im iz p ten tial

pro lems Th e w ord ma is reserv ed f r in d ica tin g permis ion s

Re ommen at i on: Re om m en da tion s con sist o ad v ic to a pplcan ts th at w il affe t th e u sabi ty o th e

fin a l dev ic Discu ssion s o pa rticu la r h ardw are to en h a n ce th rough pu t w ou ld fa ll un der a recom men da tion

Th ese sh ou ld be f low ed to m in im iz e pro l ems an d to o ta in o timu m performan ce

Rul e: Ru les sh l be flow ed to en su re com patibi ty to th e stan da rd A ru le is ch ara cteriz ed by th e u se o

th e w ord s sh l a n d sh l n t.Th ese w ords are n ot u sed fr a n y oth er pu rp se oth er th an sta tin g ru les

S g est i on: A su ggestion con ta ins adv ic th a t is h elp u l bu t n ot vital Th e read er is en couraged to con sid er

th e a dv ic befre d iscardin g i Su ggestion s are in clu ded to h elp th e n ovic design er w ith pro lema tic area s

o th e design

4 Qual ficat ion requirement s

4.1 R esponsibi t y for inspe tion

Rul e 4.1: U n l es oth erw ise spe ified, th e m a n u factu rer sh all be resp n sible f r th e performa n ce o a ll

in spe tion requ iremen ts a s spe ified h erein Th e referen ced spe ifica tions a n d stan dards a pply to th e exten t

th a t th ey are referen ced h erein W h ere referen ces o erl ap, are rev ised , or are su persed ed by oth er

equ iv a len t in du stry referen ces, an y on e may a pply to th is sta n dard

Pe mi ssi on 4.1: Ma n u factu rer ma y u se th eir ow n or a n y oth er fa ci ties su itable f r th e perfrman ce o th e

in spe tion requ iremen ts spe ified h erein

4.1.1 R FI q alfic tion re uireme ts vers s st an ard spe ific t ion rela ons ips

Rul e 4.1.1: Produ ct qu a lifica tion req u iremen ts sh a ll be a s spe ified h erein a nd related to a pplca ble

spe ifica tion s In th e ev en t o a n y conflct betw een th e qu a lification s requ iremen ts an d th e spe ification

docu men ts, th e la tter sh all g v ern

4.1.2 R efere c applc bi ty to t his st an ard

Obser va t i on 4.1.2: Th is docu m en t requ ires a measu remen t mea n s fr ev alu a tin g v en dor prod u cts, bu t does

n ot n ten d to imp se u nd u e rig rou s dema n ds on a COTS produ ct bein g a ppled to th e RFI spe ifica tion

Th is docu men t acc pts an y equ iv a len t stan dard (i.e in du stria l, m ilta ry spe ification s, in terna tion a l) to th at

referen ced , b th a ctive or in a ctive, a s lon g as th e ven d or apples com m on criteria referen ced w ith in th e

respe tiv e referen ce Th e g a l o fered b th ese referen ces is to giv e v en dors a measu remen t stick f r

compa rin g th eir produ cts to th ose o a noth er It is n ot th e in ten t o th e stan d ard to be so rig rou s th a t

v endors qu a lify in g produ ct u n der ol der ta n da rd s mu st con tin u e to requ a li fy th a t produ ct a s th e referen ce is

su persed ed , modified , or discon tin u ed For th is rea son b th old a nd n ew sta n dard s a re referen ced w ith ou t

rev ision da tes

4.1.3 In pe t ion con ition

Rul e 4.1.3: U n les oth erw ise spe ified h erein , all in spe ton s sh a ll be performed in a ccorda n ce w ith th e

test cond ition s spe ified in th e gen eral requ iremen ts o MIL-STD-2 2G an d M IL-STD-1 4 A or th e

equ iv a len t meth ods o EIA 36 E

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4.1.4 Te t e uipme t a d in pe t ion fa i tie

Rul e 4.1.4: Test a n d measu rin g eq u ipmen t, ISO calibration an d in spe tion faci ties, ma in ta in ed by

in spe tion faci ty , sh a ll be o su fficien t accu ra cy , qu ality , a nd q uan tity to permi perfrman ce o th e

requ ired in spe tion Th e establsh men t a n d m a in ten an ce o a ca libra tion sy stem to con trol th e accu ra cy o

th e measu ring an d test equ ipm en t (i.e ISO/I C 17 2 :2 0 /AN SI/N CSL Z5 0-1, ISO 10 12-1—Part 1,

or compa ra ble sta n dards) sh al l be requ ired

4.1.5 R esp nsibi ty of th ven or a d impleme t er

Rul e 4.1.5: It sh all be u n dertood th a t in tegrators h av e fu ll resp n sibi ty to acc pt produ ct w ith or w ith ou t

u nd erstood lm ita tion s an d sh a ll h av e resp n sibi ty fr solcitin g from th e su ppler a n y a nd all

4.2 Ge eral re uireme ts

4.2.1 St atis c l proc s control (SPC)

Re ommen at i on 4.2.1: It s recommen ded th a t th e ma n u fa ctu rer implemen t a nd u se S C tech n iques in

th e ma n u fa ctu rin g proc s fr pa rts cov ered b th is spe ifi ca tion Th e S C pro ra m sh ou ld be dev elo ed

an d ma in ta in ed in a ccorda n ce w ith gu ideln es o EIA 5 7B Wh ere S C ca n n ot be u tilz d be a u se o n on

-con tin u ou s produ ction requ iremen ts, a lot sa mpln g pl an fr in spe tion in accordan ce w ith grou p A l ot a n d

sa mple siz w ith c = 0 is recomm en ded Th e S C an d c = 0 pro ra ms ma y be d ocu men ted an d ma in ta in ed

as part o th e o erall relabi ty assu ra n ce progra m a s spe ified in EIA 5 7B

4.2.2 Materials

Rul e 4.2.2: Su ppler sh all iden tify ma teria ls u sed in th e ma n u fa ctu rin g o th e IE E 15 5 produ cts to th e

pu rch a ser W h en a defin ite m ateria l is n ot spe ified, a m a teria l sh a ll be u sed th a t en a bles th e con n ector

an d a cc s ories to me t th e frm, fit, fu n ction , a nd perf rm a n ce requ iremen ts o th is d ocu men t ( e 5.12)

A cc ptance or approv a l o an y constituen t m a teria l by th e bu y er h a ll n ot be con stru ed as a gu aran ty o th e

acc ptan ce o th e fin ish ed produ ct from th e m a n u fa ctu rer

4.2.2.1 R efere c materials, platin s a d proc s e

Rul e 4.2.2.1a: Th e id en tified referen ce ma teria ls, pla tin gs, a nd proc s es described in 4.2.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5,

5.6, a nd 6.12 sh a ll be u sed to en a ble fra mew ork an d con n ectors man u fa ctu red to th is docu men t to ma te to

simil a r in du stry sta n da rd or g v ern men t-spe ified fra m ew ork an d con n ector sy stems w ith min ima l

problems rela ted to ele troch emical con ta m in a tion o critica l ele tri ca l or me h a n ica l in terfa ces or

gen eration o in compa tible m ech a n i ca l in terfa ce su rface w ea r produ cts

Pe mi ssi on 4.2.2.1: Th e ma n u factu rers o fra mew ork an d con n ectors su ppled to th is sta n d ard ma y u se

altern a te reco n iz d in du stry stan d ard ma teria ls, pla tin gs, an d proc s es from th ose id en tified in 4.2.2, 5.3,

5.4, 5.5, 5.6, an d 6.12 o th is spe ifica tion How ev er, u se o a ltern a te m a teria ls, pla tin gs, an d proc s es

sh a ll be co rd in a ted w ith th e respe tiv e qu a l ify in g activ ity as p rt o th e qu alifica tion proc s

Rul e 4.2.2.1b: U se o alterna tes to th ose referen ced gu idan ce items by th e su ppler sh a ll n ot resu lt in

in ferior sh ort- or long-term perfrman ce or rela bi ty o su ppled fra mew ork an d con nectors a s compa red

w ith fra mew ork a n d con n ectors ma n u fa ctu red u sin g th e referen ced materia ls, pla tin gs, or proc s es Sh ort-

or lon g-term failu res or rela bi ty problems du e to u se o th ese a ltern ates sh all be th e resp n sibi ty o th e

su ppler

4.2.2.2 R ecycle , re overe , or e vironme taly preferable materials

Re ommen at i on 4.2.2.2: Re y cled, recov ered, or en v iron men ta lly prefera ble ma teria ls sh ou ld be u sed to

th e ma x imu m ex ten t p s ible prov id ed th a t th e materia l m eets or ex ce ds th e o era tion al a n d main ten an ce

requ iremen ts, a n d promotes e on omica l ly ad v an tageou s lfe-cy cle costs

4.2.2.3 Nonma n t i materials

Rul e 4.2.2.3: A ll direct ele trical intercon nect/con tact assembly parts sh a ll be ma de from m ateria ls w h ich

are cla ssed a s n on ma gn etic (permeabi ty 2µ u sing i n d ica tor in accord an ce w ith A STM A 34 )

4.2.2.4 Pla tic mold d mat erials

Rul e 4.2.2.4: Un les oth erw ise spe ified ( e 6.12), th e con n ector molded b dy ma teria l sh all con form to:

a ) SDG-F or G DI-30F in accordan ce w ith ASTM D5 4 -0 E1 ( e 4.2.2) or

b) Type TPES01 G30 in accord an ce w ith ASTM D5 2 -0 or

c) P S0 0G 40A 303 0E1F01Y 1 1 in accorda n ce w ith A STM D4 6 -03 or

d) Type MIL-M-2 519E/GPT-30F or G ST-4 F

e) Regroun d ma teria ls sh a ll n ot be u sed

4.2.3 Metals

4.2.3.1 A lumin m

Rul e 4.2.3.1: Wh ere a plcable, a lu min u m sh a ll be a s spe ified in SAE-AMS-QQ-A -2 0/1A (Al u m in u m

1 0 ), SAE-A MS-QQ-A -2 0/2A (Aloy 30 3), SAE-AM S-QQ-A -2 0/4A (Alo 2 2 ), SA

E-AMS-QQ-A-2 0/8B (Aloy 5 5 ), SA E-AMS-QQ-A -2 0/11A (All oy 6 61), or SA E-AMS-QQ-A-2 0/12 (Alo

7 7 ), a n d an odiz d to me t th e requ iremen ts o MIL-F-14 7

4.2.3.2 Cor osion- re ista t st eel

Rul e 4.2.3.2: W h ere applca le, corrosion -resistan t steel sh all be 30 series, low ma gnetic permea bi ty in

accordan ce w ith SA E-A MS-QQ-S-7 3, A STM A 581, ASTM A 58 M-0 , or ASTM A4 4M-03 an d

pa ssiv a ted in accord an ce w ith SAE-A MS-QQ-P-35, or to fin ish E30 a s spe ified in M IL-F-14 7

4.2.3.3 Sock et conta ts, h rmaphrodit i conta ts, a d conta t termin t ion

Rul e 4.2.3.3: Socket con tacts, h ermaph roditic con ta cts, a n d conta ct term in a tions sh a ll be co per-n ickelti

alloy C7 9 0 per ASTM B7 0-0 , or beryl liu m co per a s spe ified in A STM B19 , A STM B19 , A STM

B19 , or C17 0 in accord an ce w ith ASTM B4 1-0 , or ph osph or bron z e in accord an ce w ith A STM B103

or A STM B1 9M-0 , or con ta ct term in a tion s o brass a lloy in accordan ce w ith A STM B16 or A STM

B1 4, or th erm ocou ple ma terials in a ccordance w ith SA E-A S39 2 , or g l d plated per 4.2.3.6

4.2.3.4 Pin cont acts a d conta t t ermina on

Rul e 4.2.3.4: Pin con ta cts an d con ta ct termina tion s sh a ll be:

a ) Co per-n ickelti alloy C7 9 0 as spe ified in A STM B7 0-0 or

b) Brass a s spe ified in A STM B16, A STM B36M -0 A, A STM B1 4, or A STM B121 or

c) Ph osph or bron z e, in a ccordan ce w ith ASTM B1 9 or bery llu m co per as spe ified in A STM B 15 ,

ASTM B19 , ASTM B19 , ASTM B19 , or C18 0 in accorda n ce w ith ASTM B301M-0 or

d) Th ermocou ple m a terials in a ccordan ce w ith SAE -A S39 2 or g l d pla ted per 4.2.3.6

4.2.3.5 Con e t or g id pin a d g id bus in s

Rul e 4.2.3.5: Gu ide pin s an d gu id e bu sh ings sh all be:

a ) Fre -cu ttin g, h alf-h ard brass as spe ified in A STM B36M -0 A or A STM B121M or

b) Co per a llo as spe ified in ASTM B1 4, or A STM B15 , or A STM B2 6M or

c) Stain les steel a s spe ified in SAE-AMS-QQ-S-7 3 or A STM A 58 M-0 or

d) A ltern a te acc ptable ma teria ls, w h ich sh all be o a pro ria te ph y sica l perfrma n ce to prov id e a

n on corrosive, n on ga lln g con dition a n d prov ide a dequ a te w ea r ch ara cteristics in a ccorda n ce w ith

4.2.3.6 Platin

Rul e 4.2.3.6: Un les oth erw ise spe ified ( e Cla u se 6, A n n ex A, an d A n n ex B), con ta cts sh a ll be g ld

pla ted 7 μ m (30 μin ) m in im u m, in accordan ce w ith ASTM B4 8-01 (2 0 ) Ty pe I, Cla ss 1.2 , G ra de C,

or th e equ iva len t SAE AMS 2 2 se tion s, ov er u ita ble u n derplate ( e 4.2.3.3)

4.2.3.7 Nick el un erplate

Rul e 4.2.3.7: N ickel u n derpla te sh a ll be Class 2, 7 μm (30 μ in) to 381 μ m (15 μin ), a s spe ified in

SAE-A MS-QQ-N-2 0

4.2.3.8 L c lze finis

Rul e 4.2.3.8: Localiz d sy stems su ch a s sele tiv e pla tin g, w elded dot, etc a re permitted in leu o ov era ll

pla tin g pro idin g th e flow in g con d itions a re met:

a ) Con ta ct en ga emen t end sh al be g l d pla ted to 0.0 6 mm (30 μ in ) min imu m in a ccordan ce w ith

ASTM B4 8-01 (2 0 ), Type I, Class 1.2 , Grad e C, ov er n ickel u nd erpl a te per 4.2.3.8

b) Con ta ct termin ation end pl atin g ( old erles w rap) sh all be tin -lea d (9 %-5%) com position in

a ccordan ce w ith SA E-A MS-817 8, 2 4 μm (10 μ in ) to 7 2 μ m (30 μin) th ick o er n ickel

u nd erpla te in a ccorda n ce w ith 4.2.3.8

c) Con ta ct termin a tion en d pla tin g (crimp), tin -g ld (9 %-4%) comp sition , 0.0 6 mm (30 μ in )

min imu m ov er n ickel u nd erpla te in a ccorda n ce w ith 4.2.3.8, or tin -lea d (9 5%-5%) compositio

2 4 μ m (10 μin ) m in imu m th ickn es in a ccordan ce w ith SA E-AMS-817 8 ov er n ickel u n derpla te

in accorda n ce w ith 4.2.3.8 Sol der d ip in g is permitted , pro id in g i meets proc dures and

requ iremen ts o MIL-STD-2 2G , Meth od 2 8

d) Non fu n ction a l a rea s n eed n ot be o erplated, pro id ed th ey h a v e a min imu m th ickn es o 12 µm (5

µin ) o n ickel in a ccorda n ce w ith SA E-AM S-QQ-N -2 0, Cla ss 2

Pe mi ssi on 4.2.3.8: W h en con ta cts h ave be n pro id ed in strip frm, th e a bsen ce o pla tin g in th e a rea

w h ere th e con ta ct w a s remov ed from th e strip is a cc pta ble prov ided i is in a n on fu n cton a l a rea a n d a n y

corosion f rm ed a s a resu lt o salt spra y testng does n ot cre p in to th e con tact ma tin g a rea

4.2.4 R estricte materials

4.2.4.1 Flammable, ex plosive, or t ox ic

Rul e 4.2.4.1: A ll ma terial sh a ll be n on flam ma ble, n on ex pl osiv e, a n d n on tox ic ov er th e o era tin g

temperatu re ran ge (5.21.1, 6.2 1)

4.2.4.2 Cor osion re ista c

Rul e 4.2.4.2: Th e framew ork, con n ector , a n d acc s ories sh a ll be o corrosion -resistan t materia ls or

trea ted to prev en t corrosion

4.2.4.3 F rous

Rul e 4.2.4.3: Al ma teria l con ta in in g more th a n 5% iro sh a ll n ot be u sed f r cu rren t carryin g pa rts

4.2.5 Dis imiar met als

Rul e 4.2.5: W h ere dis imiar meta ls are u sed in in tim a te con ta ct w ith ea ch oth er, protection a ga in st

ele trol y sis a n d corrosion sh a ll be pro i d ed b mea n s o zin c pla tin g, pa ssiv a tion , coa tin gs, or oth er

in h ibitors Dis imia r m etals sh all be a s d efin ed in MIL-STD-8 9B Dis im ila r meta ls su ch a s bra ss,

co per, or steel (exc pt corosion -resisting steel, pa ssiv a ted in accord an ce w ith 4.2.3.2) sh a ll not be u sed in

in timate con ta ct w ith alu min u m or a lu min u m a lloy

4.2.6 Fu g s re ist an e

Rul e 4.2.6: Fin ish es a n d ma teria ls u sed in th e con stru ction o a ll in terfac comp n en ts sh a ll be fu n gus in ert

in a ccorda n ce w ith MIL-STD-810F

4.3 Qual fic tion inspe tions

Rul e 4.3: Qu alfica tion in spe tion s sh a ll be supp rted b v erifying da ta from th e ma n u fa ctu rer th a t th e

ma teria ls lsted in Table 1, u sed in fabrica tin g th e fra mew ork, con n ectors, an d acc s ories, a re in

accordan ce w ith th e a pplca bl e IEE 15 5 con forma n ce defin ition s, produ ct draw in gs, a n d/or referen ced

spe ification s an d ma in ta in ed u nder eq u i valen t ISO-9 01 q u ality a ssuran ce prov ision s or oth erw ise a greed

by th e cu stomer’s qu a lity au th ority w h ere n on compla n ce oc u rs

4.4 Inspection c ndit ions

Rul e 4.4: U n les oth erw ise spe ified h erein , a ll in spe tions sh all be perf rmed in accorda n ce w ith th e test

cond ition s spe ified or n orm al m an u fa ctu ri n g ex pe ted con dition s, w h ich ever is more a bsolu te Al

produ cts per a dvertised spe ifica tion s sh a ll be ma in ta in ed u n d er ISO-9 0 qu a lity a ssu ran ce pro ision s or

oth erw ise n oted an d agre d b th e cu stomer’s qu a lity a u th ority

Table 1 —Qu lfic tion in pe tion

Component mat er ia l

Defi ned i n

su cl a use

Ap l i ca le r efe enc d spe i f a t i ons

Pla stic, molded ma terials 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 SDG-F, GDI3 F, MIL-M-2 519E/ GPT-3 F,

MIL-M-2 519E/GST-4 F (equ iv a lent t o A

STM-D5 2 -0 /D5 4 -0 E1), A STM -D4 6 -0

Fra m ew ork/c n n ector m et a l h a rdw a re 5.7, 5.10, 5.1

Co p r nickel a lloy 5.3, 5.4, 6.7, 6.8 A STM B7 0-0 , SA E-A MS-2 18, a n d SA

Table 1–Q ualfic tion in pe tion (co ntin ed)

Component mat er ia l

Defi ned i n

su cl a use

Ap l i ca le r efe enc d spe i f a t i ons

Bra ss (lea ded a nd n on lea ded) 5.3, 5.4, 5.5; 6.7,

A STM-A 96 -19 9E1), a n d A STM-A 581/58 /48

Fra m ew ork/c n n ect or b d 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.9,

5.10; 6.7, 6.8

FED-STD-H2

4.5 Qual fic tion inspe tion

Rul e 4.5: Qu a lifica tion in spe tio sh a ll be perfrmed o sa mple u n its prod u ced w ith equ ipmen t a nd

proc du res n orm a lly a ppled in prod u ction

4.5.1 Sample

Rul e 4.5.1: Matin g pa irs o th e conn ector produ ct samples to th e requ ired sa mple siz e sh all be in spe ted

per respe tive testin g requ irem en ts per 4.6 an d rela ted spe ification s

4.5.1.1 Sample in pe tion for R FI produ t

Rul e 4.5.1.1: To qu a lif n orm a lly disa ssembled produ ct elemen ts described by a pplca ble con n ector an d

con tact cla u se spe ifica tion ( e Cla u se 7 th rough Clau se 12), ea ch su ppler sh all perform compla n ce

testin g to th e produ ct lev el i su pp rts (i.e con ta cts on l y to con ta ct spe ifica tion th at i ad v ertises) or

c rtify in a ccord an ce w ith th e in spe tion criteria in Ta ble 2, Ta ble 3, and Ta ble 4

4.5.1.2 Sample size a d me s reme t s

Rul e 4.5.1.2: Th e sa mple siz o con n ector sh a ll be in a ccordan ce w ith respe tiv e produ ct elem en t

spe ifica tion s described in Cla u se 6 Al fram ew ork sample u n its sh al u n derg fu ll in spe tion requ irem en ts

in a ccorda n ce w ith 4.6 For con n ector sample u n its, a tota l o 15% o th e con ta ct p sition s sh al be

mea su red per conn ector sa mple fr ea ch subgroup For con n ectors w ith 1 or few er con ta cts, a ll p si on s

sh a ll be mea su red Th is sh a ll a pply to th e requ iremen ts a s spe ified in 4.6 Th e sa me con ta ct p sition s sh a ll

be mon itored th rou gh ou t th e test sequ en ces

4.5.2 In pe t ion routin

Rul e 4.5.2: Sa mple u n its sh all be su bje ted to th e in spe tion s spe ified in Ta ble 2, Ta ble 3, and Ta bl e 4

A ll RFI framew ork a nd con n ector a ssembly sa mple u n its sh a ll be subje ted to th e v isu a l, dimen sion a l,

m ech an ical, a n d en v iron men ta l inspe tion s in accorda n ce w ith th e in spe tion a cc pta n ce criteria in Ta ble 2,

Ta ble 3, and Ta ble 4 Con n ector sa mples sh a ll fu rth er u n derg testin g in a ccord an ce w ith th e con nector

in spe tion a cc pta n ce criteria in Ta ble 3

4.5.3 F iure

Rul e 4.5.3: A l l failu res sh a ll be d ocu men ted a nd relabi ty d ata su ppled w h en requ ested by a pu rch aser to

v erify produ ct con forma n ce to th is docu men t, or tipu la te an y dev ia tion s to th a t sta ted

Re ommen at i on 4.5.3: MIL-HDBK-217F is th e recom m en d ed resou rc f r d etermin in g rela bi ty fr th e

respe tive produ ct bein g su ppl ied un d er th is stan dard

S g est i on 4.5.3: Fa ilu re h istory cole tion is su ggested b a ll produ ct ma n u fa ctu rers, to su pp rt g a ls o

con tinu ous im prov emen t/prod u ct relabi ty en h an cemen t

Table 2 —Framework a d con e t or me ha ic l in pe tion a c pta c criteria

In t ercha n gea bi ty a n d en ga g em en t f rces

NOT —A ll ele trica l tests m a y b p rformed on sa m e sa m ple(s) in on e test group.A ll m ech a n ical tests m a y b

p rform ed on a n a ddit ion a l sa m p le(s) in on e test grou p

a

W h en a pplca ble (se 4.3 a n d Ta ble 1)

4.6 Method of e amination a d test

4.6.1 Vis al a d me h nic l e amin tion

Rul e 4.6.1a : An exa min a tion sh a ll be ma de to determin e compla nce w ith each o th e requ iremen ts o 4.3

Table 3 —Con e tor ele tric l in pe t ion a c pta c criteria

Diele tric w ith sta n din g v olta g e

a

(se lev el)

5 s ex posu re

In sula tion resista n ce

a

Table 4 —Framework a d con e t or e vironme t al in pe t ion a c pt anc criteria

Rul e 4.6.1b: Fra mew ork, con n ectors a n d a cc s ories sh a ll be v isu a lly in spe ted in su ch a ma n n er as to be

u n if rm in qu ality an d sh all be fre from bu rr , cra z ing, cra cks, v oids, pimples, ch ips, blster, pin h oles,

sh arp cu ttin g edges, an d oth er d efe ts th at adv er ely affe t l ife, servic abi ty , or appeara n ce

4.6.2 Framework a d con e t or me h nic l spe ific tion conforma c te tin

4.6.2.1 In pe t ion for Int erc a g abi ty

Rul e 4.6.2.1a: Al IE E 15 5 produ cts sh all sa tisfy in terch a n gea i ty requ iremen ts betw een com mon or

mu ltiple-ma n u fa ctu rer en tities b meetin g th e flow in g:

a ) Ph ysica l con fi gu ra tion an d d i m en sion a l mea su remen ts o 4.3

b) Related Clau se 5 (fra mew ork) a nd Cla u se 6 (conn ector) spe ifica tion s

c) Qu alifica tion in spe tion s, a s referen ced in Ta ble 3

d) Su bsequ en t a pplca ble requ iremen ts in a ccordance w ith Meth ods 2 1 1 an d 2 14 o

MIL-STD-1 4 A or equ iv a len t meth od s o EIA 36 E

Rul e 4.6.2.1b: Th e flow in g d imen sion s sh a ll be g uged or mea su red to d etermin e con forma n ce to th e

ph ysical in terch a n geabi ty req u iremen ts o applca ble spe ifica tion s ( e 4.3) W h en a lsted dimen sio is

n ot w ith in spe ified d imen sion s an d toleran ces as defin ed by th is spe ification , i sh all be con sidered a

m a jor defe t Major defe ts a re a s flow s:

a ) Ex tern a l a n d in tern a l dimen sion s o ca ses, cov ers, an d inserted assembles, w h en su ch d imen sion s

a ffe t ma tin g pa rts

b) Dimen sion s o cavities, w h en su ch dimen sion s a ffe t n sertion o items

c) Loca tion o con n ectors, l ocking pin s, fa sten ers, ad equ acy o con n ector floa t/mou n tin g screw

implemen ta tion , an d oth er mou n tin gs, a s a pplca ble, w h ich rec iv e ma tin g pa rts o plu g-n

assembles an d ma jor u n its, a n d location o th e ma tin g parts on th e plu g-n assembly or m ajor un it

Re ommen at i on 4.6.2.1: It is re om mended th a t ma n u factu rers u tilz o p rtu n ities to mate/u n ma te

prod u cts w ith oth er ma n u fa ctu rer ’ prod u cts to verif th at compatibi ties ex ist In tegra tor an d /or u ser

m a y implemen t th eir ow n respe tiv e tests w ith mu ltiple v en dors’ produ cts to qu a lify sou rc acc pta n ce

4.6.2.2 Matin framework conforma c spe ific t ion te t in

Rul e 4.6.2.2 : Ea ch ma n u factu rer sh a ll con du ct a nd comply w ith th e matin g fra mew ork con forma n ce

spe ifica tion a s esta blsh ed by Cla u se 5 a n d test in a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 2 1 1 o MIL-STD-1 4 A ,

EIA 36 E, or eq u iv a len t meth od s, to verif th e spe ifica tion is bein g met An a plca bl e defin ed /mea su red

compla n t ma tin g rec iv er/fi x tu re test spe im en , per 4.6.2.2, is req u ired to perfrm th is test

Rul e 4.6.2.2b: Ea ch ma n u factu rer, or th ird-pa rty test fci tator, sh a ll con du ct ma tin g re eiv er/fix ture

con forma n ce tests in a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 2 1 1 o MIL-STD-1 4 A, EIA 36 E, or equ iv a len t

meth od s, to v erif 5.8 an d 5.16 are bein g met Th e test requ ires th a t a test spe imen re eiv er or fix tu re be

a ppled to a compla n t ma tin g fra me, w ith a min imu m en ga emen t loa d o 7 % o th e adv ertised

en gagemen t ca pa bi ty f r a period o 5 s, th rou gh a 5 0-cycle ex ercise, w ith ou t cau si n g th e f low in g:

a ) Me h a n ica l i n terferen ce, bindin g, pu sh -ba ck by ba ll ock sprin g a ction s, a n d/or visible w ea r to th e

re eiv er or fix tu re

b) Misa lign men t o grea ter th an 0.51 m m (0.0 in) to preset a lign men t con n ector con ta ct p in ts

(min imu m o five con tact p in ts, f u r corn ers a nd c n ter), per 7 2 m m (3.0 in) in crem en t o th e

fra mew ork

c) Failu re to en ga e, ma in tain en ga emen t u nd er 7 % l oad o maximu m pin loa d in q u antity or f rc ,

a n d disen ga e th e fix tu re an d all rela ted ba ll lock me h a nisms from th eir respe tiv e re eiv er

re epta cles

d) Visible conn ector g p du e to co la n ar d istortion , ba ll lock n on -enga em en t, or oth er mech a n ica l

in sta bi ty th at resu lts in con ta ct ele trical “o en s” or con ta ct ele trica l/ me h an ical resista n ce

bey on d th e spe ifica tion

e) Failu re to main tain p rallel relation sh ips betw een th e re eiver a n d fix tu re framew ork th at w ou ld

cau se a greater th an 2.032 m m (0.0 0 in ) ga p betw een fa cin g su rfa ces (e 5.10), con tact ele trica l

ex ces iv e resista n ce, or con tact ele trica l o en s

f) Force bein g a pled to th e en ga emen t h a n dle by th e o era tor to ex ce d 2 kg (4 1 l b), a s

m ea su red a t th e end o th e h an dle

g) Oth er d etrimen ta l impa ct to m atin g elemen ts

A min imu m sa mple o tw o u n its sh a ll be mea su red to th e con forma n ce test

Rul e 4.6.2.2c: Ea ch ma n u factu rer, or th ird-p rty test faci ta tor, sh a ll con du ct ma xim u m fix tu re su pp rt

w eigh t tests to v erify th a t 5.19 is bein g met Th e test sh a ll requ ire th at a compla n t test spe imen re eiv er

a n d spe ified w eigh ted fix tu re [fix tu re w eigh t is calcu la ted be applying th e spe ified ma x imu m w eigh t a t

th e c nter p in t o th e fix tu re w idth a t 381 m m (15 in ) from th e fa ce o th e fix tu re fra mew ork], w ith a

m in imu m en ga gemen t loa d o 7 % loa d o m aximu m pin load in qu a n tity or frc , be en ga ed f r a period

o 10 s th rou gh a 10 -cy cle ex ercise, w ith ou t cau sing a n y con d ition s spe ified in Ru le 4.6.2.2

Rul e 4.6.2.2d: Maximu m fix tu re supp rt w eigh t ra ting o fra mew ork sh a ll be a s spe ified ba sed u po

combin ed driv e an d ba ll ock en gagemen t ca pa bi ty (h oldin g frc ) n ot o be les th an 4 kg (10 lb) per

ba ll lock, refle tin g th e a mou n t o fix tu re w eigh t th at can be b th su pp rted in a can tilev ered fa sh i on w h ile

a lso me tin g a spe ified en gagemen t resista n ce spe ifica tion s a s tested in a ccordan ce w ith 4.6.2

Rul e: 4.6.2.2e: Fix tu re fotprin ts sh a ll n ot exc ed dimen sion s d escribed in 5.2 ( e Figu re 35) th a t w ou l d

in tru de on th e (igh t sid e) ma n u al h an dle a n d (b ttom) low er fixtu re supp rt a rea s

4.6.2.3 Matin cont act/re ept acle conforma c spe ific tion t es n

spe ification described in Cl a u se 7 th rou gh Cla u se 12 A n a pplca ble defin ed/mea su red compla n t m a tin g

pin or rec pta cle con ta ct test spe imen per Cl a u se 7 th rou gh Clau se 12 is requ ired to perf rm th is test

Rul e 4.6.2.3b: Ea ch man u factu rer, or th ird-p rty test fa ci ta tor, sh all condu ct ma tin g con tact/rec ptacle

conforman ce tests a s d escri bed h erein , in w h ich compla n t test con ta ct pin s are a ppled to sa mple con ta ct

sockets o th e con n ector, or th e rev erse fr a period o 10 s/cy cle, th rou gh a 5 0-cy cle ex ercise, w ith ou t

ca u sin g th e fl low in g:

a ) V isible w ea r to th e socket or pin

b) Los o memory to sprin g-oaded rec ptacl e fea tu res to ma in ta in su rfa ce con ta ct

c) N on con forma n ce to me h a n ica l en gagemen t resista n ce (per 6.17) a cros m a tin g su rfaces

d) N on con forma n ce to ele trical resista n ce or red u ced pa ra metric perfrman ce (per 6.19) acros ma tin g

su rfa ces

e) Me h a nical pu sh ba ck (grea ter th a n 15%) w ith in con n ector h ou sin g ca vity

f) Oth er d etrimen ta l impa ct to m atin g elemen ts

A min imu m sa mple o sev en ma tin g conn ector sets sh a ll be mea su red to satisfy con forma n ce tests

Rul e 4.6.2.3c: Each ma n u factu rer or th ird -pa rty test fa ci tator sh all condu ct ma tin g con n ector

conforman ce tests a s described in Ru le 4.6.2.3b During 5 0 cy cles o in sertion a n d w ith draw a l, th e f rce

requ ired to fu ll y in sert a n d w ith draw a fu lly p pu la ted conn ector plu g from th e m atin g rec pta cle sh a ll be

mea su red ater 2 , 10 , 2 0, a n d 5 0 cy cles Ea ch fu lly p pu la ted con n ector pl u g and rec pta cle so ma ted

sh a ll be con sid ered as on e test spe imen , w ith a min imu m o th ree ma ted pa irs bein g req u ired to satisfy

con forma n ce tests Th e mea su rin g equ ipmen t sh a ll con form to th e flow in g spe ifica tion s:

a ) A xis o in sertion o th e pin con ta cts an d m a tin g rec ptacle con ta cts or h erma ph roditic con tacts a s

applcable sh al l coin cide du rin g in sertion an d w ith dra w al

b) Spe d o in sertion o th e pl ug in to th e re epta cl e con tacts sh a ll n ot ex ce d 6 cy cles per m in u te fr

con sta n t spe d ma ch in es, or th e ra te o loadin g sh a ll n ot ex ce d 8 lb per min fr con sta n t-ra te-o

-f rc ma ch in es

c) Sca le me h a n isms sh a ll h a ve n o dash pots or oth er da mpin g dev ic s

d) Sca les sh a ll be ca librated in 5 7 g (0.1 lb) steps or les a n d sh a ll be accu ra te to w ith in 5 7 g

(0.1 l b)

N OT —W h en m a tin g a n d u n m a tin g tests a re requ ired by a n other test su ch a s c n ta ct lf, t h e prec n dition in g cy cles

a re n ot requ ired

4.6.2.4 Oversize pin ex clu ion (pins only) te t

Rul e 4.6.2.4: Th e o ersiz d pin excl u sion (con ta ct pin s on ly) requ iremen t, w h ich d eterm in es RFI prod u ct

pin dimen sion conforman ce, sh a ll be met b in serting a test sa mple pin in to th e ma tin g en d o th e socket

test fix tu re th a t exclud es th e en try o a test sa mple pin la rger th an th e a llow a ble ma x imu m pin d imen sion s,

as spe ified in Clau se 6 an d related deta iled spe ifica tion s in Clau se 7 th rou gh Clau se 12

4.6.2.5 Oversize pin/pro e dama e sock et t est

Rul e 4.6.2.5: Th e ov ersi ze d pin/pro e damage socke t te st req u iremen t determin es RFI connector

socket/rec ptacle test sa mple abi ty to ma in ta in dimen sion con forma n ce w h en a n ov ersiz d pin or probe is

in serted in a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 2 0 -1 o MIL-STD-1 4 A, EIA 36 E, or eq u iv a len t meth od s Th e

con n ector and m a tin g socket con ta ct entry o en in g sh a ll prev en t a n ov er iz d pin or probe th a t ex ce ds th e

tolera n ces, a s spe ified in Cla u se 6 a n d rela ted a n n ex description s, from en tering th e socket Th e

re epta cle/socket test sa mple a n d o ersiz d pin sh a ll be fix tu red to v eri fy th a t con cen tric relation sh ips a re

m ain ta in ed d urin g th e in sertion test

4.6.2.6 Framework d rabi ty cy cln

Rul e 4.6.2.6 : To meet IE E 15 5 requ iremen ts, ea ch man u fa ctu rer sh all su bje t th e test spe imen

re eiv er a n d fix tu re to a dura i l y cy cle test in a ccorda n ce w ith Meth od 2 16 o th e MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA

36 E, or equ ivalen t meth ods A min imu m du ra bi ty cy cle o je tive o 2 0 0 repeti on s sh a ll be u sed

Ea ch man u factu rer or th ird-party test faci ta tor sh all establsh a d efin ed me h a n ica l/ele trica l setu p to

pro ide a compreh en siv e test a n d d a ta cole tion th a t v erifies th e ma n u factu rer’s produ ct spe ifica tion s a n d

m eets m in imu m requ iremen ts o IE E Std 15 5-2 10 Th e fra mew ork cycle test sh a ll v alida te rela bi ty o

th e framew ork to a ch iev e its ad v ertised ca pabi ties u nd er su bsequ en t MIL-STD-1 4 A req u iremen ts

Rul e 4.6.2.6b: For th e fra mew ork du ra bi ty cy cle test o fix tu re enga gemen t, in sertion , a n d w ith draw a l,

th e frce sh a ll be su fficien t to fu lly in sert a n d w ith draw from th e rec iv er Ifth e frc is m a n u ally appled,

i sh a ll be mea su red at th e o era tin g h an dle a n d sh a ll not exc ed 16 kg (35 lb) Ea ch plu g an d re epta cl e so

ma ted sh a ll be consid ered a s on e test spe imen w h en fu rth er testin g o th e pl u g or rec pta cle is in dicated

Th e mea su rin g equ ipmen t sh al con form to th e f low in g spe ification s:

a ) A xis o in sertion o th e pin con ta cts an d m a tin g rec ptacle con ta cts or h erma ph roditic con tacts a s

applcable sh al l coin cide du rin g in sertion an d w ith dra w al

b) Spe d o in sertion o th e pl u g in to th e re epta cl e con tacts sh all not ex ce d six cy cles per m in ute fr

con sta n t spe d ma ch in es, or th e ra te o loadin g sh a ll n ot ex ce d 8 lb per min fr con sta n t-ra te-o

-f rc ma ch in es

c) Sca le me h a n isms sh a ll h a ve n o dash pots or oth er da mpin g dev ic s

d) Sca les sh a ll be ca librated in 5 7 g (0.1 lb) steps or les a n d sh a ll be accu ra te to w ith in 5 7 g

(0.1 l b)

4.6.2.7 Con e tor d rabi ty cy cln

Rul e 4.6.2.7 : To me t IE E 15 5 requ iremen ts, ea ch m a n u fa ctu rer sh a ll con du ct an d comply w ith a n

m a tin g con ta ct/rec ptacle con forma n ce spe ification esta bl ish ed w ith in ea ch respe tiv e con n ector/con tact

spe ification described in Cl a u se 6 th rou gh Cla u se 12; MIL-STD-1 4 A, Meth od 2 0 1; EIA 36 E; or

equ i va l en t meth od s

Rul e 4.6.2.7b: Ea ch u n it sh a ll be su bje ted to 10 0 0 in serton an d w ith dra w a l cy cles Th e f low in g items

sh all apply:

a ) A x is o th e pin con ta cts a n d ma tin g rec pta cle con ta cts sh a ll coin cide du rin g in sertion an d

w ith dra w al

b) Du rabi ty cy cle ra te sh a ll n ot ex ce d six cycles per min u te

c) Con ta ct ele trica l resista n ce con tin u ity mea su remen ts sh a ll be mea su red a t ea ch 2 0 -cy cle interv a l

to 5% o th e pin s in equ al pa ttern a cros th e beam o th e matin g con n ector , m ain ta in in g

requ iremen ts establsh ed in 6.19

d) Con n ector ma tin g a n d u n ma tin g frces sh all be mea su red and ma in ta in ed in a ccorda n ce w ith

respe tiv e con n ector requ iremen ts ( e 6.17 a n d con n ector deta iled spe ifica tion s in Clau se 7

th rou gh Clau se 12)

4.6.3 Con e tor ele tric l spe ific tion conforma c t estin

Rul e 4.6.3: A dv ertised con n ector ele trical spe ifica tion s b ma n u fa ctu rers sh a ll be su pp rted b

docu men ted test resu lts con du cted by th e man u fa ctu rer, or th ird-party test abs in a ccordan ce w ith Cla u se 6,

an d th e respe tv e con n ector deta iled spe ifica tion s i n Cla u se 7 th rou gh Cl a u se 12)

4.6.3.1 Conta t ele tric l re ista c

Rul e 4.6.3.1: Th e co tact ele tri cal re si sta c sh all be mea su red in div i du a lly betw een each mated pa ir o

con ta cts A min imu m o six m a ted pa ir o con ta cts sh all be mea su red on ea ch test spe imen , in a ccordan ce

w ith Meth od 30 4 o MIL-STD-1 4 A, EIA 36 E, or equiva len t meth ods

a ) Met hod of con e t i on: Atta ch curren t-v ola ge l ea ds a t ex treme en ds o con ta cts For crimp-ty pe

con ta cts, a ttach cu rren t-v olta ge l ea ds to w ires a t closest p in t to con ta ct w ith ou t tou ch in g con ta ct

b) Tes curr ent : Se respe tiv e con ta ct ra ted cu rren t ( e Clau se 7 th rou gh Clau se 12)

4.6.3.2 Conta t ret ent ion/float w ithin con e tor hou in

Rul e 4.6.3.2: Con n ectors sh a ll be tested to m eet min imu m con ta ct reten tion requ iremen ts per Meth od 2 0

o MIL -STD-1 4 A, EIA 36 E, or equ iva len t meth od s Th e f low in g d etails a n d exc ption s sh a ll a pply:

a ) Number of sa mpl es: A min imu m o seven con ta cts per test spe imen sh a ll be tested

b) Ap l i ed a i al l oad: 1 l b/s u ntil th e loa d spe ified in in dividu a l spe ification su pplemen ts h a s be n

rea ch ed Ma in ta in lo d fr 5 s (W h en h ooku p w ire is used, th e w ire sh a ll be large en ough to

w ith stan d th e appled load)

c) Max i mum al low abl e cont act di spl ac ment : Du rin g applcatio o spe ified frc a n d after

remov a l o spe ified f rc , per respe tiv e con tact displa cemen t-floa t tol era n ce ( e th e con n ector

spe ifica tion s in Cla use 6 th rou gh Clau se 12)

d) A xi al di r ect i on: Straigh t

e) Remov abl e t y pe cont act s: Sh all w ith stan d an axia l load ( e 4.3) a ppled in th e n orma l remo a l

d ire tion a fter 10 in sertion s an d w ith dra w a ls from th e same con ta ct h ole

4.6.3.3 Diele tric wit hsta din v olt ag

Rul e 4.6.3.3: Ma ted con n ector sh all be tested to me t diele tric-w ith stan din g-v oltage requ iremen ts in

a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 30 1 o M IL-STD-1 4 A, EIA 36 E, or equ iv a len t meth ods Th e fll ow in g

d eta ils a nd exc ption s sh all apply:

a ) Pr par at i on: Mated, an d ma y be mou n ted to prin ted w irin g b ard

b) Ma gni t ude of t es v ol t age: A s spe ified ( e Cla u se 6 th rou gh Clau se 12)

c) Nat ur of pot ent i al : AC (rms)

d) Dur at i on of a ppl i cat i on of t es v l t age: 6 s

e) Poi nt s of a ppl i cat i on of t es v ol t a ge: Betw een th e closest con tacts an d betw een th e con ta cts an d a ll

oth er metallc pa rts con n ected togeth er

f) Met hod ofcon e t i on of t es v ol t age t o spe i men: A ffi x test pro es to termin a tion s described in

4.6.3.1 b clps or old er

4.6.3.4 L w- Level circ it

Rul e 4.6.3.4: A min imu m o sev en ma ted pa irs o con ta cts on ea ch test spe imen sh a ll be in d i vidua lly

mea su red in a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 30 2.1 o MIL-STD-1 4 A, EIA 36 E, or equ iv alen t meth ods Th e

flow in g d eta ils sh a ll apply :

a ) Meth od o con n ection : A ttach cu rren t-v ola ge lea d s a t extreme en ds o con tacts For crimp-ty pe

con ta cts, a tta ch cu rrent-v olta ge l ea ds to w ires, at closest p in t to con ta ct w ith ou t tou ch in g con tact

b) N ot o exc ed 10 mA a t 2 mV dc o en circu it

c) Respe tiv e spe ifica tion measu red a s max imu m con tact resista n ce level th a t is described in

a ssocia ted ma x imu m con ta ct resistan ce tables

4.6.3.5 In ulation re ist anc

Rul e 4.6.3.5: Ma ted con n ectors sh a ll be tested in a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 30 3 o MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA

36 E, or equ iv alen t meth od s Th e f low ing details a nd ex ceptions sh a ll apply:

a ) Spe ia l prepara tion:

1) Th e con n ector sh a ll be ma ted a n d may be mou n ted on a prin ted w iring b ard

2) Th e prin ted w irin g b ard ma y be con formal coa ted or oth erw ise protected

b) Poin t o mea su remen t: Ch eck betw een pin s a nd h a rd w are, betw een pin a nd pin , and betw een pin s

an d sh el (on sh el con stru cted con n ector)

4.6.3.6 Crimp/wire- w rap t ermination

Rul e 4.6.3.6: Each termin a l, ex cept w ire-w ra p p st a n d crimp, sh a ll be su bje ted to Meth od 2 8 o

MIL-STD-2 2G

4.6.3.7 Crimp te si e stre gt h (ap lc ble to crimp conta ts only)

Rul e 4.6.3.7: Th e test sh a ll be performed in a ccorda n ce w i th Meth od 2 03o MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA 36 E,

or equ i v a len t m eth ods Sam ples fr test sh a ll be pla ced in a sta n da rd ten sie testin g m a ch in e an d th e loa d

appled a t an appro imate ra te as spe ified to pu ll th e w ire ou t o th e sa mple or brea k th e w ire sa mple

V a lu es sh all be in a ccorda n ce w ith th e respe tiv e con n ector clau ses (Clau se 6 th rough Clau se 12) N ote th at

th ese v a lu es are f r M IL-DT -16 7 w ire u sed in con ju nction w ith th e pro er crimp con ta ct Ten samples

o ea ch w ire siz (b th pin and re epta cle ty pes) sh a ll be tested

4.6.3.8 Sold rabi ty

Rul e 4.6.3.8: A ll conn ector w ith sol d er termin a tions sh al be tested in accordan ce w ith Meth od 210 o

MIL-STD-2 2G, Con dition C, ex cept con n ector w ith sold er cu p term in a tion s, w h ich sh a ll be tested in

accordan ce w ith th e flow in g deta ils:

a ) Th e a pplca ble w ire siz properly prepared f r th e solder cu p siz sh a ll be in serted in to th e con tact

term in a tion A m in imu m o seven con ta cts sh a ll be tested

b) A n a pro riately prepared resista n ce sold erin g iron w ith a n appro riate tip sh all be appled to th e

low er p rtio o th e solder cu p con figu ra tion w h ere th e w ire en ter th e termin a tion

c) Th e solder sh al l be a ppled in th e n orma l m a n n er

d) Th e resistan ce sold ering iron sh all be a ppled to th e sy stem Th e w a ttage sh a ll be adju sted a s to

f) V isu al in spe tion sh a ll be a t m agn ifica tion p w er times 10 Th e con n ector h a ll sh ow n o ev iden ce o

distortion or da ma ge to a n y area o th e connector h ou sin g Th e con ta ct sh a ll meet th e con tact reten

-tion requ iremen t Th e con ta ct sh all not in terfere w ith n orm al floatin g cond itions as applcable a nd

sh a ll me t applca ble loca tion dimen sion s

4.6.3.9 Conta t ele t ric l c ara t eristic

Rul e 4.6.3.9 : Coa x ial stan din g w a v e ra tio (SWR) mea su remen ts in a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 30 5 o

MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA 36 E, or equ iv a len t meth ods, ifa plcable, sh a ll be appled on all coax ial con n ector

assembles an d included in an y con nector pe ification an d con tact ra tin g

Rul e 4.6.3.9b: Coa x ia l radio frequ en cy (RF) tra n sm is ion l os , leakage, an d RF h ig p ten tial

w ith stan ding v oltage mea su remen ts, in a ccordan ce w ith 4.6.12, 4.6.1 , a n d 4.6.16 o MIL-C-83517,

respe tv ely, sh all be in clu ded in a n y coaxial con n ector spe ifica tion an d con ta ct ratin g

Rul e 4.6.3.9c: Pow er cu rren t ra tin g mea su remen ts, in a ccordan ce w ith IE 6 30 -1, sh a ll be in clu ded in

an y p w er conn ector pe ification a n d con ta ct ra tin g

Rul e 4.6.3.9d: Pow er creepage/diele tric resista n ce mea su remen ts, in accorda n ce w ith Meth od 30 3.1 o

MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA 36 E, or equ ivalen t meth ods, sh a l l be includ ed in an y conn ector spe ifica tion an d

con tact ratin g

4.6.4 Environme tal te t compla c

4.6.4.1 Operatin Temperature

Rul e 4.6.4.1: Conforma n ce to th e tem pera tu re cy cln g requ iremen ts per a plca ble spe ifica tion

su pplemen ts (e 4.3) sh a ll con stitu te verifica tion o th e prod u ct o erating temperatu re

4.6.4.2 Temperature cyclng

Rul e 4.6.4.2: Ma ted con n ectors sh a ll be tested in accordan ce w ith Meth od 10 3 o MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA

36 E, or equ iv a len t meth od s Th e f low ing d eta ils sh a ll a ply:

a ) S e i al mou t i ng: Th e conn ector h a lves sh all be mou n ted on mou n tin g fra mew ork

b) Tes con i t i on: A, ex cept th at th e min imu m tempera tu re sha ll be 10 °C +0/–5 °C a nd th e ma x imum

temperatu re sh all be 5 °C +3 /–0 °C

c) Tes measur ement : Th e con n ector sh a ll be ca a ble o ma tin g a nd u n ma tin g th e tempera tu re

ex tremes (frce sh a ll n ot be mo itored) du rin g th e fifth cy cle

d) A ft er t es ex mi nat i on: Con n ectors sh all be examin ed fr ev id enc o cra cking, cra z in g, or oth er

ph y sical da ma ge, an d th e con ta ct resistan ce sh a ll be mea su red in a ccordan ce w ith 4.6.3.1

4.6.4.3 Humidity

Rul e 4.6.4.3: Con n ectors sh all be tested in a ccorda n ce w ith Meth od 10 2, Ty pe I o MIL-STD-1 4 A ,

ex cept steps 7 an d 7 sh a ll not be requ ired A ltern atively, equ iva len t meth od s o EIA 36 E sh a ll be u sed

Th e mated pa irs sh a ll be con n ected as spe ified in 4.6.2.3 Th e prin ted w irin g b ard m ay be con form a l

coa ted or oth erw ise protected Th e loadin g v olta ge sh a ll be 10 V d c In su la tio resista n ce sh a ll be

m ea su red in a ccordan ce w ith 4.6.3.5, u pon completion o step 6 o th e fina l cy cle, a fter remo a l o surfa ce

moistu re from con n ector

4.6.4.4 Vibration

Rul e 4.6.4.4 : Fra mew ork sh a ll be tested in a ccorda n ce w ith Meth od 2 0 o MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA

36 E, or equ iv alen t meth ods Th e f low ing details sh a ll apply:

a ) Mou t i ng: Spe imen ma tin g rec iv er/fix tu re con n ector sh al be mou n ted in a fu lly p pu lated fu

r-slot re eiv er a n d fix tu re con figu ra tion w ith th e rec iv er fram ew ork mou n ted w ith standa rd mou n tin g

screw s to th e re eiv er mou n tin g plate, w h ich is firmly mou n ted on th e v i bra tion ta ble

b) St abi l i z at i on: A rra n gemen t o a fu lly ma ted rec iv er an d fix tu re sh a ll be prov ided , w h ich prev en ts

th e mated conn ectors from mech a n ica lly sepa ra tin g, or ele trica lly o en ing during v ibra tion tests

Th e resistin g m ediu m sh a ll con ta ct th e re eiv er fra mew ork mou n tin g su rfa ces on th e test jig on ly ,

an d noin itia l loa d sh a ll be im pa rted to th e con n ector

c) For con e t or sav er con e t ors: Th e ma ted pa irs sh a ll be mou n ted per in tegra tion spe ifica tion s

d) Moni t or i ng ci r cui t : Sh a ll be pro ided to d ete t an y in terruption grea ter th an 1µs

e) El ect r i cal l oa d con i t i on: 10 mA

f) Tes con i t i on: Freq u en cy requ iremen t f r 5 Hz to 5 Hz a t a maximu m o 2 4 m/s f r v ibra tion

(6.8 m/s a t 5 Hz to 15 Hz, 12.7 m/s a t 16 Hz to 2 Hz, 2 4 m/s a t 2 Hz to 5 Hz )

g) A ft er t es ex mi nat i on: Con n ectors’ mou n tin g h a rdw a re sh a ll be v isu ally ex a min ed f r lo sen ing,

fracture, or oth er d eterioration

Rul e 4.6.4.4b: Mated con n ector sh all be ind epen d en tly tested in a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 2 0 o

MIL-STD-1 4 A, EIA 36 E, or equ ivalen t meth ods Th e f low in g d eta ils sh all apply:

a ) St abi l i z at i on: Arra ngemen t sh a ll be prov ided a s in dica ted on Fi gure 2 o Meth od 2 0 o M

IL-STD-1 4 A, EIA 36 E, or eq u iv a len t meth od s, su ch th at a resistin g f rc sh a ll exist th rough a

compla n t ma teria l (u bber w ith a Sh ore A du rometer o a bou t 2 ), w h ich preven ts th e ma ted

con n ectors from sepa ra tin g du rin g v ibra tion a nd sh ock Th e resistin g mediu m sh a ll con ta ct th e top

an d sid e su rfa ces on th e test jig on ly , an d no in itia l loa d sh a ll be impa rted to th e con n ector oth er th a n

th e w eigh t o th e test jig

b) For st r ai ght -t hrough con e t or s: A mated pa ir sh a ll be mou n ted a n in div id u a l p ra llel w irin g

b ards a nd se u red b b lts a n d stan do fs a s in d ica ted on Figu re 3 o Meth od 2 0 o

MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA 36 E, so th a t th e d ista n ce betw een th e w irin g b ards is eq u a l to th e h eigh t o th e

a ssembled con n ectors

c) Moni t or i ng ci r cui t : Sh a ll be pro ided to d ete t an y in terruption grea ter th an 1µs

d) El ect r i cal l oad con i t i ons: 10 mA

e) Tes con i t i on: II

f) Aft er t es ex ami nat i on: Con n ector a n d mou n ting fram ew ork sh a ll be visu ally ex a min ed f r

lo sen in g, fra ctu re, or oth er deteriora tion

4.6.4.5 Shoc (spe ifie puls )

Rul e 4.6.4.5: Ma ted fu r-slot rec iv er and fix tu re fra m ew ork w ith fu ll p pu la tion o spe imen m a tin g

con n ector sh al be tested in accordan ce w ith Meth od 2 0 o MIL-STD-1 4 A, EIA 36 E, or equ iv alen t

m eth ods Th e f low in g deta il s sh a ll a ply :

a ) Mou n tin g meth od an d a cc s ories: In a ccordan ce w ith iem a) in 4.6.4.4 an d su itable mon itoring

circu it to d etect an y in terruptio greater th a n 1µs

d) Test curren t: 10 mA

e) After test ex am in a tion : Conn ectors a nd mou n tin g fram ew ork sh a ll be visu a lly ex a min ed fr

lo sen in g, fra ctu re, or oth er deteriora tion

4.6.4.6 Salt spra (cor osion)

Rul e 4.6.4.6: Ma ted con n ectors sh a ll be tested in a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 10 1 o MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA

36 E, or equ iv alen t meth od s Th e f low ing details sh a ll apply:

a ) Ap lcable sa lt sol u tio in accordan ce w ith MIL-STD-1 4

b) Test con d ition : B

4.6.4.7 Solvent re ist an e a d fluid immersion

Rul e 4.6.4.7: Ma ted con n ectors sh a ll be tested in a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 1016 o MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA

36 E, or equ iv a len t meth ods

4.6.4.8 Flammabi ty

Rul e 4.6.4.8: Ma ted con n ectors sh a ll be tested in a ccordan ce w ith Meth od 1012 o MIL-STD-1 4 A , EIA

36 E, or equ iv a len t meth ods

4.6.4.9 Huma Safet y

Rul e 4.6.4.9: Me h a n ica l and ele trica l comp n en ts sh a l l be rev iew ed a n d marked ac ord ingly per th e

f low in g Oc u pation a l Sa fety an d Hea lth Admin istra tion (OSHA )

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regula tion s g v ern in g h u ma n sa fety

an d use o IEE 15 5 a ppara tu s d urin g o eration Th ese in clu de th e f low in g:

a ) OSHA En forc men t o th e Ele trica l Pow er G en era tion, Tra nsmis ion , a n d Distribu tion Sta nd a rd,

CPL 0 -01-038 [CPL 2-1.38] (October 3 , 2 0 ) Also available as a 9 8 kb PDF, 51 p ges

Prov id es in forma tion to a ssist compla n ce person n el in performin g in spe tion s in ele tric p w er

gen era tion , tran smis ion , an d in sta lla tion s, in clud ing th a t o d istribu tion ln es and oth er equ ipmen t

b) OSHA Te h n ica l Ma n u a l (OTM), T D 01-0 -015 [T D 1-0.15A ] (J a n u ary 2 , 19 9) A ssists

OSHA Compla n ce Sa fety a n d Health Ofic rs (CSHOs) in h a za rd re o n ition an d prov ides

gu ida n ce in a cciden t preven tion Serves a s a sou rce o adv ic f r CSHOs on sa fety an d h ea lth is u es

c) In spe tion G u ideln es fr 2 CFR 1910, OSHA STD 01-0 -0 6 [STD 1-6.6] (J u n e 16, 19 5)

Prov id es in spe tion a ssista n ce rela ted to per ona l protectiv e equ ipmen t (P E) (2 CFR1910, Subpa rt

I) to a ssist OSHA CSHOs performin g in spe tion s in gen eral in du stry

d) Ele trica l Safety -Rela ted W ork Pra ctic s—In spe tion Proc du res a n d In terpretation G u id eln es

OSHA STD 01-16-0 7 [STD 1-16.7] (J u ly 1, 19 1) Establsh es p lcies a n d pro ides in terpretive

gu ideln es fr u n ifrm en forcemen t o th e sta n dard fr ele trica l sa fety -rela ted w ork practic s,

2 CFR1910.3 1th rou gh 2 CFR1910.3 5

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F r cou n tries oth er th an the U S applcatio of a l rn ate, a ppro ria te safety-rela ted stan dards sh a ll be u sed