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4.8 Tempe rature conditioning. The conditioning chamber shall be preconditioned to the specified
temperature. Once the temperature inside the chamber has stabilized, the samples shall be placed inside
and maintained at the specified temperature for 4 hours minimum, 24 hours maximum.
4.8.1 Reconditioning. The sample must be tested within five minutes after removal from the conditioning
chamber. If this time is exceeded, the cartridge shall be reconditioned in accordance with 4.8.
4.9 Inspection of packaging. The sampling and inspection of the preservation, packing, and container
marking shall be in accordance with the requirements of section 5.
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the contract
or order (see 6.2). When packaging of materiel is to be performed by DoD or in-house contractor
personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain packaging
requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point's packaging
activities within the Military Service or Defense Agency, or within the military service's system
commands. Packaging data retrieval is available from the managing Military Department's or Defense
Agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by contacting the responsible packaging
activity.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful but is not
mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. The assembly is used in cartridge actuated devices for Aircrew Emergency Escape
Systems. Since the cartridge was developed specifically for use in military aircraft, there is no
commercial application.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a.
Title, number, and revision letter of this specification
b.
Issue of DODISS to be cited in the solicitation and, if required, the specific issue of
individual documents referenced and that MIL-STD-810D shall be used (see 2.1, 3.5.3, and
4.7.6)
c.
Whether a first article sample is required (see 3.1, 4.4, and 6.3)
d.
Test facility for first article tests (see 4.4.1)
e.
Production test activity and lot size (see 4.1 and 4.5.1.2)
f.
Any special test conditions (see 4.3)
g.
Directions for sampling for classification of defects (see 4.6)
h.
Directions for shipping radiographs of ignition devices and of entire lot of cartridge
assemblies (see 4.7.1 and 4.7.4)
i.
Directions for sampling for protective finish tests (see 4.7.3)
j.
Level of preservation and packing (see 5.1 and 6.4)
k.
That the safety precaution requirements of the "Contractor's Safety Manual for Ammunition,
Explosives, and Related Dangerous Material," DOD 4145.26M are applicable. NOTE: When
this specification is used as part of the description of work to be accomplished by a
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