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4.3 Inspection conditions. Unless otherwise specified, all inspections shall be performed in
accordance with the test conditions specified in the contract or order (see 6.2), all inspections shall be
conducted under the following conditions:
a. Air temperature: 77±18 °F.
b. Barometric pressure: Site pressure.
c. Relative humidity: Uncontrolled room ambient.
4.4 Qualification inspection. Qualification inspection shall consist of the inspections specified in
table VI. Cable, specified in 4.4.1, shall be cut into a 4-foot length of cable. The 4-foot length of cable
shall be examined as specified in 4.7.2 and table VIII. The additional specimens shall be subjected to the
corresponding series of tests as specified in table VII, with each test performed in the order listed per the
test sequence. The test sequence shall be followed as listed in table VII.
4.4.1 Qualification samples. A sample (see 6.4) of cable no less than 75 feet in length, of each type
and class, of the applicable defense PIN shall be furnished for testing. Cable shall be representative of
the product proposed to be furnished under the contract.
4.4.2 Qualification failure. Failure of any cable to pass the examination or any test in 4.4 may be
cause for the Government to refuse to conduct additional tests until the faults revealed by the inspection
have been corrected.
4.5 Conformance inspections. Conformance inspections shall consist of:
a. Individual inspection (see 4.5.1).
b. Sampling inspection (see 4.5.2).
4.5.1 Individual inspection. All cable submitted for acceptance shall be subjected to the individual
tests specified in table VI.
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