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laboratory acceptable to the Government on sample units produced with equipment and procedures
normally used in production. Cable supplied under the contract or purchase order shall be manufactured
the same way as the sample tested and found satisfactory except for changes previously approved by the
Government.
4.4.1 Sample size. A sample consisting of two specimens of finished cable shall be submitted to the
qualification tests in table IV. Each specimen shall be a minimum of 40 linear feet of continuous
unspliced cable.
TABLE IV. Qualification inspection.
Requirement
Verification
Inspection
paragraph
paragraph
Group I
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Visual and mechanical inspection, cable
dimensions, and construction
Insulation flaws
Dielectric withstanding voltage
Insulation resistance
Conductor continuity
Conductor resistance
Thermal shock
Flammability
Folding
High-temperature aging
Flexing endurance
Moisture resistance
Low pressure (maximum rated temperature)
Fungus resistance
Fluid immersion
Durability of identification
Shrinkage
4.4.1.1 Qualification extension. Qualification shall extend to all cables of the same specification sheet
with fewer conductors and the same type of construction and coating. When qualifying a different wire
(AWG) size construction, the sample size shall consist of two specimens 30 linear feet (minimum) each of
continuous unspliced cable. Each specimen shall be subjected to the qualification inspection in table V.
4.4.2 Inspection routine. Samples from the two finished cable lengths shall be subjected to the tests in
table IV. Lengths of cable samples shall be as specified in the applicable test paragraph.
4.4.3 Failure. One or more failures shall be cause for refusal to grant qualification approval for the
cable.
4.5 Conformance inspection. Conformance inspection shall consist of group A and B inspections.
4.5.1. Inspection lot. An inspection lot shall consist of all cables covered by a single specification sheet
(see 3.1), produced under essentially the same conditions and offered for inspection at one time.
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