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3.12.7 Jacket stripping. The jacket shall not adhere to the cable and shall be freely skinned from the
cable with the ripcord.
3.13 Workmanship. The cables shall be uniform in quality and free from defects that affect
performance, serviceability, or appearance, including lumps, kinks, splits, abrasions, scrapes, corroded
surfaces, skin impurities, and faulty extruded surfaces.
4. VERIFICATION
4.1 Classification of inspections. The inspection requirements specified herein are classified as
conformance inspection (see 4.2).
4.2 Conformance inspection. Conformance inspection shall consist of the inspections listed for
groups A, B, and C. Conformance inspection shall be performed on every lot of cable procured under this
specification.
4.3 Test equipment and inspection facilities. Test and measuring equipment and inspection facilities
of sufficient accuracy, quality, and quantity to permit performance of the required inspection shall be
established and maintained by the contractor. The establishment and maintenance of a calibration
system to control the accuracy of the measuring and test equipment (e.g., non-Government standard
[NGS] or federal or military standard) shall be in accordance with NCSL-Z540.1 or equivalent.
4.3.1 Inspection lot. Unless otherwise specified (see 6.2), an inspection lot shall consist of all
finished cable of the same Part or Identifying Number (PIN), produced under essentially the same
conditions on the same machine, which is presented for inspection and shipment at one time.
4.3.2 Unit of product. The unit of product for determining lot size (see 6.4) for sampling shall be the
quantity of cable offered for inspection on one coil, one reel, or one spool, as applicable.
4.3.3 Group A inspection. Group A inspection shall consist of the inspections specified in table IV. If
these inspections cannot be performed on the finished cable as submitted for inspection, the inspections
may be performed at an appropriate stage of the manufacturing operation. The inspections shall be
performed on every lot of cable acquired under this specification.
4.3.4 Group B inspection. Group B inspection shall consist of the inspections specified in table V.
Group B inspection shall be performed on sample specimens that have been subjected to and have
passed the group A inspection. Group B inspection shall be performed in any order on randomly selected
sample specimens (see 4.3.6) from an inspection lot.
4.3.4.1 Group B sampling. A random sample shall first be selected from the lot. The sample size
shall be based on the inspection lot size from which the sample was selected for group A inspection.
Inspection sample size shall be specified in table VII.
4.3.5 Group C inspection. Group C inspection shall consist of the inspections specified in table VI.
Group C inspection shall normally be performed on sample specimens that have been subjected to and
have passed group A and B inspections.
4.3.5.1 Group C sampling. Three sample specimens shall be randomly selected and inspected in
any month that the cable is produced.
4.3.6 Specimen lengths. Unless otherwise specified herein, the specimen shall be of the length
specified in the applicable test method.
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