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4.5.5 Non compliance. If a sample fails to pass group B inspection (see 4.5.3), the contractor shall
notify the cognizant inspection activity of such failure and take corrective action on the materials or
processes, or both, as warranted, on all units of the product. Acceptance and shipment of the product
shall be discontinued until corrective action has been taken. After the corrective action has been taken,
sampling inspection shall be repeated on replacement articles. (This includes all tests and examinations,
or only the test that the original sample failed, at the option of the cognizant inspection activity.) Final
acceptance and shipment will be withheld until group B inspection has shown that the corrective action
was successful. In the event of failure after re-inspection, information concerning the failure shall be
provided to the cognizant inspection activity.
4.6 Methods of inspection.
4.6.1 Visual and dimensional inspection. The finished cords shall be given a visual and dimensional
inspection for:
a. Color of conductors.
b. Identification.
c. Workmanship.
d. Outside diameter of insulated conductors.
e. Thickness of conductor insulation.
f. Minimum wall thickness of jacketing material.
g. Outside diameter of finished cords.
h. Staycord diameter and material.
i. Wrap.
j. Cabling (conductors, lay, filler, wrap, and conducting cotton).
k. Braid.
l. Insulated conductors (strands, conductors, and insulation).
4.6.2 Air-aging and bending. A specimen of insulated conductor shall be selected from each 20,000
feet of cord or one month's production, whichever is less, and shall be air-aged in an oven and tested in
accordance with NEMA-WC 70, except that the aging period and temperature shall be as specified in
table III. After aging, the specimen shall be wrapped five times around a .156-inch (3.96mm) diameter
mandrel.
4.6.3 Fungus resistance. A cord specimen shall be selected from each 250,000 feet of cord or six
months' production, whichever is less, and shall be subjected to a fungus test in accordance with
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