MIL-DTL-83538D
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the
contract or order (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 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. This connector is designated the MIL-STD-1760, type II connector. This connector
assembly will be used to provide the transfer of MIL-STD-1760 interface class I electrical signals and
power between an aircraft (or ground vehicle) mounted launcher and an associated store. This
connector is intended to be used on rail and eject launchers where engagement/disengagement of the
launcher receptacle (with attached buffer plug) to the store receptacle will be via a blindmate mechanical
mechanism. The signal and power transfer may occur at various phases of all store operations from
store upload through store launch. In addition, the connectors may be used with suitable test equipment
for various tests of the store and aircraft in the factory-to-upload sequence. This connector is military
unique because it is intended to be used on rail and eject launchers where engagement/disengagement
of the launcher receptacle (with attached buffer plug) to the store receptacle will be via a blindmate
mechanical mechanism; whereas no known commercially equivalent substitute is available.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a.
Title, number, and date of the specification.
Packaging requirements (see 5.1).
b.
c.
PIN (see 1.1.1).
d.
6.3 Qualification. With respect to products requiring qualification, awards will be made only for
products which are, at the time of award of contract, qualified for inclusion in Qualified Products List QPL
No. 83538 whether or not such products have actually been so listed by that date. The attention of the
contractors is called to these requirements, and manufacturers are urged to arrange to have products
that they propose to offer to the Federal Government tested for qualification in order that they may be
eligible to be awarded contracts or orders for the products covered by this specification. Information
pertaining to qualification of products may be obtained from Defense Supply Center Columbus, DSCC-
VQ, P.O. Box 3990, Columbus, Ohio 43213-3990.
6.3.1 Copies of "Provisions Governing Qualification SD-6". Copies of "Provisions Governing
Qualification SD6" may be obtained upon application to Commanding Officer, Naval Publications and
Forms Center, 5801 Tabor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19120.
6.4 Definitions.
6.4.1 Blindmate. A situation in which personnel wishing to mate a connector can neither see nor touch
the connector halves being mated and must rely on some mechanism to accomplish the mating.
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