MIL-DTL-3661D
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the contract
or order (see 6.2). When actual packaging of material is to be performed by DoD personnel, these
personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain requisite packaging requirements.
Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point s packaging activity within the Military
Department or Defense Agency, or within the Military Department s System Command. 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. The lampholders, indicator lights, indicator-light housings and lenses covered by this
specification are intended for use as panel display and indicating functions on electrical, electronic, and
communication equipment.
6.2 Acquisition Requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a. Title, number and date of this specification.
b. Title, number, and date of the applicable specification sheet, and the complete type designation
c. Whether lens is to be marked with symbols and legend (see 3.4.9.5).
d. Whether lamps are to be furnished, and if so, indicate lamp number and whether to be
installed.
f. Packaging requirements (see 5.1).
6.2.1 Indicator lights. Indicator lights with removable lens designs (excluding nomenclature display type
units), may be procured by combining the type designation of the indicator-light housing and the indicator-light lens;
for example LH76/1-LC16BN.
6.3 First article. When a first article inspection is requested, it should be inspected and approved under the
appropriate provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.209. The first article should be pre-production
sample. The contracting officer should specify the appropriate type of first article and the number of units to be
furnished. The contracting officer should include specific instructions in all acquisition documents regarding
arrangements for selection, inspection, and approval of the first article.
6.4 Dissimilar metals. Dissimilar metals are defined in table VII.
(a) Contact between a member of any one group and another member of the same group is
considered as contact of similar metals. Contact between a member of one group and a
member of any other group is considered as contact of dissimilar metals, except for zinc, tin,
and cadmium, as listed in groups II and III, and for stainless steel as listed in groups II, III,
and IV.
(b) Unless specifically indicated by the procuring activity, all other metals are considered
dissimilar with respect to each other and with respect to any of the materials listed in table
VII.
(c) Where reference is made to a metal in a particular group, the reference applies to the metal on
the surface of the part; that is, zinc means zinc castings, as well as zinc electroplate, zinc hot
dip, or zinc metal spray.
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