MIL-DTL-21604F
6.5.3 Style. The style will be designated by two, three, or four letters and will indicate the basic design,
construction, and electrical ratings of the switches (see 3.1).
6.5.4 Momentary action. The designation "M" will be used when the switch has one or more momentary positions.
6.5.5 Sections. Unless otherwise specified, the sections designation will be a figure indicating the actual number
of sections, decks, or wafers with switching contacts thereon. This figure does not include decks provided for switch
positioning by remotely controlled signals.
6.6 Toxic and hazardous material. Toxic and hazardous materials should conform to guideline of MIL-HDBK-454.
6.7 Subject term (keyword) listing.
Circuit
Contact
Resistance
Rotor
Terminal
Voltage
6.8 Sub-contracted material and parts. The packaging or preparation for delivery requirements of referenced
documents listed in section 2 do not apply when material and parts are acquired by the contractor for incorporation
into the equipment and lose their separate identity when the equipment is shipped.
6.9 Environmentally preferable material. Environmentally preferable materials should be used to the maximum
extent possible to meet the requirements of this specification. As of the dating of this document, the U.S.
Environmentally Protection Agency (EPA) is focusing efforts on reducing 31 priority chemicals. The list of chemicals
is available on their website at https://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/chemlist.htm. Further information is
available at the following EPA site: https://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/. Included in the EPA list of 31
priority chemicals are cadmium, lead, and mercury. Use of the materials on the list should be minimized or
eliminated unless needed to meet the requirements specified herein (see Section 3).
6.10 Changes from previous issue. The margins of this specification are marked with vertical lines to indicate
where changes from the previous issue were made. This was done as a convenience only and the Government
assumes no liability whatsoever for any inaccuracies in these notations. Bidders and contractors are cautioned to
evaluate the requirements of this document based on the entire content irrespective of the marginal notations and
relationship to the last previous issue.
Custodians:
Preparing activity:
Navy - SH
DLA - CC
DLA - CC
(Project 5930-2009-003)
NOTE: The activities listed above were interested in this document as of the date of this document. Since
organizations and responsibilities can change, you should verify the currency of the information above using the
ASSIST Online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil/ .
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