Special Features:

Items are being coded as critical to insure source inspection will be performed at the point of manufacture, prior to material receipt by the us navy or other dod components. These items are piece parts or end items in support of vital military hardware necessary to sustain the successful mission of the ships, submarines, and shore stations of the us navy. Critical features including, but not limited to, dimensions, tolerances/clearances, electronic characteristics, and metallurgical properties will bespecified for government q ar (quality assurance representatives) to insure the highest possible degree of quality and reliability of these parts being delivered under navicp contracts

Properties:

An electronic device capable of controlling voltage and/or current to produce gain, oscillation or similar integral functions. It consists of a collection of electronic parts such as capacitors, resistors, coils, relays, transistors, semiconductor devices, and microcircuits in a single replaceable package. The configuration, physical dimensions, and electrical parameters of the item have been standardized in accordance with government and/or industry specifications and/or standards. Excludes items with nonstandardized configuration. It is not subject to disassembly as distinguished from such items as circuit card assembly and electronic components assembly. Do not use if a more specific item name exists such as amplifier (as modified), coder (as modified), microcircuit (as modified), and oscillator (as modified).