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:

A holder designed to accommodate and position one or more printed circuit boards. It is usually an open frame structure with printed circuit board guides mounted between parallel support bars and end supports. It is designed to be mounted in electrical cabinets, cases, drawers and racks to provide mounting facilities for printed circuit boards. See also cabinet, electrical equipment; case (as modified); drawer, electrical equipment; and rack, electrical equipment.