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 valve having two or more ports with valve stem or pilot needle in a normally open or closed position. It is specifically designed to stop or start or change the flow of fluid by means of the magnetic action of an electric coil on a moveable core or plunger. The valve may be equipped with a manual opening or closing device. For items with three or more ports that utilize a reciprocating slide with recess areas which mate with ports in an integral or replaceable ported sleeve, see valve (1), linear, directional control. It may be inline or cartridge (manifold) design. Excludes valve (1), butterfly.