MIL-DTL-6508C
4.2.1 First article inspection sampling instructions. First article inspection shall consist
of three thermometers of each manufacturer's part number which have not been previously
tested. The samples shall be forwarded to the testing laboratory designated by the procuring
activity. The manufacturer shall submit certified test results showing conformance with all the
requirements of this specification. The test samples shall be plainly identified by securely
attached durable tags marked with the following information:
Samples for First Article Tests
Submitted by (name, date) for first article testing in
accordance with contract (contract number)
MIL-DTL-6508 THERMOMETER, SELF-
INDICATING, BIMETALLIC, GENERAL
SPECIFICATION FOR
Manufacturer's Part Number
4.3 Conformance inspection. The conformance inspection of the thermometers shall
consist of the individual tests and the sampling tests of this specification. The contractor shall
furnish all samples and shall be responsible for accomplishing the required tests. When
inspection and testing are conducted at the contractor's plant, all inspections and testing shall be
under the supervision of the government inspector. Contractors not having laboratory facilities
satisfactory to the inspector shall engage the services of a commercial testing laboratory
acceptable to the procuring activity. The contractor shall furnish test reports, in duplicate,
showing quantitative results for all tests required by the specification, that have been signed by
an authorized representative of the contractor or laboratory, as applicable. Acceptance or
approval of material during the course of manufacture shall in no case be construed as
acceptance of the finished product.
4.3.1 Individual tests. The individual tests shall consist of the tests indicated in table I
and shall be conducted on each thermometer.
4.3.2 Sampling tests. The sampling tests shall consist of the tests indicated in table I and
shall be conducted on each sampling test sample.
4.3.2.1 Sampling test instructions. Samples shall consist of three thermometers selected
at random by the inspector from a lot of 100 or less, which have passed the individual tests. A
lot shall consist of identical thermometers with the same manufacturer's part number,
manufactured under substantially the same conditions, and submitted at substantially the same
time. Thermometers that have been subjected to the sampling tests shall not be delivered on
contract until they have been rebuilt and successfully completed to all individual tests.
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