CAQN-CE

Classification of Equipment (MIL-PRF-28800F)

 

1.2 Classification: Test equipment specified herein is categorized by class (requirements arising from the intended operational environment). The class shall be assigned, in the purchase description, by the most severe environmental condition epxected for the equipment. Other environmental requirements may be derated from the most severe environmental requirement. The purchase description will identify environmental conditions that exist from a less severe class. The purchase description will specify other features that extend beyond defined class definitions. (Note: This requires that the developer of the purchase description define the most severe class even if only one aspect of the environmental performance is of that class, while all other aspects are of a less severe class.)

1.2.1 Class: Test equipment covered by this specification is categorized by performance characteristics required for an intended location of use and the most severe prevailing environmental conditions of such locations. Test equipment classes are specified in the following paragraphs (1 through 4) and the performance characteristics required for each class are sumarrized in Table 2.

  1. Class 1: Class 1 equipment is designed for hostile operational environments where the environmental conditions are extremes of world climatic variation. Examples include test equipment for use in the vicinity of aircraft in tracked and wheeled vehicles, or for typical above-deck applications.
  2. Class 2: Class 2 equipment is designed for rugged operational environments where the environmental conditions are routinely encountered in an unprotected, uncontrolled climate. Test equipment for use as a portable (see 6.5.2.20) instrument in more than one location that has a substantial degree of environmental protection may be considered as Class 2.
  3. Class 3: Class 3 equipment is designed for operational environments where conditions are routinely encountered in a diverse, controlled climate. Examples include test equipment for bench-top, rack-mount, and occasional portable use in diverse, environmentally controlled locations.
  4. Class 4: Class 4 equipment is designed for benign operational environments where the environmental conditions are controlled and protected. Examples include test equipment for use in a fully protected and environmentally controlled service area such as a laboratory.

1.2.2 Enclosure: The enclosure provides protection for the contained system components during storage, handling, and use compatible with the contained class of equipment. A commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) enclosure, normally provided by the manufacturer, that meets the requirements of Section 3 is acceptable unless otherwise specified.

1.2.3 Color: Unless otherwise specified, the color shall be the color normally provided by the manufacturer.

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