1. Class 1 — Gen- Includes products suitable for applications where the ma-
eral Electronic jor requirement is function of the completed assembly.
Products
2. Class 2 — Ded- Includes products where continued performance and ex-
icated Service tended life is required, and for which uninterrupted service
Electronic Prod- is desired but not critical. Typically the end-use environ-
ucts ment would not cause failures.
3. Class 3 — Includes products where continued high performance or
High Perfor- performance-on-demand is critical, equipment downtime
mance Electronic cannot be tolerated, end-use environment may be un-
Products commonly harsh, and the equipment must function when
required, such as life support or other critical systems.
4. Target Condition A condition that is close to perfect/preferred, however, it is
a desirable condition and not always achievable and may
not be necessary to ensure reliability of the assembly in
its service environment.
5. Acceptable Con- This characteristic indicates a condition that, while not
dition necessarily perfect, will maintain the integrity and reliabil-
ity of the assembly in its service environment.
6. Defect Condition A defect is a condition that may be insufficient to ensure
the form, fit or function of the assembly in its end use
environment.
7. Process Indica- A process indicator is a condition (not a defect) which
tor Condition identifies a characteristic that does not affect the form, fit
or function of a product.
8. Conditions Not Conditions that are not specified as defective or as a
Specified process indicator maybe considered acceptable unless it
can be established that the condition affects user defined
form, fit, function.
9. Primary Side That side of a packaging and interconnecting structure
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eral Electronic jor requirement is function of the completed assembly.
Products
2. Class 2 — Ded- Includes products where continued performance and ex-
icated Service tended life is required, and for which uninterrupted service
Electronic Prod- is desired but not critical. Typically the end-use environ-
ucts ment would not cause failures.
3. Class 3 — Includes products where continued high performance or
High Perfor- performance-on-demand is critical, equipment downtime
mance Electronic cannot be tolerated, end-use environment may be un-
Products commonly harsh, and the equipment must function when
required, such as life support or other critical systems.
4. Target Condition A condition that is close to perfect/preferred, however, it is
a desirable condition and not always achievable and may
not be necessary to ensure reliability of the assembly in
its service environment.
5. Acceptable Con- This characteristic indicates a condition that, while not
dition necessarily perfect, will maintain the integrity and reliabil-
ity of the assembly in its service environment.
6. Defect Condition A defect is a condition that may be insufficient to ensure
the form, fit or function of the assembly in its end use
environment.
7. Process Indica- A process indicator is a condition (not a defect) which
tor Condition identifies a characteristic that does not affect the form, fit
or function of a product.
8. Conditions Not Conditions that are not specified as defective or as a
Specified process indicator maybe considered acceptable unless it
can be established that the condition affects user defined
form, fit, function.
9. Primary Side That side of a packaging and interconnecting structure
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