Downloaded from http://www.everyspec.<strong>com</strong> on 2011-10-29T14:56:01.DOD-HDBK-791(AM)3-7 STANDARDIZATION AND INTER- the design of an item. If an answer is "no" for any questionCHANGEABILITY CHECKLISTS on the checklists, the design should be restudied to determinewhether correction is required.Tables 3-1 and 3-2 checklists for standardization andinterchangeability, respectively—are for use in evaluating1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.TABLE 3-1. STANDARDIZATION CHECKLISTHave all sources of standardization information been searched for <strong>com</strong>mon items, materials, and practices?Has each requirement for a tool or item of ground support equipment (GSE) been analyzed to determine whether theneed can be eliminated or the tool made <strong>com</strong>mon with those already used?Do designs and practices make use of the SI of measures where required?Have special manufacturing techniques been avoided or minimized?Are materials, processes. and <strong>com</strong>ponents covered by Military Specifications’! Is a QPL available?Can standard circuits be used that will also be <strong>com</strong>patible with standardized test equipment?Are circuit types kept to a minimum?Are identical parts used wherever possible in similar equipment or in a series of a given type, such as using the samepiston and cylinder for a series of internal <strong>com</strong>bustion engines?Are parts, fasteners, connectors, lines, cables, etc., standardized throughout the system, particularly from unit to unitwithin the system?1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.TABLE 3-2. INTERCHANGEABILITY CHECKLISTDoes functional interchangeability exist where physical interchangeability is possible?Does <strong>com</strong>plete interchangeability exist wherever practical?Is sufficient information provided on identification plates and within technical manuals to enable the user to decidewhether two similar parts are interchangeable?Are differences in size, shape, and mounting of <strong>com</strong>ponents encouraged to eliminate the suggestion that parts may befunctionally interchangeable?Is <strong>com</strong>plete interchangeability provided for all items intended to be identical, interchangeable, or designed to servethe same function in different applications?Do mounting holes and brackets ac<strong>com</strong>modate units of different makes, such as engines of the same type andhorsepower, built by different manufacturers?Are cable harnesses designed so that they can be fabricated in a factory and installed as a unit?Is <strong>com</strong>plete electrical and mechanical interchangeability provided on all like removable <strong>com</strong>ponents?Are bolts, screws, and other features the same size for all covers and cases on a given piece of equipment?Is interchangeability provided for <strong>com</strong>ponents having a high mortality?Where <strong>com</strong>plete interchangeability is not practical, are parts of units designed for functional interchangeability, andare adapters provided to allow physical interchangeability, wherever practical?3-12
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