MIL-STD-1285-SUP-2 Marking of Electrical and Electronic PartsThis standard establishes requirements for the physical marking of electrical and electronic parts. This standard should be implemented by incorporating suitable requirements directly in acquisition documents.

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS -------------------------------------------------------

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4.1

General-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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4.2

Marking process-------------------------------------------------------------------

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4.3

Symbols------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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4.4

Polarity and functional markings ----------------------------------------------

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4.5

Part identification marking ------------------------------------------------------

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4.5.1

Approved standards marking --------------------------------------------------

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4.5.2

Approved government specification marking------------------------------

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4.5.3

Marking parts acquired from, but not manufactured by,

the design activity------------------------------------------------------------------

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4.5.4

Marking of altered or selected items -----------------------------------------

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4.5.5

Marking of source control items-----------------------------------------------

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4.5.6

Marking of vendor items ---------------------------------------------------------

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4.5.7

Marking of commercial off the shelf (COTS) items-----------------------

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4.5.8

Marking of reidentified items ---------------------------------------------------

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4.5.9

Method I (typographical marking) ---------------------------------------------

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4.5.9.1

Full marking-------------------------------------------------------------------------

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4.5.9.2

Minimum marking-----------------------------------------------------------------

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4.5.10

Method II (color coding)----------------------------------------------------------

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4.6

Recycled, recovered, or environmentally preferable materials -------

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5.

DETAIL REQUIREMENTS

5.1

Physical characteristics marking ---------------------------------------------

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5.2

Typographical marking (method I)--------------------------------------------

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5.2.1

Identifying number ----------------------------------------------------------------

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5.2.2

Design activity code---------------------------------------------------------------

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5.2.3

"JAN" and "J" marking------------------------------------------------------------

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5.2.3.1

"JAN" and "J" marking (for DoD specifications only)---------------------

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5.2.4

Source code ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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5.2.5

Date code----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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5.2.6

Lot symbol---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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5.2.7

Characteristics and ratings-----------------------------------------------------

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5.2.8

Distributor's symbol --------------------------------------------------------------

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5.3

Color coding (method II)---------------------------------------------------------

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5.3.1

Part ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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5.3.2

Electrical characteristics --------------------------------------------------------

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5.3.3

Other characteristics and ratings ---------------------------------------------

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5.4

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive device items ------------------

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5.5

Security classification ------------------------------------------------------------

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5.6

Warranted items-------------------------------------------------------------------

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