[INCH-POUND]
A-A-52499A
August 18, 2009
SUPERSEDING
A-A-52499
1 August 1994
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
LEAD, ELECTRICAL (STORAGE BATTERY)
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item
description (CID) for all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This CID covers electrical leads for storage batteries. Each lead consists of a round,
insulated, single conductor cable and two watersealed crimp type solderless terminals.
2. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
2.1 Materia1s. The materials shall be as specified herein and in referenced documents. The use
of recovered material made in compliance with regulatory requirements is acceptable providing
all the requirements of the CID are met (see 5.5).
2.1.1 Cables. The cable shall be of the unshielded insulated single conductor type consisting of
the following:
2.1.1.1 Strands. The individual conductor strands shall be made of soft drawn and annealed tin
coated solid copper wire.
2.1.1.2 Insulation. The insulation material shall be such as to meet the construction and
performance requirements specified herein.
2.1.1.3 Sheath. The sheath shall be made of a material which meets the performance
requirements of this CID. A polychloroprene based material is preferred.
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to U.S. Army
Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, ATTN: RDTA-EN/STND/TRANS, MS# 268,
6501 E. 11 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000 or emailed to
DAMI_STANDARDIZATION@conus.army.mil. Since contact information can change, you
may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at
https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
AMSC N/A
FSC 6140
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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