INCH-POUND
MIL-S-4040G
06 November 2012
SUPERSEDING MIL-S-4040F
6 June 2003
MILITARY SPECIFICATION
SOLENOID, ELECTRICAL GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
Inactive for new design after 28 June 1996.
No superseding specification.
This specification is approved for all Departments and
Agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers the general requirements for electrical solenoids used to actuate various devices through the conversion of electrical signals into mechanical motion. These solenoids are of the axial stroke type and the rotary stroke type.
1.2 Classification. Solenoids are classified as follows:
Symbol |
Type |
Duty |
Rotation |
I II III IV V VI VII VIII |
Pull Pull Push Push Rotary Rotary Rotary Rotary |
Continuous Intermittent Continuous Intermittent Continuous Intermittent Continuous Intermittent |
N/A N/A N/A N/A Clockwise Clockwise Counterclockwise Counterclockwise |
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3 and 4 of this specification. This section does not include documents cited in other sections of this specification or recommended for additional information or as examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the completeness of this list, document users are cautioned that they must meet all specified requirements of documents cited in sections 3 and 4 of this specification, whether or not they are listed.
2.2 Government documents.
2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract.
Comments, suggestions or questions on this document should be addressed to DLA Land and Maritime, ATTN: VAT, Post Office Box 3990, Columbus, OH 43218-3990, or emailed to relay@dla.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.dla.mil.
AMSC N/A FSC 5945
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