Contacts covered by this specification are primarily intended for use in multi-contact connectors where the coupling means is provided separately from the individual contact. Specific application and mating contacts will be included for information in the MS standards. Contacts that are an integral part of the connector are not intended to be qualified to this specification; however, these contacts may be tested as required.

Composition B - Test currents (Table VI) for Composition B are reduced the equivalent of one full wire size rating to compensate for inherent increased resistivity of these contacts. The use of full rated current (Table V) on these contacts may result in overheating.