Questions about Lugs, Terminals, and Terminal Strips
What does federal supply class 5940 cover?
Federal supply class 5940 covers lugs, terminals, and terminal strips, the parts that connect a conductor to a circuit. Items filed here include lug, stud, and feedthrough terminals, terminal boards, battery terminal adapters, and conductor splices.
How is a part in federal supply class 5940 identified?
The terminal type is part of the item name on each federal record, and the NSN carries the characteristics on file and the manufacturer cross-references for that exact part. Each item in the class has its own National Stock Number (NSN) record, listed above.