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1.	SCOPE	1
1.1	PURPOSE	1
1.2	APPLICATION	1
1.3	LIMITATIONS	1
2.	TAILORING GUIDANCE	1
2.1	SELECTING THIS METHOD	1
2.1.1	EFFECTS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS	1
2.1.2	SEQUENCE AMONG OTHER METHODS	2
2.2	SELECTING PROCEDURES	2
2.2.1	PROCEDURE SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS	2
2.2.2	DIFFERENCE AMONG PROCEDURES	3
2.3	DETERMINE TEST LEVELS AND CONDITIONS	3
2.3.1	CLIMATIC CONDITIONS	4
2.3.2	EXPOSURE CONDITIONS	6
2.3.3	EXPOSURE DURATION	7
2.3.3.1	CONSTANT TEMPERATURE EXPOSURE	7
2.3.3.2	CYCLIC TEMPERATURE EXPOSURE	8
2.3.4	TEST ITEM CONFIGURATION	8
2.3.5	HUMIDITY	8
2.4	TEST ITEM OPERATION	8
2.5	ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES	9
3.	INFORMATION REQUIRED	9
3.1	PRETEST	9
3.2	DURING TEST	9
3.3	POST-TEST	9
4.	TEST PROCESS	10
4.1	TEST FACILITY	10
4.2	CONTROLS	10
4.3	TEST INTERRUPTION	10
4.3.1	INTERRUPTION DUE TO CHAMBER MALFUNCTION	10
4.3.2	INTERRUPTION DUE TO TEST ITEM OPERATION FAILURE	11
4.4	TEST SETUP	11
4.5	TEST EXECUTION	11
4.5.1	PREPARATION FOR TEST	11
4.5.1.1	PRELIMINARY STEPS	11
4.5.1.2	PRETEST STANDARD AMBIENT CHECKOUT	11
4.5.2	PROCEDURE I - STORAGE	11
4.5.3	PROCEDURE II - OPERATION	12
4.5.4	PROCEDURE III - TACTICAL-STANDBY TO OPERATIONAL	13