本规范提供了设计的一般要求，并建立了测试电启动器和电启动器组件的统一方法。测试程序的目的是确定电气特性、机械设计的可靠性、输出和对有害服务环境的抵抗力。就本规范而言，术语电引发剂包括FSC 1377中分类的物品，如热线引发剂、爆炸桥丝引发剂、引爆箔引发剂、导电混合引发剂等。本规范不包括电引发剂。 附录A中包含了对安全敏感、不间断高能材料系列应用中使用的在线启动器的所有要求。本文件正文中包含了所有其他启动器的要求。

This specification furnishes general requirements for design and establishes uniform methods for testing electric initiators and electric initiator subassemblies. The purpose of the testing program is to determine the electric characteristics, soundness of mechanical design, output, and resistance to deleterious service environments. For purposes of this specification the term electric initiator includes items classified in FSC 1377 such as hot wire initiators, exploding bridgewire initiators, exploding foil initiators, conductive mix initiators, etc. Electric primers are not covered in this specification. All requirements for in-line initiators used in safety sensitive, non-interrupted energetic materials train applications are contained in Appendix A. Requirements for all other initiators are in the main body of this document.