METRIC
A-A-52505A
May 09, 2011
SUPERSEDING
A-A-52505
October 28, 1994
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
RETAINER, BATTERY (METRIC)
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial
item description (CID) for all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This CID covers battery retainers, used widely in automotive tactical vehicles to
hold secure 2HN and 6TMF or 6TAGM batteries.
2. CLASSIFICATION. The battery retainers shall be classified as follows (see 7.3):
Type A - 2HN single battery
Type B - 2HN double battery
Type C - 6TMF or 6TAGM double battery
3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
3.1 Material. The battery retainer shall be made of hot rolled commercial quality (HRCQ)
carbon steel, pickled and oiled (PO) sheet or strip as per ASTM A1011/A1011M, or cold rolled
commercial quality (CRCQ) sheet or cold rolled (CR) strip as per ASTM A1008/A1008M, 1009
to 1020, temper 2 to 5. The use of recovered material made in compliance with regulatory
requirements is acceptable providing all requirements of this CID are met (see 4).
Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, etc. and any data that
may improve this document should be sent to DAMI_STANDARDIZATION@conus.army.mil or
U.S. Army RDECOM, Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center,
ATTN: RDTA-EN/STND/TRANS MS #268, 6501 E. 11 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000.
Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address
information using the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
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